Avatars and Digital Identity DOI
Gema Bonales Daimiel, Belén Moreno-Albarracín

Advances in marketing, customer relationship management, and e-services book series, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 223 - 250

Published: Jan. 31, 2025

Considering avatars as virtual identities in digital universes, and according to the scarcity of previous research on impact generated by them, this study delves into avatars' emergence personal brands within metaverses, assessing mediation AI design process evaluating user experience advertising. After carrying out a mixed methodology based survey users, interviews active companies metaverses specialists; content analysis metaverse platforms, it's been proved that are revolutionizing communications, allowing immersive interactions implementation experiences advertising formats. Findings also reveal relevance process, promoting match real personalities through customization encouraging connections between users go beyond screen.

Language: Английский

The new wave of AI-powered luxury brands online shopping experience: The role of digital multisensory cues and customers’ engagement DOI
Muhammad Sabbir Rahman, Surajit Bag, Md Afnan Hossain

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Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 72, P. 103273 - 103273

Published: Feb. 2, 2023

Language: Английский

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82

Phygital technologies and environments for breakthrough innovation in customers' and citizens' journey. A critical literature review and future agenda DOI
Pasquale Del Vecchio, Giustina Secundo,

Antonello Garzoni

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Technological Forecasting and Social Change, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 189, P. 122342 - 122342

Published: Jan. 27, 2023

Language: Английский

Citations

50

Phygital customer experience in the metaverse: A study of consumer sensory perception of sight, touch, sound, scent, and taste DOI Creative Commons
Wided Batat

Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 78, P. 103786 - 103786

Published: March 6, 2024

Language: Английский

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28

The phygital transformation: a systematic review and a research agenda DOI Creative Commons
Cristina Mele, Tiziana Russo Spena,

Marialuiza Marzullo

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Italian Journal of Marketing, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 2023(3), P. 323 - 349

Published: March 22, 2023

Abstract The label “phygital” (physical plus digital) has been proposed to describe how companies try engage customers due the exploitation of smart technologies. Although used mainly by practitioners, research into phygital’s theoretical development is lacking. We conduct a systematic literature review obtain an overall vision phenomenon and understand scientific debate uses term. in-depth analysis allows for identification four main aspects: (1) objects applications, (2) context (space/place), (3) customer journey, (4) shopping (retail) experience. Using antecedents, decisions, outcomes model, we offer interpretation in more comprehensive framework. use physical digital applications (i.e., phygital resources) spaces places) affect journey manner enable new forms suggest specific avenues develop construct.

Language: Английский

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27

Metaverse in services marketing: an overview and future research directions DOI Open Access
Doğan Gürsoy, Lu Lu, Robin Nunkoo

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Service Industries Journal, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 43(15-16), P. 1140 - 1172

Published: Sept. 21, 2023

Although it is still at the inception stage, Metaverse likely to revolutionize service marketing and management by disrupting existing business strategies, consumer norms, practices. However, most of research focuses on co-creation metaverstic experiences in terms interaction, but not purchase experience process actual products services. This study proposes a conceptual framework that explains how why will have significant impacts creation delivery experiences, those through provision functional hedonic benefits various stakeholders. also discusses potential mitigating decision risks attributed uncertainties associated with offerings, information overload, confusion ecosystems customers' journey. Since adoption implications for all stakeholders while presenting challenges, challenges are discussed. provides agenda investigate possible industries.

Language: Английский

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The extended reality technology (ERT) framework for designing customer and service experiences in phygital settings: a service research agenda DOI
Wided Batat, Wafa Hammedi

Journal of service management, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 34(1), P. 10 - 33

Published: Oct. 4, 2022

Purpose Because new-age technologies are gaining a broader interest among service scholars and practitioners, it is critical to identify these examine the roles they play. The examination needs be conducted design engaging customer experiences in new phygital settings that connect physical digital environments. This review article aims provide researchers with comprehensive integrative extended reality technology (ERT) framework. framework serves as basis for an all-inclusive view of ERT types order explore different used experiences. Design/methodology/approach reviews prior works on role plays terms across various fields research, including consumer, marketing literature. Adopting experiential perspective well considering consumer standpoint, this defines scope by identifying categories their effects related Findings proposed offers directions future research adopting approach categorize additional technological devices, platforms tools can considered following several extension processes. These processes enhance cognitive, social, sensory contextual dimensions experience thus create continuum value from vice versa. Research limitations/implications Companies providers may benefit new, comprehensive, focused assembles technology. utilized deliver spaces inversely. Originality/value No have occurring setting: phygital. By embracing provided article, dynamics positively or negatively affect consumption settings.

