Course:Business Administration, Master Thesis, Second Level, 30 Credits.Authors:Sara Frännlid and Helena RamstedtTutor:Jim AndersénTitle:Internet, relationships and loyalty ? Best praCtice foR the bankMarketPurpose:The study aims to explain how banks use electronic customer relationship management, ECRM, to create loyal customers. A figure will be created, which will enlighten the factors a bank should focus on when enhancing customer loyalty through the internet. Through interviews with two successful banks is it possible to study how a bank can successfully create loyal customers.Methodology:A qualitative method in terms of semi-structured interviews is used. The empirical results were then analyzed with the theory in order to contribute with a new figure.Theoreticalperspective:The theory describes how a bank can create a loyal customer over the Internet.

Thesis purpose: The purpose of this thesis is to determine how a technolo-gically enhanced shopping tool, synergizing ECRM tech-niques with personalized promotion at the point-of-sale, can increase customer loyalty by considering perceptions of current grocery retailer loyalty programs in Sweden. Methodology: An exploratory research was undertaken in the light of a qualitative method collecting primary data through focus group interviews. Theoretical perspective: The major considerations regarding theoretical aspects, for this thesis, can be addressed by Behavioral/Attitudinal loyalty and Relevance of Promotion. Empirical data: The empirical data, in regards to primary data, was ga-thered based on four focus group interviews. Conclusion: The conclusions of the thesis imply, that in order to make a loyalty program successful, it needs to firstly be conven-ient for the customer; easy to join, and provide an easy and time efficient display at the point-of-sale.

Course:Business Administration, Master Thesis, Second Level, 30 Credits.Authors:Sara Frännlid and Helena RamstedtTutor:Jim AndersénTitle:Internet, relationships and loyalty ? Best praCtice foR the bankMarketPurpose:The study aims to explain how banks use electronic customer relationship management, ECRM, to create loyal customers. A figure will be created, which will enlighten the factors a bank should focus on when enhancing customer loyalty through the internet. Through interviews with two successful banks is it possible to study how a bank can successfully create loyal customers.Methodology:A qualitative method in terms of semi-structured interviews is used. The empirical results were then analyzed with the theory in order to contribute with a new figure.Theoreticalperspective:The theory describes how a bank can create a loyal customer over the Internet.

The purpose of this thesis is to examine how e-commerce companies work with their relationships to customers. We have conducted a case study of two companies, Koll and Webbshoppen, both active in the e-commerce industry. Our empirical study has shown that it is important for e-commerce companies to create long-term relationships to their customers, but it can be difficult to create these relationships since the companies have little contact to the users of Internet. To build relationships, e-commerce companies market themselves through different types of media to create awareness. It is also essential to be situated high in search engines.

Syfte: Vårt syfte är att besvara vår problemformulering och se hur lojalitet kan skapas genom sociala medier då lojalitet är en grundsten i skapandet av långsiktiga kundrelationer. Vidare ämnar vi besvara problemformuleringen genom att undersöka hur företag kan använda sociala medier för att skapa och bevara potentiella och befintliga långsiktiga kundrelationer.Metod: Ett kvalitativt och abduktivt förhållningssätt är det som ligger till grund för den här uppsatsen. Undersökningen utgår från ett positivistiskt synsätt och kvalitativa intervjuer har valts som metod för att samla in empirisk data.Teoretiskt perspektiv: Denna undersökning baseras på erkända teorier och modeller främst inom internetmarknadsföring, relationsmarknadsföring samt kundlojalitet då dessa ämnen ligger som grund för vår undersökning. Vidare används teorier och modeller kring sociala medier som ett verktyg för integrerad kommunikation.Empiri: Semistrukturerade, kvalitativa intervjufrågor har utformats för denna undersökning. Frågeställningarna har besvarats av framstående webbkonsulter samt av företag, framgångsrika inom området.Slutsatser: Utifrån vår undersökning har vi besvarat vår frågeställning; hur skapar ett företag kundlojalitet och konkurrenskraftiga kundrelationer via sociala medier? Utifrån vår undersökning ser vi företagens närvaro i sociala medier som en god förutsättning för att skapa kundlojalitet och bygga relationer.

Social medias impact recent years has been huge and an increasing number of companies have started using the services. The benefits for companies to be available thru social media are many and the costs are low. Social media makes it easier for companies to get in touch with their customers and at the same time they reach out to a lot of people since the number of frequent user?s constantly increase. A major part of the information that is available is seen from a company?s perspective and what benefits they can take advantage of thru social media.

Social medias impact recent years has been huge and an increasing number of companies have started using the services. The benefits for companies to be available thru social media are many and the costs are low. Social media makes it easier for companies to get in touch with their customers and at the same time they reach out to a lot of people since the number of frequent user?s constantly increase. A major part of the information that is available is seen from a company?s perspective and what benefits they can take advantage of thru social media.