Companies have recognized the relevance of brand personality in shaping consumer behavior and thus necessarily incorporate it in their brand management strategies. Previous research has suggested that brand personality increases consumer preference and usage. Given the potential utility of brand personality for marketers, this paper reviews and analyses the relevant research and thereby identif...

Negative brand names are surprisingly common in the marketplace (e.g., Poison perfume; Hell pizza, and Monster energy drink), yet their effects on consumer behavior are currently unknown. Three studies investigated the effects of negative brand name valence on brand name memory and liking of a branded product. Study 1 demonstrates that relative to non-negative brand names, negative brand names ...

background and objectives: hospitalbranding is a new concept in iran that requires focused attention in order to enhance economic performance of health care delivery system. this study aimed to develop a conceptual framework for initiation and promotion of public teaching hospital brand in an iranian context. methods: a comparative study of hospital branding in eight pioneer countries revealed ...

While insight into consumer brand engagement, experience, and identification is rapidly developing, little remains known regarding the association of these, related, concepts, as therefore explored in this article. Drawing on social identity theory service-dominant-logic, study develops tests a model that explores effect customers' credibility, -value congruence, -experience their identificatio...

Brand attachment is a relationship between the enterprise and consumers which is of a higher level and stronger strength than repeated purchase behavior. Virtual brand community provides a medium of exchange for brand information, experience and feeling for customers, can supply extra brand involvement and brand value, and is an important carrier of the establishment of brand attachment relatio...

Can using a national brand ingredient benefit a private brand without hurting the national brand? An experiment showed that a private brand with a name brand ingredient was perceived more positively. However, the national brand was not diminished by the association with the private brand. Implications and future research directions are discussed.

BACKGROUND AND AIM There is little academic research on tobacco brand loyalty and switching, and even less in restrictive marketing environments such as Australia. This paper examines tobacco brand family loyalty, reasons for choice of brand and the relation between these and sociodemographic variables over a period of 10 years in Australia. METHODS Data from current Australian smokers from 9...

Brand communities and social media often overlap. Social media is an ideal environment for building brand communities. However, there is limited research about the benefits and consequences of brand communities established on social media platforms. This study addresses this issue by developing a model depicting how consumers’ relationship with the elements of a brand community based on social ...