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Kotler and Borden are not dead: myth of relationship marketing and truth of the 4Ps
School of Management and Economics, Växjö University, Växjö, Sweden. (Marknadsföring)
School of Management and Economics, Växjö University, Växjö, Sweden. (Marknadsföring)ORCID iD: 0000-0003-3323-907X
2007 (English)In: Journal of Consumer Marketing, ISSN 0736-3761, E-ISSN 2052-1200, Vol. 24, no 4, p. 229-241Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to verify whether relationship marketing is a new paradigm that has replaced transactional marketing. Design/methodology/approach – A literature and empirical study indicated that relationship marketing is neither an invention of the late twentieth century, nor prevailing in practice. This suggested that rather than a complete paradigm shift, relationship marketing and transactional marketing are complementary. Through interviewing five Scandinavian companies about their marketing priorities, their mix of transactional and relationship marketing approaches was studied.

Findings – The paper finds that no company exclusively used the relationship marketing approach. Some were merely utilizing the traditional marketing concept of 4Ps; others were blending a relationship and transactional marketing mix. Research limitations/implications – This is a limited study, which calls for further validating. Practical implications – The Kotlerism of the 4Ps is still dominating. Relationship concepts are utilized to some extent. A relationship strategy can be used as a supporting approach. Thus, there is need to blend relationship and transactional marketing mixes.

Originality/value – The paper argues that the relationship marketing is not a paradigm shift; focus should be on relationship management, not marketing. The paper also shows the complementarities of relationship management and transactional marketing. 

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2007. Vol. 24, no 4, p. 229-241
Keywords [en]
Relationship marketing, Marketing strategy, Marketing mix
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URN: urn:nbn:se:hig:diva-15313DOI: 10.1108/07363760710756011OAI: oai:DiVA.org:hig-15313DiVA, id: diva2:649487
Available from: 2013-09-18 Created: 2013-09-18 Last updated: 2018-03-13Bibliographically approved

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