The concept “brand image” has drawn significant attention from academics and practitioners since it was put forward, because it played an important role in marketing activities. Although brand image was recognized as the driving force of brand asset and brand performance, few studies have elaborated on the relationship between brand image and brand equity. Based on the brand image theories, thi...

The paper proposes to start brand image research from scratch. It is argued that presently applied measurement methods hold an overly reliance on the presence and relevance of certain kinds of associations in consumer memory. First, the concept of brand representation is introduced, grounded on frame theory. Next, activation cues and evaluation context are elaborated upon in the paper, as these...

Today's multichannel, multimedia retail marketing environment presents a number of brand management challenges. From a micro perspective, marketers must manage each individual channel and communication option to maximize their direct sales and brand equity effects, as well as any indirect brand equity effects from being associated with a particular channel or communication option. From a macro ...

This study aimed to identify the impact of brand equity and its dimensions (brand awareness, association, perceived quality, loyalty) Global Pharmaceutical Companies on Prescriptions decisions physicians in Jordan.The population sample were Jordanian physicians, tool was questionnaire, which distributed connivance (Physicians), data collected from (240) participants population, analysed by usin...

Previous research suggests that brand equity is affected by marketing mix elements, such as store image or distribution intensity. However, because the Internet has no boundaries, some of these elements may not be applicable in building the brand equity of online companies. In this study, we identify factors pertaining to online contexts that may affect consumers’ perception on quality and bran...

a r t i c l e i n f o Over the last decade, educators, administrators, and policy makers increasingly focus on corporate social responsibility. However, no studies examine the relationships among corporate social responsibility, brand equity, and firm performance. This study uses quantile regression and structural equation modeling to explore the causal linkages among these factors in Taiwanese...

T paper examines the effects of information and communication technology (ICT) service innovation and its complementary strategies on brand equity and customer loyalty toward ICT service providers. We draw from research on brand equity and customer loyalty, ICT innovation management, and strategy complementarity to propose a model that includes new constructs representing ICT service innovation...

Brands often form alliances to enhance their brand equities. In this paper, we examine the alliances between professional athletes (athlete brands) and sports teams (team brands) in the NBA. The athlete brands and team brands are matched to maximize the total added value created by the alliance. We obtain the athlete brand’s and the team brand’s respective gains from their alliance by estimatin...

This paper presents an empirical examination of the relationship between brand equity and customer acquisition, retention, and profit margin, the key components of customer lifetime value (CLV), as well as the role of marketing in this relationship. We examine a unique database from the U.S. automobile market, comprised of 10 years of survey-based brand equity measures as well as acquisition ra...