The Relationship between Customer Satisfaction and Brand Loyalty
Abstract
This study attempts to examine the impact of customer service (retail service quality and product quality) on brand loyalty. It focuses on the particular aspects of customer service: personal interaction, policy, reliability, and problem solving. Data will be collected through an in-person survey and an on-line survey immediately following the purchase or visit to the store or website. Another survey will be administered shortly after the customer obtains the product and has a chance to experience it. By contributing to the overall knowledge of customer service and brand loyalty, this research adds significant, valuable information on marketing to customers in
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Scientific Research Design
The two types of investigation that would be needed is a field study interviewing customers immediately after their visit to a retail establishment and an on-line survey after the computer user visited the website. In both surveys, questions regarding customer service will be asked. They would inquire as to the details that pertained to their specific opinion of that day’s retail service quality. The service quality could be questioned immediately after the persons’ shopping experience; whether in person as they exited the store or on-line, which should help with their ease of recall. Questions would pertain to reliability, problem solving, and their personal interaction, as well as the store policies. Personal interaction would be determined by using a graded scale of the customer’s perception of their attitude, problem solving, and overall care by the sales professional.
For the on-line shopper, the questionnaire would differ. It would ask the customer to grade the ease of the transaction and the ability to maneuver throughout the website. The software would be graded instead of a sales person. Policy would be determined by inquiring about attitudes of the consumer of in store or on-line payment methods, order timing and shipping methods, and the handling of special orders. In both types of surveys, questions would be asked pertaining to their brand loyalty in the past. The same graded scale would be used in
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