自我概念-品牌个性一致性、涉入程度对品牌偏好的影响

本文运用实证研究方法研究了自我概念-品牌个性一致性、涉入程度对品牌偏好的影响。结果表明:(1)消费者的自我概念与品牌个性一致性对其品牌偏好有正向影响;(2)消费者的涉入程度对其品牌偏好也有正向影响;(3)消费者的自我概念-品牌个性一致性和涉入程度存在交互作用,对品牌偏好的联合影响力大于任何单一因素;(4)消费者涉入程度对其品牌偏好的影响大于自我概念-品牌个性一致性对品牌偏好的影响。     

高端教育产品消费行为对品牌偏好的影响研究

本文以高端教育产品为研究对象,就消费者的自我概念系统与品牌个性的一致性对品牌偏好的影响进行了实证研究。研究发现我国高端教育产品消费者自我概念系统与品牌个性的一致性程度对消费者的品牌偏好具有积极的影响。     

社会拥挤与自我构念对拟人化品牌偏好的影响

本研究基于目标妨碍理论和拟人化的相关研究,探讨了社会拥挤与自我构念对拟人化品牌偏好的共同影响。通过1个田野调查与2个在线实验,本研究发现,不同自我构念类型的消费者在遭遇社会拥挤后对拟人化品牌的反应有所不同。当消费者持有独立型自我构念时,社会拥挤因妨碍消费者重要目标的实现引发低控制感,使此类消费者降低对拟人化品牌的偏好;当消费者持有相依型自我构念时,社会拥挤则通过激发消费者的社交温暖感知对消费者的拟人化品牌偏好产生正向影响。本研究的结论对拟人化品牌优化宣传策略提供了指导意义。     

消费者自我概念结构维度对品牌个性的相对影响力研究

文章实证调查了消费者自我概念结构维度对品牌个性的相对影响力。问卷调查数据分析显示,在三个被研究的自我概念维度中,实际的自我概念对品牌个性具有最显著的积极影响;社会的自我概念对品牌个性也具有显著的积极影响。而理想的自我概念对品牌个性的影响未获统计学意义上的支持。另外,文章也获得品牌个性显著影响消费者品牌购买和品牌口传意图的实验证据,这些研究结果能够为实施基于消费者自我概念的品牌个性战略提供启示。     

基于中国市场的品牌个性研究

品牌个性对于品牌塑造和管理具有重要意义,然而文化的差异会造成品牌个性维度或其表现的不同,西方关于品牌个性的研究结果不宜简单照搬到中国市场中来。而在中国市场环境下,品牌个性的研究到底呈现了哪些特殊之处,这方面的研究和总结尚十分缺乏。本文通过分析总结一系列中国背景的相关的实证研究,发现中国消费者对品牌个性的认知不够细致,因而西方的品牌个性量表在中国市场缺乏普适性;同时对实证研究的横向分析发现,产品类别对品牌个性的维度也有很大影响;此外,除了高价值和象征意义强的产品,一些日常消费品也在中国市场呈现出一定的品牌集中度;"自我概念一致性"理论有很强的普适性,并且这种一致性可以扩展到生活方式、自我个性等范畴。     

自我一致性对消费者-绿色品牌关系真实性的影响——生态知识和感知效用的调节作用

以自我一致性为前因变量,生态知识和感知效用为调节变量,对消费者-绿色品牌关系真实性的建立过程进行实证分析.研究发现:真实自我一致性、理想自我一致性、社会自我一致性及理想社会自我一致性均对消费者-绿色品牌关系真实性产生显著的正向影响,其中社会自我一致性的影响最大;生态知识和感知效用均在真实自我一致性对消费者-绿色品牌关系真实性的影响中起负向调节作用,且均在社会自我一致性对消费者-绿色品牌关系真实性的影响中起正向调节作用.最后讨论了研究的主要理论贡献及其对企业消费者-绿色品牌关系管理的营销启示.     

论消费者自我形象一致性

为了建立优秀的品牌,企业必须深入了解目标消费群的自我形象与企业品牌形象之间的关系。本文首先回顾了消费者自我概念及其研究发展历程,再对消费者自我形象一致性理论进行了整理和评析,最后评述了消费者自我形象一致性对品牌评价的影响。     

基于消费者自我概念塑造品牌个性理论研究

随着市场竞争的激烈,产品同质化的程度越来越高,塑造鲜明的品牌个性成为企业彰显市场地位的主要手段。消费者是品牌个性的直接体验者,抓住了消费者的本质,就会塑造成功的品牌个性。所以,本文从消费者自我概念与品牌个性关系角度出发,提出了塑造品牌个性的三点意见。     

消费者自我概念和消费行为的关系研究

文章认为消费者的现实自我和理想自我都能够影响消费者的消费行为;同样,消费行为有助于消费者重新进行角色定位、完形自我和延伸自我.企业在营销中既要考虑消费者的自我概念水平,又要主动的去影响塑造消费者的自我概念.     

