The Relationship Marketer Rethinking Strategic Relationship Marketin

In "The Relationship Marketer", Søren Hougaard and Mogens Bjerre explain how the concept of the dyad (i.e., mutuality, or "you and me") is quickly becoming a fundamental principle in marketing. The authors suggest that understanding customer relationships

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Seren Hougaard Mogens Bjerre

The Relationship Marketer Rethinking Strategic Relationship Marketing

Second Edition

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Seren Hougaard Loevvaenget 3 2960 Rungsted Kyst Denmark [email protected] Mogens Bjerre Solbjerg Plads 3 2000 Frederiksberg Denmark mogens. [email protected]

Co-publication by Springer-Verlag, Heidelberg, Germany and Samfundslitteratur, Frederiksberg, Denmark First edition published 2002 as "Strategic Relationship Marketing" This edition is for countries outside of Scandinavia. Please order the book from Springer-Verlag: www.springer.com. For orders from Scandinavia please order the book from Samfundslitteratur Press: www.samfundslitteratur.dk

ISBN 978-3-642-03242-4 e-ISBN 978-3-642-03243-1 DOl 10.1007/978-3-642-03243-1 Springer Heidelberg Dordrecht London New York © Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2009

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[Dyad: the principle of twoness or "you and me". Dyadic thinking seeks to understand the relationship and dynamics between two parties acting in complex network contexts. Dyad marketing is the basic principle according to which the strategic marketer focuses on the customer relationship and the benefits of mutuality.]

Contents

Preface· 9 1. The Relationship Aspect of Marketing · 15 2. A Systematic Approach to the Buyer-Seller Relationships · 35 3. The Economics of Customer Relationships · 47 4. Customer Loyalty and Business Economics · 65 5. The Driving Forces of Customer Relationships · 85 6. Supplier Relationship Levels - Consequences and Contents ·107 7. Relationships in Different Environments ·131 8. The Individualised Approach to Relationships ·155 9. The Sales Centre · 171 10. Relationship Marketing Strategy ·195 Notes· 213 References · 219 Index· 231

Preface

Welcome to the fantastic universe of relationships and strategic relationship marketing! Our vision is to take you, our reader, on an exciting journey to the borderland of dyad marketing management based on a relationship-oriented understanding of business life. This ambition is far-reaching in the