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Relationship Marketing
Theory and Practice

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May 1996 | 214 pages | SAGE Publications Ltd
`This book, written by a group of outstanding UK researchers, pinpoints the essence and scope of relationship marketing and vividly demonstrates its applicability in different industries. Relationship marketing is the marketing of the next millennium. Don't argue. Just read the book!' - Evert Gummesson, Stockholm University

By examining the relationship between theory and practice, Relationship Marketing appears at an important stage in the development of relationship marketing.

The opening chapter examines relationship marketing (RM) theory, reviews a number of RM definitions and reports on the economic arguments in favour of RM. It describes the nature and scope of marketing relationships, picking out characteristics such as concern for the welfare of customers, trust and commitment between partners, and the importance of customer service. Finally, it identifies a number of requirements for successful RM. The next 12 chapters describe, analyze and critique RM practice in a number of organizational settings (supply-chain relationships, principal-agent relationships, business-to-business relationships, intra-organizational relationships) and industries (hospitality, air travel, retail banking, corporate banking, credit cards, financial advisory services, advertising agencies, not-for-profit organizations). The final chapter reflects on the relationships between theory and practice.

Francis Buttle
Relationship Marketing
Gary Davies
Supply-Chain Relationships
Neil Carruthers
Principal-Agent Relationships
Peter Naude and Christopher Holland
Business-to-Business Relationships
Javier F Reynoso and Brian Moores
Internal Relationships
John A Murphy
Retail Banking
Charles Schell
Corporate Banking
Steve Worthington
Credit Cards
Christine Ennew and Mary Hartley
Financial Advisors and Savings and Investment Products
David Gilbert
Airlines
Suzanne C Gilpin
Hospitality
Paul Michell
The Advertising Agency-Client Relationship
Tony Conway
Relationship Marketing within the Not-for-Profit Sector
Francis Buttle
Where Do We Go Now in Relationship Marketing?

`The text provides a timely collection of useful articles with different examples of relationship marketing in practice, which should be appreciated by its target market of management students at the masters and undergraduate level, along with the industry practitioners who will find the multi-industry and organizational approach transferable to their own line of business' - International Journal of Hospitality Management

`This book, written by a group of outstanding UK researchers, pinpoints the essence and scope of relationship marketing and vividly demonstrates its applicability in different industries. Relationship marketing is the marketing of the next millennium. Don’t argue. Just read the book!' - Professor Evert Gummesson, Stockholm University

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