品牌声誉影响消费者品牌依赖的机制研究:品牌关系利益的中介效应

用品牌依赖替代品牌忠诚,通过检验品牌关系利益的中介效应与消费者心理特质(社会归属感)的调节效应,分析品牌声誉影响消费者品牌依赖的过程机制,结果表明:品牌声誉正向影响消费者品牌依赖;品牌关系利益中信任利益与情感利益两个维度在品牌声誉对消费者品牌依赖的影响中起部分中介作用,且两个维度的中介作用存在差异性;消费者心理特质(社会归属感)在品牌声誉影响消费者感知品牌关系利益和形成品牌依赖的过程中不存在显著的直接影响.     

消费者品牌钟爱与品牌忠诚:以品牌敏感为中介

文章通过文献研究和访谈提炼消费者品牌钟爱的维度,在品牌钟爱对品牌忠诚总体性直接作用研究的基础上,进一步探索品牌钟爱与品牌忠诚的维度间关系,同时引入品牌敏感作为中介变量,构建了包含品牌钟爱对品牌忠诚直接作用与间接作用的关系模型。基于消费者运动鞋品牌的实证研究发现:品牌钟爱包含品牌满意与信任、品牌激情、品牌依恋三个维度;品牌激情对品牌行为忠诚有直接的正向作用,品牌依恋对品牌行为忠诚和品牌态度忠诚均有直接的正向作用;品牌满意与信任、品牌依恋对品牌敏感均有正向作用,并以品牌敏感为中介,对品牌行为忠诚和品牌态度忠诚产生间接的正向作用。     

消费者怀旧情感对品牌忠诚的影响

每个消费者都或多或少存在怀旧情感,企业很早就开始利用消费者的怀旧需求开展怀旧营销。消费者品牌关系是品牌忠诚的重要影响因素,而消费者怀旧水平对品牌信任与依恋有一定的影响,品牌信任和依恋对品牌承诺有很大的促进作用,品牌承诺是品牌忠诚的核心驱动因素。由此可见,消费者的怀旧情感可以通过品牌关系的中介而作用于品牌忠诚,企业可以通过开发各种营销策略,为消费者提供怀旧体验的平台,从而提高消费者的品牌忠诚度。     

产品伤害事件对消费者品牌忠诚度的影响机制研究

本文从产品伤害事件的感知损失程度的角度,研究了产品伤害事件的感知损失程度与品牌感知风险、品牌情感、品牌信任、品牌忠诚之间的关系。文章认为,产品伤害事件中的感知损失与感知风险正相关,与品牌情感、品牌信任负相关;感知风险与品牌情感、品牌信任负相关;品牌情感、品牌信任与品牌忠诚正相关。产品伤害事件对品牌忠诚度影响的机制是产品伤害事件以及与该事件相关的各项信息形成消费者的感知损失与感知风险,进而影响品牌情感与品牌信任,最后导致品牌忠诚度的改变。文章提出,在产品伤害事件不幸发生后,最佳的处理方式是尽量通过各种可能的措施使消费者感到本公司值得信赖,相信公司能够在未来避免此类事件再次发生,能够确保消费者的利益,从而减少消费者对该品牌的疑虑,减弱对该品牌的感知风险,只有这样才能尽量维持消费者对该品牌的喜爱与信任,并进而维持对该品牌的忠诚度。     

品牌资产视角的服务品牌忠诚度研究

本文从品牌资产的视角出发,采用问卷调查的研究方法探讨了在搜索、体验和信任属性的服务中,感知质量、品牌联想和品牌知名度对品牌忠诚度的正面影响.结果表明,在所有的服务中,感知质量对品牌忠诚的正面提升作用随着厂商与消费者之间信息不对称性的增强而增强,而感知价值和品牌知名度对品牌忠诚的正面影响则随着厂商与消费者之问信息不对称性的增强而减弱;品牌个性和公司联想则分别只有在体验属性和信任属性的服务中才显著正面影响品牌忠诚.     

基于解释水平调节作用的自我形象一致研究

通过构建自我形象一致、品牌信任、解释水平和品牌忠诚的模型,本文发现自我形象一致对品牌忠诚的直接影响不显著,但是会通过情感信任和认知信任间接地影响品牌忠诚;解释水平会调节自我形象一致对品牌信任的影响,高解释水平者自我形象一致对情感信任和认知信任的影响要强于低解释水平者的影响。因此,自我形象一致能够积极影响品牌忠诚。     

价格欺诈对消费者品牌忠诚的影响研究

根据价格欺诈经典理论,构建价格欺诈危机对消费者品牌忠诚影响模型,以此为基础设计问卷,研究价格欺诈对消费者品牌忠诚的影响。结果表明,企业声望不同、危机应对方式不同会通过影响消费者品牌信任影响其品牌忠诚;声望越高,应对方式越积极,品牌信任越高,品牌忠诚越高。     

