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In order to explore the impact of branded apps on customers, this study constructs a fuzzy multi-criteria decision making (FMCDM) analysis model, and it uses consistent fuzzy linguistic preference relations (CFLPR) to set up a symmetric pairwise comparison matrix, which greatly reduces the complexity and error rate of calculations. Empirical research findings show that brand experience attributes and the influence of brand experience on customer loyalty and satisfaction can be more accurately measured. As a consequence of this study, we show that, among the brand experience facets of two retail chain branded apps, behavioral experience is the most favored, while affective experience is the least favored. Furthermore, brand attachment and active participation should be strengthened to enhance customer loyalty. Through the analytical model employed in this study, enterprises can regularly monitor changes in the brand experience preferences of branded app users and evaluate app performance to flexibly adjust mobile device-based marketing campaigns and strategies. It can also aid enterprises in using mobile devices effectively to improve customer loyalty and address the issue of diminishing brand loyalty.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/sym13071151","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2021,6,27]],"date-time":"2021-06-27T23:57:22Z","timestamp":1624838242000},"page":"1151","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":5,"title":["A Decision Analysis Model for the Brand Experience of Branded Apps Using Consistency Fuzzy Linguistic Preference Relations"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"13","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-1705-5759","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Tsuen-Ho","family":"Hsu","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Marketing and Distribution Management, National Kaohsiung University of Science and Technology, Kaohsiung City 811, Taiwan"}]},{"given":"Chun-Hsien","family":"Chen","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"College of Management, National Kaohsiung University of Science and Technology, Kaohsiung City 811, Taiwan"}]},{"given":"Ya-Wun","family":"Yang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Marketing and Distribution Management, National Kaohsiung University of Science and Technology, Kaohsiung City 811, Taiwan"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2021,6,27]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"28","DOI":"10.1016\/j.intmar.2015.05.004","article-title":"The Effects of Adopting and Using a Brand\u2019s Mobile Application on Customers\u2019 Subsequent Purchase Behavior","volume":"31","author":"Kim","year":"2015","journal-title":"J. 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