Donghoon Kim, ,,. Do VIP Programs Always Work Well? The Moderating Role of Loyalty Psychology & Marketing 26 : 590~609
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Thispaperaddressessomeimportantissuesinvolvingtheeffectivedeploymentofever-increasingVIPprogrambudgets.RecentresearchresultsontheeffectsofVIPprogramshavebeensomewhatmixed.Somestudieshavefoundapositiveinfluenceonconsumerbehavior,whileothersreportnosignificantimpact.Thepurposeofthisresearchistoprovideapossibleexplanationforsuchcontradictoryevidenceintheliterature.TheresultsofthisstudyrevealthatcustomerresponsestoVIPprogramsdependontheirloyaltytraits.Specifically,twoloyaltydimensions-behavioralloyaltyandattitudinalloyalty-interactwitheachotherinmoderatingtheimpactofVIPprogramsoncustomerresponse.AVIPprogrammayproducepositiveresultsevenforcustomerswhoarelowinbehavioralloyalty,withlowspendinglevels,iftheirattitudinalloyaltyishigh.Conversely,suchaprogrammaynotproducesignificantresultsevenforhigh-spendingcustomersiftheirattitudinalloyaltyisnothighenough.Thus,analysisthatoverlooksthemoderatingroleofloyaltydimensionsmayhaveledtoerroneousconclusions.Finally,atthemanageriallevel,thispaperpointsoutthepotentialproblemsofrelyingsolelyonbehavioralloyaltymeasures,suchaspurchaseamount,inidentifyingVIPcustomers.(C)2009WileyPeriodicals,Inc.