城市品牌依恋影响机理研究——基于上海、泉州、兰州、岳阳的实证分析

文章从消费者行为视角切入,运用结构方程的定量研究方法,通过"消费者—品牌"关系分析了利益相关者(居民、潜在迁入者、旅游者、投资者等)城市品牌依恋对其城市品牌忠诚的影响机理。实证结果表明,城市品牌个性、城市品牌享乐主义价值、怀旧情感、城市品牌涉入度对利益相关者城市品牌依恋的形成具有直接影响;利益相关者对城市品牌的依恋通过消费者—品牌关系(信任、满意、承诺维度)对其城市品牌忠诚产生显著影响。     

基于自主品牌与国外品牌比较的网络品牌忠诚形成机理研究

在网络环境中建立和维系品牌忠诚、培育网络自主名牌是突破发达国家在传统市场的品牌先位优势的可靠着力点。本文比较分析了自主网络品牌和国外网络品牌忠诚的形成机理,探讨非理性因素在网络品牌忠诚形成过程中的作用。实证研究发现,网络品牌忠诚的形成是消费者理性价值驱动和非理性偏好共同作用的结果,而两类网络品牌的忠诚形成机理也存在一定程度上的差别:对于国外网络品牌,消费价值对关系质量影响较小,消费者非理性偏好对网络忠诚有关键影响;对于自主网络品牌,品牌感知成本对关系质量、关系质量对网络忠诚相对重要。     

在线品牌社群投入对品牌忠诚的影响——消费者品牌投入的中介效应检验

互联网背景下,在线品牌社群在连接品牌和消费者中起着重要作用,因此,有必要研究在线品牌社群如何影响消费者与品牌的关系。基于自我知觉理论和承诺一致性原则的理论视角,以问卷调查方法收集数据,探讨在线品牌社群投入是否会通过反作用促进消费者品牌投入进而提升品牌忠诚。通过实证研究,得出以下结论:(1)在线品牌社群投入对品牌忠诚没有显著的直接作用;(2)但是除消费者品牌投入的认知维度外,在其他两个维度(情感投入和行为投入)的中介作用下,在线品牌社群投入对品牌忠诚有显著作用;(3)在线品牌社群投入对消费者品牌投入具有显著的积极影响,验证了自我知觉理论和承诺一致性原则在在线品牌社群情境下的适用性。研究结论深化了在线品牌社群投入对品牌忠诚影响的研究。     

What are the Building Blocks of Customer Brand Loyalty in Department Stores? A Multi-Level Mediation Analysis

Building customer brand loyalty through branding strategies to sustain competitiveness in the retail industry has gathered momentum among researchers. The purpose of this study is to examine the role of brand personality and consumer brand identification on customer brand loyalty via the mediating variables of perceived service quality, perceived value, brand trust, brand commitment, and word-of-mouth communication among Malaysian department stores' customers. Using a self-structured questionnaire, 381 usable responses are considered for data analysis by applying a covariance-based structural equation modeling approach. The results of exploratory factor analysis show that sincerity, followed by sophistication and competence, are the most significant dimensions used to predict brand personality in department stores. The outcomes also reveal that brand personality indirectly influences customer brand loyalty via consumer brand identification. Furthermore, perceived service quality, perceived value, brand trust, word-of-mouth communication, and brand commitment mediate the effects of consumer brand identification on brand loyalty. Finally, the proposed competing model implies that the indirect impact of brand personality and consumer brand identification is inevitable in building department stores' brand loyalty.     

Creation of consumer loyalty and trust in the retailer through store brands: The moderating effect of choice of store brand name

Within the current economic context, store brands play an important role in differentiation strategies based on assortment and positioning in terms of distributor prices. To begin with, this study identifies three determining aspects of retail loyalty and trust: satisfaction with price levels, the perceived image of the assortment and loyalty to the store brands (SB). Secondly, this study proposes a theoretical relational model among the aforementioned aspects. Finally, this study analyzes the moderating role that the strategy of choosing SB name (umbrella brand label vs. brands different from the label brand) plays in the relationship between loyalty to SB and loyalty to and trust in the retailer. By including this moderating variable, we seek to contribute to current academic research and to provide insights into the importance that SB strategy (label vs. own name) has for the effect of loyalty to SB on the relative results of the retail company. Our research results show that making the umbrella SB name the same as the label brand name increases the positive effect of customer loyalty to SB on loyalty to the retailer, but not the effect of trust on this loyalty compared to chains that use SB names different from those of the label. These results have important implications for management.     

