Emotions Felt toward a Brand and Customer Loyalty: Study of Mobile Phone Brands | Chapter 11 | Emerging Issues and Development in Economics and Trade Vol. 2
Recently, a firm that wants to conquer
and keep its customers is expected to invest in the emotional value of its
brand. Thus, the fact of eliciting the emotions of customers has become a
challenge to develop a close emotional and behavioral resistance to change.
This research work aims to study the role of emotions felt toward a brand in
the formation and preservation of the relationship between the customer and the
brand. A conceptual model is developed to examine the relationships between
emotional attraction, emotional sensitivity, emotions felt (affection, passion,
connection), emotional attachment and customer loyalty. The method of
Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) is employed to test the research hypotheses.
A quantitative study is conducted involving 480 Tunisian customers of mobile
phone brands. The findings of this study indicate that the emotional attraction
as well as the level of emotional sensitivity of customer influence positively
his emotions felt toward a brand of mobile phone. These emotions predict an
emotional attachment and a commitment toward the brand. Such commitment is vital
to develop a loyalty of customer. This study provides significant managerial
insights for marketers in order to formulate an effective communication
strategy of their brands based on the seduction of customer emotions.
Author(s) Details
Zohra Ghali-Zinoubi
Department of Business
Administration, College of Administrative and Financial Sciences, Saudi
Electronic University, KSA and Department of Marketing, Higher Institute of
Management, University of Tunis, Tunisia.
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