Texas State University
McCoy College of Business.Research Insights

Corey Fox

Associate Professor of Management, Department of Management Faculty profile

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July–September 2023

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Marketing3 min read

Customers Who Help Other Customers Are Partners in Creating Value

Some customers go beyond buying. They help other customers use a product and solve problems with it. A study of a technology firm's online support community maps what these customer-partners give and receive, and what firms must do to bring them into value creation.

Corey Fox, Steven W. Rayburn

One research-backed idea, every Thursday

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