
doi: 10.4018/jbe.322405
Marketing is about engaging customers and managing profitable customer relationships. Marketers aim to create value for customers in order to capture value from customers in return. The objective of the study is to discuss customer value, customer engagement, building customer relationships, and the various strategies and initiatives adopted by companies. Customer relationship levels and roles of digital and social media in customer engagement are discussed. Customers themselves generate substantial content nowadays. Again, companies should develop relationships not only with customers but also with partners like suppliers, distributors, and retailers to succeed in the long run. The roles and importance of consumer-generated marketing and partner relationship management are discussed. The discussions will help practitioners to understand the strategies and initiatives to be adopted to engage customers, manage customer relationships, to succeed in the competitive business environment, and to achieve business excellence in the long run.
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