Corporate Advertising Web Sites as Integrated Relationship Marketing Media

Fotini Patsioura, Maro Vlachopoulou and Eleonora-Ioulia Malama

 

Department of Applied Informatics, University of Macedonia, 156 Egnatia Str., 540 06 Thessaloniki, Greece

Abstract

Over the last decade corporate advertising web sites have evolved from simple advertising content carriers to advanced interactive multimedia applications that incorporate multiple promotional, advertising and communication strategies. This study focuses on their role as integrated relationship marketing mediums. Specifically, communication, feedback and customer service are examine as key relationship marketing policies of this unique advertising format. Data from 160 undergraduate and graduate students within the department of Applied Informatics were used to analyse their perceptions and requirements towards the three factors in question. Correspondence Factorial Analysis (AFC) was used to examine their contribution to “attitude toward the site” and identify differences of consumers’ behaviour across informational and transformational website advertising.

Keywords: Corporate Advertising, relationship marketing, effectiveness, consumer behaviour
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