DocumentCode
3037044
Title
Marketing Intelligence on Customer Experiential Values: An Structural Equation Model Approach
Author
Zhou, Fang ; Lai, Kin Keung
Author_Institution
Coll. of Bus. Adm., Hunan Univ., Changsha, China
fYear
2009
fDate
24-26 July 2009
Firstpage
634
Lastpage
638
Abstract
This paper is aimed at studying the marketing intelligence that affect customerpsilas experiential value in the restaurant chain industry. A structural equation model is proposed, incorporating customer characteristics, productspsila features, service quality, environmental ambience, traffic profile, and reputation as antecedents and components of consumer experience, to measure experiential value. Results of analysis of empirical data of a domestic restaurant chain show that product quality, service level, and dining environment are the main factors that impact experiential value. Customerspsila utilitarian orientation and convenient transportation options also affect consumer experience and have a direct positive effect on experiential value. Based on these conclusions, recommendations about enterprise marketing practices are provided, and further research directions are pointed out.
Keywords
catering industry; marketing; customer characteristics; customer experiential values; customers utilitarian orientation; enterprise marketing practices; environmental ambience; marketing intelligence; products features; restaurant chain industry; service quality; structural equation model; traffic profile; Atmosphere; Cognition; Data analysis; Educational institutions; Equations; Intelligent structures; Investments; Psychology; Traffic control; Transportation; Marketing Intelligence; Structural Equations;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Business Intelligence and Financial Engineering, 2009. BIFE '09. International Conference on
Conference_Location
Beijing
Print_ISBN
978-0-7695-3705-4
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/BIFE.2009.149
Filename
5208804
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