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Congruence Between Course Modality And Professor Communication: A Study Of Pedagogical Impact Using Sales Techniques, Cindy B. Rippé, Suri Weisfeld-Spolter, Shannon Cummins, Yuliya Yurova
Congruence Between Course Modality And Professor Communication: A Study Of Pedagogical Impact Using Sales Techniques, Cindy B. Rippé, Suri Weisfeld-Spolter, Shannon Cummins, Yuliya Yurova
Marketing & Entrepreneurship Faculty Publications
Purpose of the Study: Given the similarities between influencing others when teaching and when selling, this work explores student perceptions of selling techniques used by professors. This work investigates faculty instructional methods informed by the prospecting and follow-up sales process’s steps to positively affect student perceptions, and to attract and retain students in online and traditional formats. Selling efforts are developed, described, and examined to see how prospecting and follow-up can be used to increase course learning, retention, and subsequent course enrollment.
Method/Design and Sample: The study used a 2 (Professor Communication Type: Face-to-face vs. Virtual) by 2 …
Strategies To Attract And Retain Customers For U.S. Private Country Clubs, Lisa Marie Burnside
Strategies To Attract And Retain Customers For U.S. Private Country Clubs, Lisa Marie Burnside
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
The decline in the number of customers in the private country club (PCC) industry in the United States is causing a reduction of revenues, which inhibits the sustainability of the clubs. The purpose of this multiple case study was to explore marketing innovation strategies (MIS) that Arizona PCC managers used to attract and retain customers successfully. Relationship marketing theory was the conceptual framework; key constructs of the theory include customer loyalty, service quality, experience satisfaction, trust, and communication. The study explored successful MIS that PCC managers have used to attract and retain customers to prevent closure. Participants consisted of 1 …