The Role of Trust in Understanding the Impact of Social Media Marketing on Brand Equity and Brand Loyalty

Abstract

In this era, social media platform is integrated into the marketing strategy. This new technology sets out new mechanisms and communication tools that companies can rely on to interact and engage with actual and potential customers. This study aimed at exploring the impact of social media marketing activities (SMM) on brand loyalty via brand trust and brand equity. Based on an online survey of 287 users who follow telecommunications companies on social media located in Egypt, data was collected and analyzed using structural equation modeling. The results revealed that SMM activities comprise only three dimensions; trendiness, customization and word-of-mouth. These attributes of social media marketing directly influence brand loyalty and indirectly influence brand equity mediated by brand trust. The study emphasis the role of trust and provide guidance toward measuring the effectiveness of social media marketing.     

Impact of Food Brand Controversy on Consumers’ Attitude Toward Brand and Company

It is critical to understand the impact of controversy on the consumer. There is a scarcity of research measuring post-controversy consumer attitude on both product and corporate brand during a controversy. The study is based on a recent brand controversy linked with instant noodle brand “Maggi” in India. The study examines impact on brand perceived quality, credibility, trust and loyalty, and attitude about brand and company. Data have been collected during July–October 2015 when the brand Maggi was banned in India due to quality-related controversy. Results indicate that respondents, with higher post-controversy brand loyalty, hold positive attitudes about brand. The interaction effect reveals that the relationship is significant and positive. During controversy, consumers’ attitude about brand and company is not identical. For a strong brand, consumers may have positive attitude but they become quite negative about company.     

产品伤害事件引发的感知损失及其影响

从产品伤害事件引发的感知损失角度,研究产品伤害事件的感知损失程度与品牌忠诚度之间的关系,以及品牌信任、品牌情感、消费者性别对此关系的调节作用。研究发现产品伤害事件的感知损失与品牌忠诚度之间呈明显的负相关关系,品牌信任度与此关系有正向的调节作用,品牌情感与消费者的性别对此关系的调节作用不明显。     

品牌体验对品牌忠诚的影响:品牌社区的中介作用

文章以"动感地带"为测试品牌,在构建品牌体验、品牌社区和品牌忠诚三者之间概念模型的基础上,应用多元回归分析,实证研究了品牌体验、品牌社区对品牌忠诚的影响.研究发现:品牌体验对品牌社区具有显著的正向效应;品牌体验和品牌社区对品牌忠诚均具有明显的正向影响;品牌社区是品牌体验作用于品牌忠诚的中介变量,品牌体验更多的是通过品牌社影响品牌忠诚.这些研究结论为品牌忠诚影响因素的进一步研究提供了理论基础,对于企业创新品牌忠诚培育模式和策略也具有指导意义.     

Does Having an Ethical Brand Matter? The Influence of Consumer Perceived Ethicality on Trust, Affect and Loyalty

The recent rise in ethical consumerism has seen increasing numbers of corporate brands project a socially responsible and ethical image. But does having a corporate brand that is perceived to be ethical have any influence on outcome variables of interest for its product brands? This study analyzes the relationship between perceived ethicality at a corporate level, and brand trust, brand affect and brand loyalty at a product level. A theoretical framework with hypothesized relationships is developed and tested in order to answer the research question. Data have been collected for 45 product categories in the fast moving consumer goods sector using a panel of 4,027 Spanish consumers. The proposed relationships are tested using structural equations modeling. The results suggest there is a positive relationship between perceived ethicality of a brand and both brand trust and brand affect. Brand affect also positively influences brand trust. Further, brand trust and brand affect both show a positive relation with brand loyalty. The managerial and academic implications of the results are discussed.     

Brand personality and its outcomes in the Chinese automobile industry

The purpose of this study is to understand the relationship between ‘brand personality’ and key outcomes in the Chinese automobile industry. A secondary aim of the study is to look at whether or not these relationships hold across purchasers and non-purchasers. The major conclusion is that while brand personality dimensions are somewhat consistent across both purchasers and non-purchasers, the brand personality outcomes differ somewhat between the groups. First, brand personality plays a critical role in improving perceived quality and creating brand trust, a key finding given the intensely competitive nature of the Chinese automobile industry. Second, perceived quality plays an important role in mediating the relationship between brand personality and brand commitment for both groups. Third, perceived quality does not affect brand trust for the purchaser group. In the context of Chinese automobile industry, increasing the level of perceived quality of a particular brand requires convincing non-purchasers that the brand is valuable, and that the information being provided is useful. Fourth, since the relationship between perceived quality and brand trust was found to be non-significant, future research studies may wish to focus on obtaining a better understanding of Chinese cultural perspectives to shed further light on why perceived quality and brand trust are not related for the automobile purchaser group.