Abstract:A topical trend in marketing has been the development of long-term brand relationships in building loyalty, as opposed to transaction based relationships which are deemed superficial in nature, in the fast moving consumer goods market. Brand relationships are key in building lasting consumer-brand bonds that result in loyalty. However, empirical studies focussing on brand relationships and their effect on loyalty and the role of satisfaction in the development of these relationships are scarce especially in de… Show more
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