Chapter 2

Customer and Brand ­Decision Making and Influence

Management Overview

With the advent of the Internet, and significant increase in available information for collection and sharing via ­word-­of-­mouth (both offline and online), and the growth of mobile device usage, the locus of brand ­decision ­making and influence has forever shifted from vendor to consumer. This has profound effect on all things including customer centricity, marketing, customer experience, and ­value-­related factors.

Impact of ­Experience-­Based, Informal ­Word-­Of-­Mouth and Brand Bonding

Customers are now driving marketing, and companies have had to modify both their communication strategies and techniques to maintain relationship levels. At the center of this ...

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