PENGARUH CITRA MEREK TERHADAP KEPUASAN PELANGGANPENGARUH CITRA MEREK TERHADAP KEPUASAN PELANGGAN

Pendapat lain yang dikemukakan oleh Graeff (1996) menyebutkan bahwa perkembangan pasar yang begitu pesat, akan mendorong konsumen untuk lebih mempertimbangkan citra merek dibandingkan memperhatikan karakteristik produk yang ditawarkan. Kondisi tersebut menunjukkan bahwa produk berada dalam posisi “mature” pada daur hidup produk. Murphy (1990) menunjukkan adanya tiga tingkatan daur hidup produk, meliputi proprietary, competitive dan image stage.

Propietary menjelaskan bahwa merek mampu menunjukkan keunikan suatu produk di pasar. Competitive menjelaskan bahwa merek mampu menjelaskan suatu produk memiliki keunggulan bersaing yang akan menggerakkan pesaing untuk melakukan pengembangan produk agar dapat bertahan di pasar. Sedangkan image stage menjelaskan bahwa merek suatu produk mampu menjadi penentu dalam membedakan suatu produk dibenak konsumen dalam memutuskan pembelian dibanding produk lainnya.

Dalam membangun citra merek yang baik ada beberapa variabel yang relevan untuk dikaji lebih jauh. Meenaghan and Shipley (1999) mengemukakan pentingnya komunikasi pemasaran dalam meningkatkan citra merek. Hal tersebut juga dikemukakan oleh Graeff (1996) yang secara lebih khusus membahas pentingnya promosi dalam membangun suatu merek.

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