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The Structural Relationship between Brand Engagement and Customer Delight by Sports Brand Experience

스포츠 산업의 브랜드 경험에 따른 브랜드 인게이지먼트와 고객감동의 구조적 관계

  • Received : 2019.06.04
  • Accepted : 2019.06.10
  • Published : 2019.06.30
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Abstract

The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of brand experience on brand engagement and customer delight on sports brands belonging to experiential products. In addition, we examined how brand engagement influences consumers' perceptions, emotions, and behavioral responses to brands. As a result, it was confirmed that the brand experience has a positive influence on the brand engagement, customer delight, and brand satisfaction. In particular, it has been confirmed that brand engagement has a positive influence on brand loyalty, so that customers with high brand engagement tend to establish a long-term relationship with the brand. In addition, brand satisfaction has a positive effect on customer delight. Therefore, it is necessary for the brand manager to utilize the brand experience elements and brand engagement to enhance the value of the long-term relationship between the customers and the brand.

본 논문은 경험재에 속하는 스포츠 브랜드에 대한 경험이 브랜드 인게이지먼트 및 고객감동에 어떠한 영향력을 미치는지 살펴보았다. 또한 브랜드 인게이지먼트가 브랜드에 대한 고객들의 인지, 정서, 행동적 반응에 미치는 영향을 검증하였다. 연구결과, 브랜드 경험은 브랜드 인게이지먼트, 고객감동, 브랜드 만족도와의 관계에서 모두 긍정적 영향관계가 있음을 확인하였다. 브랜드 인게이지먼트는 브랜드 충성도에 긍정적 영향력이 있는 것으로 확인되어, 브랜드 인게이지먼트가 높게 형성된 고객들은 브랜드와의 지속적인 관계를 형성하며, 긍정적 행동을 보이는 것을 알 수 있다. 브랜드 만족도는 고객감동에 긍정적 영향을 미치고, 고객감동은 브랜드 충성도에 긍정적 영향을 미치는 것을 알 수 있었다. 따라서 브랜드 관리자는 브랜드 경험과 브랜드 인게이지먼트 그리고 고객감동 간의 관계들을 잘 구축하여 고객들과 브랜드와의 가치를 상승시킴으로써 브랜드 경쟁력을 강화시킬 수 있음을 시사한다.

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Table 1 Confirmatory Factor Analysis

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Table 2 Construct Correlations

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Table 3 Path Analysis Result

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