品牌依恋对品牌对抗忠诚的影响研究——基于心理距离的调节作用北大核心

消费者的品牌对抗忠诚是通过对竞争品牌及其消费者的反对,来表现对依恋品牌忠诚的行为。它削弱竞争品牌,增强企业品牌资产,是企业持续保持竞争优势的关键。本文采用自我概念-品牌形象一致性、品牌依恋、心理距离三个因素论证消费者品牌对抗忠诚形成机制。结果表明:自我概念-品牌形象一致性对品牌对抗忠诚存在正向影响;自我概念-品牌形象一致性对品牌依恋存在正向影响;品牌依恋对品牌对抗忠诚存在正向影响;品牌依恋在自我概念-品牌形象一致性与品牌对抗忠诚关系中起到完全中介作用;近社会距离情境下,品牌依恋对品牌对抗忠诚的关系将被削弱;远社会距离的情境下,品牌依恋对品牌对抗忠诚的关系将被增强。     

The role of actual,ideal, and ought self‐congruence in the consumption of hedonic versus utilitarian brands

To emotionally attach consumers to a brand and inspire brand loyalty, marketers often target the brand personality towards the consumer's actual or ideal self. The self is not limited to its actual and ideal dimension, however, and motivation to approach a desired self may vary depending on the consumer's personality. Thus, the current research is the first to link self‐congruence to self‐discrepancy theory by incorporating the ought self into the self‐congruence framework and taking into account self‐discrepancies as potential moderators of the self‐congruence effect. Additionally, hedonic brand nature is discussed as important condition for self‐congruence and self‐discrepancies exhibiting their fullest effect. The conducted study focuses on how actual, ideal, and ought self‐congruence influence emotional brand attachment and consequently brand loyalty. For brands of primary hedonic nature, findings confirm actual and ideal self‐congruence as drivers of emotional brand attachment, which in turn increases brand loyalty, while ought self‐congruence influences brand loyalty directly. Moreover, self‐discrepancies moderate the described relations, albeit their effect is contrary to theory‐based expectations. From these findings, the authors derive important implications for business practice and future research.     

Predicting brand preferences using self-concept theory

This paper seeks to replicate Ross's seminal work on self-concept and brand preference. Self-concept theory posits consumers as having perceptions of their selfs, from which predictions about brand preferences can be made, based on the similarity between consumers' self-perceptions and brands' images. The hypothesis that consumers prefer a brand whose image is more congruent with their self-concept was tested in three product fields and was partly supported. In common with Ross, we found that actual, rather than ideal, self-concept was a better predictor of brand preference for conspicuously consumed products. For the most inconspicuously consumed product, salt, neither actual nor ideal self-concepts were good predictors of brand preference.     

Consumption situations and the effects of brand image on consumers' brand evaluations

This research examines the role consumption situations play in determining the effects of brand image on consumers' brand evaluations. Results from the first experiment suggest that when consumption situations are experimentally manipulated for the same brand, conspicuousness does not significantly moderate the relative effects of actual and ideal congruence on brand evaluations. Further, marketers can manage the effects of image congruence (between brand image and self-image) by promoting varying consumption situations. Results from the second experiment demonstrate how a dynamic concept of situational ideal self-image (the image consumers perceive as being ideal to project in a particular situation) is a better predictor of brand attitudes than are static concepts of self-image such as actual and ideal self-image. Developing effective brand images must be coupled with a consideration of the potential situations in which the product is to be consumed. © 1997 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.     

Celebrity endorsement: How celebrity–brand–user personality congruence affects brand attitude and purchase intention

The present study provides and tests a conceptual framework aimed at comparing the relative effectiveness of celebrity–user, brand–celebrity, and user–brand personality congruence on brand attitude and brand purchase intention (BPI) thereafter. The data collection was done via an online survey of a representative group of consumers (n = 431) located across India. Hypotheses were tested using regression analysis with mediation approach. The results indicate that while user–brand and brand–celebrity personality congruence have a significant impact on brand attitude and purchase intention, celebrity–user congruence does not. Further, brand attitude is found to be a partial mediator on the relationship between the pair-wise personality congruence on BPI. The findings have major implications for marketers in understanding the significance of personality congruence among celebrity–brand–user in the formation of brand attitude and purchase intention that can be used in positioning and in increasing the advertising effectiveness of brands using celebrity endorsement. The present study is a pioneer in contributing to the celebrity endorsement literature by investigating the relative impact of three pairs of personality congruence: celebrity–brand, brand–user, and celebrity–user, on brand attitude and BPI, thereby supporting the applicability of McCracken's Meaning Transfer Model [McCracken (1989), The Journal of Consumer Research, 16 (3) 310–321) and the Hierarchy-of-effects model (Lavidge and Steiner (1961), Journal of Marketing, 25 (6) 59–62].     

