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A Current Approach to Understand Customers: A Literature Review on Customer Engagemen

Müşteriyi Anlamada Güncel Bir Yaklaşım: Müşteri İlginliği Üzerine Bir Literatür Taraması

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Based on the study findings, an analysis for the current situation of customer engagement for the business world and research suggestions for the academia are presented.

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Objective & Hypothesis:In today’s business world, customers do not only behave in a consequence-oriented way in their communication with the company or the brand such as purchasing.
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Key Findings & Data:Customer engagement, which draws attention as a timely approach both in the business world and academia, was investigated in this study through a literature review. 397 articles were classified via content analysis in terms of their approach to customer engagement, the topics they examined, their theoretical backgrounds, the antecedents and consequences they handled and explained.
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Conclusion & Impact:Based on the study findings, an analysis for the current situation of customer engagement for the business world and research suggestions for the academia are presented.
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In today’s business world, customers do not only behave in a consequence-oriented way in their communication with the company or the brand such as purchasing. They are active participants in the “customer relationships” process. As a reflection of this, customer engagement represents the changing focus of marketing. Customer engagement, which draws attention as a timely approach both in the business world and academia, was investigated in this study through a literature review. 397 articles were classified via content analysis in terms of their approach to customer engagement, the topics they examined, their theoretical backgrounds, the antecedents and consequences they handled and explained. A bibliometric analysis was also conducted based on the publication year of the articles and the journal they were published in. Our literature review shows that the focus is on the application areas of customer engagement mostly, common topics in the studies are online brand communities and social media application areas, and the service dominant logic is often used as theoretical background. While the most common antecedents of customer engagement are experience, benefits and motives, and trust, its most common consequences are customer loyalty, social presence, and commitment. Based on the study findings, an analysis for the current situation of customer engagement for the business world and research suggestions for the academia are presented.

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Günümüzde müşteriler, firma veya marka ile iletişimlerinde yalnızca satın alma gibi sonuca yönelik davranışlar sergilememekte, ‘müşteri ilişkileri’ sürecinde aktif bir katılımcı olarak yer almaktadır. Bu bakımdan, güncel bir yaklaşım olarak dikkat çeken müşteri ilginliği, pazarlamanın yıllar içerisinde değişen odağını temsil etmektedir. Hem akademinin hem işletme dünyasının yoğun ilgisiyle karşı karşıya olan müşteri ilginliği, bu çalışmada bir literatür incelemesi vasıtasıyla araştırılmıştır. 397 makale; müşteri ilginliğine yaklaşımları, inceledikleri konular, teorik dayanakları, ele aldıkları müşteri ilginliği ardılları ve öncülleri bakımından içerik analizine tabi tutulmuş ve tasnif edilmiştir. Makalelere ait yıl ve yayınlandıkları dergi bilgileri baz alınarak bir bibliyometrik analiz de gerçekleştirilmiştir. İncelenen makalelerde çoğunlukla, müşteri ilginliğinin nasıl sağlanabileceğine dair uygulama yöntemlerine odaklanıldığı, buna yönelik olarak çevrimiçi marka toplulukları ve sosyal medya uygulama alanları gibi konuların incelendiği, hizmet baskın mantığa dayalı kullanıldığı görülmüştür. En sık rastlanan müşteri ilginliği öncülleri deneyim, fayda ve güdüler, güven iken; yoğunlukla incelenen müşteri ilginliği ardılları müşteri sadakati, sosyal varlık gösterme, kendini adama şeklindedir. Çalışma bulguları neticesinde, işletme dünyası için bir mevcut durum analizi ve akademi için araştırma önerileri sunulmuştur.

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CAVDAR, N., KABADAYI, E. T., ALAN, A. K., Coşkun, C. (2021). A Current Approach to Understand Customers: A Literature Review on Customer Engagemen. Business and Economics Research Journal, Cilt: 12 - Sayı: 1, 197–217. https://ajindex.com/articles/210194

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