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Growing Existing Customers' Revenue Streams Through Customer Referral Programs
Customer referral programs are an effective means of customer acquisition. By assessing a large-scale customer data set from a global cellular telecommunications provider, the authors show that participation in a referral program also increases existing customers' loyalty. In a field experiment, recommenders' defection rates fell from 19% to 7% within a year, and their average monthly revenue grew by 11.4% compared with a matched control group. A negative interaction between referral program participation and customer tenure reveals that the loyalty effect of voicing a recommendation is particularly pronounced for newer customer?firm relationships. A laboratory experiment further demonstrates that referral programs with larger rewards strengthen attitudinal and behavioral loyalty, whereas smaller rewards affect only the behavioral dimension. This article contributes to our theoretical understanding of the roles played by the commitment?consistency principle and positive reinforcement theory as mechanisms underlying the effectiveness of customer referral programs. Printed Journal
Ketersediaan
| Call Number | Location | Available |
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| JM7704 | PSB lt.dasar - Pascasarjana | 1 |
| Penerbit | Chicago, IL: American Marketing Association 2013 |
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| Edisi | Vol. 77, No. 4, Jul., 2013 |
| Subjek | Customer loyalty Propensity score matching customer referral program commitment?consistency principle positive reinforcement |
| ISBN/ISSN | 0022-2429 |
| Klasifikasi | NONE |
| Deskripsi Fisik | 16 p. |
| Info Detail Spesifik | Journal of Marketing |
| Other Version/Related | Tidak tersedia versi lain |
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