Language: Английский

Citations

37

How phygital customers’ experience transforms the retail banking sector? Examining customer engagement and patronage intentions DOI
Jitender Kumar, Sudhir Rana, Garima Rani

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Competitiveness Review An International Business Journal incorporating Journal of Global Competitiveness, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 34(1), P. 92 - 106

Published: Nov. 17, 2023

Abstract Purpose Phygital emerges as a promising phenomenon, it uses innovative technologies to connect digital spaces and physical places that provide customers with an interactive unique experience. Drawing the stimuli–organism–response (S-O-R) framework, study aims examine phygital customer experience by using key drivers their effect on engagement (CE), trust (TRU) patronage intentions (PI). Design/methodology/approach Data were obtained convenience sampling from 389 respondents northern parts of India between December 2022 February 2023. After checking reliability validity, "variance-based structural equation modeling" has been applied obtain results. Findings The outcomes reported stimuli constructs such brand (CBE), service quality (SQ) emotions during (EDS) significantly influence organism (CE). However, pain points (PP) have statistically insignificant impact CE. Further, also reveal positive relation response variables (i.e. CE, TRU PI). Practical implications This study's results offer strategic insights enhance CE PI, ultimately contributing advancement retail banking industry. financial provider must prudently interrelate platforms make journey fruitful. Originality/value To best authors' knowledge, this is first look at PI active in national capital region, S-O-R framework.

Language: Английский

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Creating memorable shopping experiences to meet phygital customers' needs: evidence from sporting goods stores DOI Creative Commons
Angelo Bonfanti, Vania Vigolo, Virginia Vannucci

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International Journal of Retail & Distribution Management, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 51(13), P. 81 - 100

Published: June 30, 2023

Purpose This study focuses on memorable customer shopping experience design in the sporting goods retail setting. It aims to identify phygital customers' needs and expectations that are satisfied through in-store technologies detect strategies use these make store attractive experiential. Design/methodology/approach exploratory adopted a qualitative research methodology, specifically multiple-case study, by performing semi-structured interviews with managers. Findings Sporting retailers various create experience, including devices, mobile apps, wireless communication technologies, activations, support intelligent stations, sensors. To improve journey meet for utilitarian, hedonic, social, playfulness experiences. Purely physical or digital strategies, as well identified. also proposes model of retailers. Practical implications managers can invest multiple designing environment according playful In addition, they specific push increase engagement and, turn, brand loyalty. Originality/value highlights how experiential be created new improved reference stores.

Language: Английский

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How to make a collaborative videography using Phygital affordances to study sensitive topics DOI
Lena Cavusoglu, Russell W. Belk

Qualitative Market Research An International Journal, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 27(3), P. 413 - 432

Published: Jan. 12, 2024

Purpose The physical filmmaking landscape has been transformed by the emergence of digital platforms that foster interaction and dialogue. accessibility affordability mobile production tools have empowered anyone with a phone to become media content creator. Accordingly, this paper aims present multi-method approach for creating phygital projects involve people as active participants rather than mere subjects who collaborate researchers tell their stories. Design/methodology/approach Research can embrace diverse roles, serving co-researchers, creators, curators collaborators. authors use various engagement strategies research participants, are often marginalized or underrepresented, encourage participation give them agency creative control. Thus, we also participatory action help advocate participants’ facial equality concerns. Findings Collaborative videography embraces mosaic voices expressing intricate social issues. In project, “facial differences” explain experiences in facing society. Originality/value By experimenting frameworks combining interactions (such in-person meetings) like Zoom media, suggest honors authentic stories effectively engages audience explains how methodologies be used interpretive consumer research, particularly co-creating films capture strong visuals.

Language: Английский

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6

A meta-model of customer brand loyalty and its antecedents DOI
Kathleen Desveaud, Timo Mandler, Martin Eisend

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Journal of Business Research, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 176, P. 114589 - 114589

Published: Feb. 28, 2024

Language: Английский

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5