This study examines the effects of customer satisfaction on analysts' earnings forecast errors. Based on a sample of analysts following companies measured by the American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI), we find that customer satisfaction reduces earnings forecast errors. However, analysts...

This paper examines the relevance of customer satisfaction for the financial analysts when preparing their earnings forecasts. We draw on theory in marketing to predict how customer satisfaction should be associated with earnings forecasts and forecast errors. We assembled a dataset of companies...

This paper examines the usefulness of customer satisfaction to analysts when preparing their earnings forecasts. We draw on theory in marketing to predict how customer satisfaction should be associated with earnings forecasts and forecast errors. We assembled a dataset of companies studied in...

Recent research has highlighted the importance of trust in building and maintaining business relationships. This research addresses these findings and utilizes Macneil’s norm theory to develop a model illu strating the mediating role of trust in buyer-seller relationships and compare it to the...

This article demonstrates that socially anxious consumers avoid close relationships with merchants. An experimental approach (n=102) shows that socially anxious consumers prefer small talk with merchants rather than intimate conversations, whereas non-socially anxious consumers prefer intimate...

Based on 102 online surveys accounting for more than 3 million interviews, we show that websites are powerful purchase intent and brand builders and represent a strong opportunity to enhance customer relationships through “conversation” with the brand's best customers.

Comment choisir et instaurer une relation ? Comment adapter l'organisation pour mettre en oeuvre la stratégie retenue ? Comment analyser les nombreuses données client collectées pour prendre les meilleures décisions ? Quels outils utiliser pour soutenir la stratégie relationnelle ? Gestion...

Présentation des techniques marketing utilisées pour mieux identifier, cibler et fidéliser ses clients, et les outils disponibles sur le marché : outils de datawarehouse et de datamining, de gestion des campagnes marketing. Cette nouvelle édition intègre les réseaux sociaux, les sites...

This article demonstrates that socially anxious consumers avoid close relationships with merchants. An experimental approach (n=102) shows that socially anxious consumers prefer small talk with merchants rather than intimate conversations, whereas non-socially anxious consumers prefer intimate...