Building brand equity with cause-related marketing: A comparison with sponsorship and sales promotion

Building brand equity is a key objective for a range of communication activities; however, greater understanding is required on how different communication options compare in their impact on consumer response to a brand. In particular, firms are increasingly using cause-related marketing (CRM) to achieve business as well as social objectives, yet there has been limited research comparing the effectiveness of this strategy to other communication methods that may achieve similar brand-related outcomes. Using an experimental design, we examine consumer attitudes toward CRM and CRM's impact on brand attitude compared with two other communication options: sponsorship and sales promotion. Our results show that consumers respond more positively to CRM and that this strategy can be more effective in achieving brand-related objectives. However, consumers must perceive that the partnered cause fits with the brand. In fact, perception of fit plays a more critical role in determining the impact of CRM than in the impact of sponsorship or sales promotion. These findings suggest that when firms are considering their communication mix, CRM can be a more effective way of developing favorable brand associations, but managers must associate with causes that consumers will perceive to fit with the brand. Furthermore, this fit should be communicated.     

品牌个性、消费者真实自我与品牌态度

基于FCB Grid模型视角,运用实证分析的方法研究品牌个性与消费者真实自我对品牌态度的影响。研究发现,高涉入度/认知型和高涉入度/情感型品牌的品牌个性与真实自我概念一致的群体比不一致的群体具有更高的品牌态度,在此类品牌的塑造上考虑注入品牌个性的五个维度中的"智"和"雅"的个性特征,低涉入度/认知品牌未显示出显著的品牌个性,低涉入度/情感型品牌的一致群体与不一致群体均显示出显著的品牌个性。     

Exploring Brand Personality–Celebrity Endorser Personality Congruence in Celebrity Endorsements in the Indian Context

The objective of the research reported in this paper was to develop and test a model of brand personality–celebrity endorser personality congruence and its impact on consumers’ attitudes and intentions. In particular, the study drew on social adaptation and attribution theories to develop hypotheses related to the impact of this congruence on consumers’ perceptions of endorser credibility and suitability, and the subsequent impact of these perceptions on consumers’ attitudes and intentions. The study was motivated by recent attention being paid to the importance of personality in choosing celebrities for product endorsements and the fact that the brand personality–celebrity endorser personality congruence has not been explored before. The model was tested based on data obtained from a sample of participants in India. Results from path analyses indicated a positive and significant impact of personality‐based congruence on endorser credibility and suitability, which, in turn, positively and significantly impacted ad believability. Ad believability in turn significantly impacted attitude toward the ad, which had a significant impact on brand attitude and purchase intentions. Research and managerial implications are discussed, as are directions for future research.     

Measuring the impact of brand-celebrity personality congruence on purchase intention

The present study aims to understand the impact of congruence between brand and celebrity personality on consumers attitude and purchase intentions. The data were collected from 382 business school students in India. Drawing from the theoretical frameworks of Attribution theory, Attitude theory, User imagery, Elaboration Likelihood Model, and match-up hypothesis, results reveals that congruence between celebrity and brand personality positively impacts the brand recall, brand associations, and reinforces the brand personality. Which favorably and significantly impacted attitude toward the advertisement and brand. Attitude toward brand has positively impacted purchase intention. ‘Brand personality self-image congruence’ and ‘involvement level with the brand’ were found to moderate the impact of brand association and brand personality reinforcement on attitude toward advertisements and brand. The paper provides practical implications for the advertisement agencies and media managers.     

Blending package shape with the gender dimension of brand image: How and why?

We investigate the congruence of brand image and package shape on product preferences, the moderating role of a creative mindset, and the underlying processes. Across four studies, we show that consumers generally prefer products with curved-shaped (versus angular-shaped) packaging for a “feminine” brand and prefer products with angular-shaped (versus curved-shaped) packaging for a “masculine” brand (Study 1a). This effect is mediated by the perceived congruence between brand image and package shape (Study 1b). We further demonstrate that the congruence effect is reversed when consumers adopt a creative (versus less creative) mindset (Study 2), since a creative mindset leads consumers to perceive curved-shaped packaging as more congruent with a masculine (versus feminine) brand and angular-shaped packaging as more congruent with a feminine (versus masculine) brand (Study 3).