The customer journey in the light of sensory marketing for fast food restaurants

Providing high-quality services and delivering a positive customer experience has become critical to the success of any restaurant. The purpose of the paper to analyse the customer journey during fast food service delivery, establish a correlation between sensory marketing and the customer journey,...

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Main Authors: Mohammed Edan Al Khazraje, Mustafa Raad Saleh, Noor Khaleel Ibrahem
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Language:English
Published: Ural State University of Economics 2025-07-01
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Online Access:https://upravlenets.usue.ru/en/issues-2025/1740
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description Providing high-quality services and delivering a positive customer experience has become critical to the success of any restaurant. The purpose of the paper to analyse the customer journey during fast food service delivery, establish a correlation between sensory marketing and the customer journey, and improve the interaction with touchpoints by comprehending the sensory influences that can be used to enhance the customer experience throughout the journey. The theoretical basis of the study is comprised of classical marketing theory and the customer-centric approach. Structural equation modelling, descriptive statistics, regression and correlation analyses were used as research methods. The empirical framework includes the results of an online survey with 303 respondents, who are regular customers of four most popular fast food restaurants in Baghdad (Iraq). SPSS V.26 software was used to analyse and process the data. The study found that there is a significant relationship between sensory marketing and the customer journey. The fast-food restaurants use sensory marketing techniques (visual, auditory, olfactory, and gustative) to enhance the customer experience and better manage the customer's journey during food ordering. In the fast food industry, gustative and olfactory marketing techniques have the most significant impact on the customer journey. It was also revealed that the interaction with touchpoints is influenced by the sensory response of the customer.
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spelling doaj-art-ec237734b0e5431cb2e2dc6a8e372ce12025-08-20T03:43:31ZengUral State University of EconomicsУправленец2218-50032686-79232025-07-01163789110.29141/2218-5003-2025-16-3-6 The customer journey in the light of sensory marketing for fast food restaurantsMohammed Edan Al Khazraje0Mustafa Raad Saleh1Noor Khaleel Ibrahem2Middle Technical UniversityMiddle Technical UniversityAl Mustansiriyah UniversityProviding high-quality services and delivering a positive customer experience has become critical to the success of any restaurant. The purpose of the paper to analyse the customer journey during fast food service delivery, establish a correlation between sensory marketing and the customer journey, and improve the interaction with touchpoints by comprehending the sensory influences that can be used to enhance the customer experience throughout the journey. The theoretical basis of the study is comprised of classical marketing theory and the customer-centric approach. Structural equation modelling, descriptive statistics, regression and correlation analyses were used as research methods. The empirical framework includes the results of an online survey with 303 respondents, who are regular customers of four most popular fast food restaurants in Baghdad (Iraq). SPSS V.26 software was used to analyse and process the data. The study found that there is a significant relationship between sensory marketing and the customer journey. The fast-food restaurants use sensory marketing techniques (visual, auditory, olfactory, and gustative) to enhance the customer experience and better manage the customer's journey during food ordering. In the fast food industry, gustative and olfactory marketing techniques have the most significant impact on the customer journey. It was also revealed that the interaction with touchpoints is influenced by the sensory response of the customer.https://upravlenets.usue.ru/en/issues-2025/1740sensory marketingcustomer journeyvisual marketingauditory marketingcustomer experiencetouchpointsfast food restaurantsiraq
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Управленец
sensory marketing
customer journey
visual marketing
auditory marketing
customer experience
touchpoints
fast food restaurants
iraq
title The customer journey in the light of sensory marketing for fast food restaurants
title_full The customer journey in the light of sensory marketing for fast food restaurants
title_fullStr The customer journey in the light of sensory marketing for fast food restaurants
title_full_unstemmed The customer journey in the light of sensory marketing for fast food restaurants
title_short The customer journey in the light of sensory marketing for fast food restaurants
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customer journey
visual marketing
auditory marketing
customer experience
touchpoints
fast food restaurants
iraq
url https://upravlenets.usue.ru/en/issues-2025/1740
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