B2B growth and sales · Full-text open-access conceptual research article
Customer experience management in B2B markets: CXM value propositions and archetypical CXM strategies
Jochen Wirtz, Christian Kowalkowski, Elina Jaakkola, Maria Holmlund, Wolfgang Ulaga, Tanvir Ahmed (2024). Journal of Business Research.
Plain-English take
Defines Relieving, Enabling and Enriching CX value propositions and four archetypical CXM strategies: Champion, Cherry Picker, Minimalist and Fashionista; supplies a four-step managerial guide. For a founder, use this as a question to test in your own context, not a universal playbook.
How much weight to give this
3/5 Exploratory evidence; interpret cautiously
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Synthesis or analytical design addresses the question, but conclusions depend on included literature or model assumptions.
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Research question
What the authors investigated
What customer goals and value propositions should guide B2B customer-experience management instead of a one-size-fits-all “more is better” approach?
Design
Conceptual synthesis and framework development from B2B customer-experience and value literature; proposes goal categories, CXM value propositions, four strategies and a research agenda rather than reporting a primary sample.
Sample and setting
No original respondent sample reported; B2B customer-experience management literature and business-market contexts.
Reported result
What the study found
Defines Relieving, Enabling and Enriching CX value propositions and four archetypical CXM strategies: Champion, Cherry Picker, Minimalist and Fashionista; supplies a four-step managerial guide.
This is a paraphrase of the source. Check the original paper for definitions, estimates, statistical uncertainty and analysis details.
Scope and transfer
Limitations to keep in view
No primary empirical sample; the article proposes a framework and explicitly calls for research on strategy drivers and contextual factors.
Possible founder application
Treat this as evidence for the specific b2b growth and sales question studied. Compare the setting and sample to your company before changing a growth decision; use a local experiment where the paper does not match your context.
Evidence access
Full text retrieved from publisher or linked open repository
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