Transformation and Rebirth of Chinese Brands: A Case From the Hotel Industry

ABSTRACT

Chinese domestic brands have developed rapidly in recent years, and yet few of them have entered global competition as product or service brands brands with exceptions such as Huawei. In addition, the evolution of Chinese brands has hardly been understood or introduced properly by international business educators. In this article, we identify the development patterns of Chinese domestic brands by using a local hotel brand as an example. Particularly, we examine and discuss how a Chinese brand can be established with specific positioning, brand image, and product offering, as well as how the brand can grow by vertical and horizontal extensions based on balancing market opportunities and the brand’s own capabilities. Moreover, we expect this research to facilitate the understanding of Chinese brands among international business education.     

Understanding the effect of personal and social value on attitude and usage behavior of luxury cosmetic brands

The growth of the luxury market has been phenomenal in recent years, especially in the emerging markets such as India. This research studied luxury value aspects (personal and social) of luxury cosmetic brands and their impact on consumer attitudes and usage behavior, with a focus on women consumers. Data was collected in the form of a survey from 372 women luxury cosmetic users. Structural equation modeling was used to analyze the framework. Hedonism and status value were found to have high significant relationship towards attitude whereas usage behavior was influenced by materialism and status value. Hence the symbolic and psychological traits among consumer will show their willingness to buy and preferences on luxury cosmetic brands. The findings of this study provide valuable insights to marketers and managers to understand consumer trends, attitudes and behavior in the luxury cosmetic market and develop marketing strategies to successfully market their products.     

Brand relationships through brand reputation and brand tribalism

The academic research on branding of consumer products and services is increasingly considering the degree of connectedness between consumers and brands as a key issue of investigation. The literature in this area investigates the nature and the strength of the relationship that consumers develop with brands, as well as the trend of joining brand tribes or brand communities in order to demonstrate and share with others their feelings towards and preference to brands. However, the impact of the overall perceptions of the brands in the form of its reputation and brand tribalism on brand relationships is so far unexplored in the existing literature. Using data collected from 912 respondents, this paper explores the importance of the long term brand reputation and brand tribalism on the strength of brand relationships. The findings suggest that brand tribalism is a better predictor of the strength of brand relationships than the long term brand reputation itself.     

Measuring Customer Relationship Management Performance

Abstract

The concept of CRM has evolved into an inherent component of the sales processes of most medium-sized and large companies. However, despite the high costs involved, the quality of its implementation has hitherto been neglected. To provide the conceptual qualitative CRM control that is lacking, we have developed a measuring instrument that allows the evaluation of the activities in the three core CRM domains, namely interaction, insight and offer. We pilot-tested the tool in an automotive industry setting and the results reflect the CRM status quo achieved by twelve national and foreign brands.     

山寨营销的动因解析及实践启示

山寨现象非常普遍,山寨营销已成为弱势品牌营销创新的模式之一。首先回顾了弱势品牌的山寨营销的起源、背景、定义和类型,然后从品牌成长路径、消费者行为变迁、市场营销战略、利基营销和长尾理论等多个理论角度阐述弱势品牌开展山寨营销的动因。山寨营销的实践启示是山寨营销是在中国特定的市场环境中产生和发展起来的一种弱势品牌快速和低成本发展的营销方式之一,适合企业在初创时期或实力弱小阶段的品牌建设思路。     

产业集群视角下的区域品牌

产业集群的迅速发展对我国经济起了积极的促进作用,但产业集群的根本发展又依赖于区域品牌的建设。区域品牌往往代表着一个地方产业产品的主体和形象,对本地经济的发展起着举足轻重的作用。但是当前在区域品牌的建设中存在种种的问题与缺陷,使得我国区域品牌建设路程缓慢,加强区域品牌建设,发展区域品牌,用区域品牌来带动区域产业经济的发展,可以使我国产业走上快速发展的道路。因此本文围绕产业集群的发展现状,及产业集群与区域品牌的内在联系,分析区域品牌的内涵及特点的基础上提出创建区域品牌的重要性,并对区域品牌的建设展开初步的探讨。     

我国乡镇企业商标使用对策研究

乡镇企业要想树立自己的品牌,就要了解商标使用中的对策,这样才能在激烈的商战中立足.本文针对我国乡镇企业在商标使用中存在的误区提出相应的对策,以提高乡镇企业使用商标、保护商标的意识.     

河北省实施名牌战略问题与对策研究

名牌是下个世纪竞争的主要焦点。实施名牌战略是振兴民族工业、参与国际竞争、提高综合国力的重大决策。本文在分析河北省轻工、纺织及医药等重点行业的名牌状况的基础上，发现问题，寻找不足，为进一步将河北省名牌战略引向深入提出了相应的对策，并对实施名牌战略中企业和政府的行为进行了一定的阐述。