Customer engagement and relationships in multi-actor service ecosystems

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to provide insights into the association between physical and virtual trade fairs under the conceptual lens of engagement platforms. The authors build on the idea of business trade fairs (i.e. physical and/or virtual customer touch points) as learning and engagement platforms in service ecosystems. Design/methodology/approach The empirical study combines qualitative interviews (n = 16) with trade fair organizers, exhibitors and visitors and a survey (n = 263) comprising open-ended questions administrated to visitors of an international trade fair. Findings Findings highlighted the general role that trade fairs have in facilitating companies’ interactions with existing and potential customers. The trade fair develops in physical and virtual platforms, where companies advance business relationships and generate learning experiences and customer engagement. Participants look for solutions to problems and frequently innovation is a consequence of the engagement and learning processes. Yet, while the physical trade fair is instrumental for human personal interaction, namely, to establish informal networks of contacts and face-to-face interactions, virtual trade fairs are highlighted as a catalyst to foster interactivity and connectivity before and after the physical trade fair. Research limitations/implications The study endures limitations that may be addressed by future research. For example, studies in similar contexts and in other settings (e.g. different industries) are warranted. Practical implications The study offers wide-ranging implications for the principal agents from the trade fair industry: trade fair organizers, exhibitors and visitors. Originality/value This research constitutes a preliminary attempt to understand the association between physical and virtual trade fairs and contributes to the discourses on customer engagement and the underlying notion of service ecosystems in the trade fair environment. In particular, the study looks at the role and connections that each platform plays for organizers and participants providing important insights into improving physical and virtual trade fair participation strategies.

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KONFIRMASI LIMA FAKTOR YANG MEMPENGARUHI KEPUASAN PESERTA PEKERJA BUKAN PENERIMA UPAH (PBPU) BPJS KESEHATAN

Jurnal Ilmiah Kesehatan ◽

10.33221/jikes.v18i2.215 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 18 (2) ◽

pp. 64-74

Author(s):

Maya Fitri Nuraeni

Keyword(s):

Customer Value ◽

Customer Engagement ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Customer Relation Management

Kepuasan pelanggan merupakan suatu pemenuhan harapan pelanggan yang dirasakan sesuai dengan ekspektasi yang diharapkan. Tujuan penelitian Mengetahui pengaruh langsung dan tidak langsung serta besaranya antara faktor Customer Relation Management (CRM), Customer Engagement, Kualitas Layanan, Trust dan Costumer value Terhadap Kepuasan Peserta PBPU BPJS Kesehatan KC Depok Tahun 2018. Desain penelitian cross sectional. Populasi penelitian keseluruhan peserta di BPJS Kesehatan KC Depok. jumlah sampel dalam penelitian ini adalah smpel 130 peserta PBPU yang berkunjung ke KC Depok. Metode analisis menggunakan SmartPLS 2.0 dan SPSS 16. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan variabel CRM 24,58%, Customer Engagement 19,50 %. Kualitas Layanan 11,93%, Trust 14,36%,Costumer value 6,13%. pengaruh langsung CRM terhadap Customer Engagement 49,96%, CRM terhadap kualitas layanan 66,42%, CRM terhadap Trust 4,38%, CRM terhadap customer value 30,80%, Customer Engagement terhadap kualitas layanan 4,58% Customer Engagement terhadap Trust 15,21%, Customer Engagement terhadap customer value 16,77 Kualitas Layanan terhadap Trust 30,66%, Kualitas Layanan terhadap customer value 11,01%, Trust terhadap customer value 14,54%. Dengan demikian dapat ditarik kesimpulan bahwa paling mempengaruhi Kepuasan Peserta PBPU BPJS Kesehatan KC Depok, dikarenakan CRM merupakan keseluruhan proses membangun dan memelihara hubungan peserta khususnya PBPU dengan BPJS kesehatan yang akan meminimalisir penurunan kualiatas pelayanan sehingga dapat meningkatkan pelayanan yang lebih baik. BPJS Kesehatan KC Depok diharapkan dapat memberikan pelayanan terbaik bagi npeserta sesuai dengan nilai dasar untuk tercapainya kepuasan pelanggan.

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