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Type Conference or Workshop Paper
Scope Discipline-based scholarship
Published in Proceedings Yes
Title The Impact of Customer-Based Brand Equity on Customer Acquisition and Customer Retention
Organization Unit
Authors
  • Florian Stahl
  • M Heitmann
  • D R Lehmann
Presentation Type paper
Item Subtype Original Work
Refereed Yes
Status Published in final form
Language
  • English
Event Title 39th EMAC Conference
Event Type conference
Event Location Copenhagen
Event Start Date June 1 - 2010
Event End Date June 4 - 2010
Abstract Text The topic of marketing accountability is of great interest to marketing researchers and professionals. In this paper, we model the impact of customer-based brand equity on customer acquisition and customer retention which can be used as the basis for calculating customer equity. Using actual purchase data of 39 automobile brands sold in the US between 1999 and 2008 we derive customer acquisition and customer retention from first-order Markov brand-switching matrices. Brand equity is defined by customer mind-set measures for all 39 brands using annual survey data provided by Young & Rubicam which contains responses from over 6,000 panel members. We consider competition by applying a market share attraction model and differentiating different degrees of loyalty. Our results indicate that customer-based brand equity is a predictor of both customer acquisition and customer retention. Furthermore, we can show that brand specific effects on acquisitions and retention can be explained by customer mind set metrics.
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Keywords Brand Equity, Customer Equity, Customer Acquisition, Customer Retention