广东老字号品牌文化内涵及形成机制研究

本文从文化解释的角度对广东老字号品牌文化的内涵进行研究。通过对24家知名度高、代表性强的广东老字号的相关品牌信息做内容分析,总结出10个代表广东老字号品牌文化内涵的词语,然后对它们进行了归类和分层,接着提练出广东老字号品牌精神的词语——神秘、永恒和可信。在此基础上结合“天地人”品牌营销模型进行了解释,最后从儒家文化、超自然崇拜和岭南文化的影响三方面对广东老字号品牌文化内涵的形成原因进行了解释。     

品牌娱乐化传播与品牌价值关系的实证研究

本文基于品牌娱乐化传播的视角来研究品牌价值,主要探讨了娱乐显性广告、娱乐隐性广告、娱乐软性广告、赞助和参与媒体娱乐节目、品牌娱乐秀及品牌名人代言等六种品牌娱乐化传播形式与品牌价值的关系。在研究过程方面,本文在提出了研究假设的基础上,选择了适合于娱乐传播的品牌作为研究的刺激物,并设计了量表体系,通过收集数据、使用SPSS13.0统计软件,对数据进行了分析。在研究方法上,本文使用了均值比较法、层次分析法以及模糊评价法对研究假设进行了论证,揭示了六种品牌娱乐化传播形式对提高品牌价值作用的大小。最后,在数据分析结果的基础上,提出了基于品牌娱乐化传播的品牌价值提升策略。     

华商文化传播与中国品牌国际化发展研究

华商文化应是一种弘扬传统华商文化之精髓、吸纳全世界文化之优点、创新、融合、发展中的文化集合体。华商文化应当是中国品牌的灵魂,而中国品牌应当是华商文化的主要载体。在华商文化国际化与中国品牌国际化的进程中,华商文化是神,中国品牌是形,按自然界的规律,只有神形合一,神形相谐,二者才能实现较好的发展,也才能实现最终的中国品牌国际化的目标。     

Performance Analysis of Lodging REITs in Relation to Market Segments

This article examines the financial performance of lodging real estate investment trusts (REITs) in relation to their market focus. Secondary data were collected for from 2004 to 2008 from lodging REITs that were traded on major U.S. stock exchanges. Data envelopment analysis (DEA) was used to assess the efficiencies of market segments to generate financial performance. The results showed that two lodging REITs were consistently efficient during the study period relative to other lodging REITs. In particular, lodging REITs investing and/or operating in one or more relatively similar market segments and those focusing on the upper-upscale segment were more efficient than others. This study could provide managers, owners, and investors of lodging REITs preliminary evidence of the relationship between market segments and firm performance. This article also proposes a framework for future investigations to assess the performance of REITs.     

Attitude and Willingness to Pay for National and Store Brands of Milk in the South of Chile

ABSTRACT

In Chile the milk consumption has maintained between 124 and 134 Ls per capita since 1996. To determine the attitude and willingness to pay for national and store brands of fluid milk in the south of Chile, a survey of 400 people was conducted. A conjoint analysis determined that the consumers experienced a positive reaction toward two national brands (traditional and those emergent in the market) and expressed negative reaction to a store brand. The consumers were determined to pay lower prices in relation to the market value for the store brand and higher prices for national brands.     

Retail Store Loyalty Management via an Analysis of Heterogeneity of the Service Elements

This paper follows a line of research opened up by a series of authors who use a marketing approach for the study of retail service productivity. Without departing from the line of reasoning established by these authors, the main purpose of this paper is to detect possible differences in marketing productivity within and between different types of retailing services, using a research model that includes both the firm's effort and that of the customer. The two services selected for this purpose are grocery outlets and petrol stations.     

The effects of store brand loyalty on store loyalty: evidence from the Spanish market

This article studies the impact of retailers' store brands on store performance. Specifically, we analyze the extent to which store brands contribute to store loyalty. On the one hand, a positive relationship between customers' familiarity with and loyalty to the retailer's own brand and customers' loyalty to the retailer should result from the potential of the store brand to differentiate the retailer. On the other hand, an negative relationship between customers' familiarity with and loyalty to the retailer's own brand and customers' loyalty to the retailer may result from store brands' association with more price-sensitive customers, who have a higher propensity to buy at different stores that offer the best bargain. The empirical analysis, conducted with a sample of customers of leading retailers in the Spanish detergent market, shows no relationship between store brand loyalty and loyalty to the retailer. Although the purchase of store brands relates positively to higher loyalty to the retailer, this relationship deteriorates with the degree of exclusivity of store brands within the customer's shopping basket.     

An Empirical Investigation of Brand Equity: A Cross-Country Validation Analysis

ABSTRACT

The purpose of this article is to propose and test a model in order to better understand brand equity. The goal of this research is to identify the drivers and determine how they influence brand equity performance in the researched industry in order to develop a more effective brand strategy. Quantitative data collected are used to test a model of brand value in the context of the food industry. The findings of this research provided evidence that the customer-based brand equity model can be applied to the food industry context and be used to guide marketing activities internationally. Brand awareness has a positive influence on brand associations and perceived quality. Brand associations have a positive influence on brand loyalty. Finally, brand loyalty, perceived quality, and brand associations all have a positive effect on brand equity. This study contributes to the scarce international brand equity literature by testing the proposed model using data from a sample of consumers in two European countries.     

A study of trust over time within a social network mediated environment

Abstract

Trust is central to many marketing models; however, few studies have measured its components over time. Many longitudinal studies have relied on retrospective recall. This study builds a theory of trust development and undermining over time within the context of social-network media.An inductive study phase used phenomenological webnography to build a theory of trust development. 352 peer-review comments were analysed over six years. Outcomes of this phase informed subsequent deductive tests.Four dimensions of trust emerged – ability, benevolence, integrity and predictability – with different salience over time. Ability, a cognitive-based dimension, was important in initial trust-building. Integrity and predictability, linked to the brain’s emotion area, became important later. Undermining of trust was a shorter process than its development.     

Celebrity influences on consumer decision making: new insights and research directions

ABSTRACT

Throughout human history, people have expressed admiration for heroes who possessed extraordinary abilities and achieved superhuman goals. For many, modern-day celebrities fulfil this role and are prominent in various marketing communications activities. This paper addresses the literature review gaps and provides an in-depth review of the psychological and social psychological perspectives which are relevant to the celebrity endorsement literature. The contributions of this paper consist of a detailed analysis of important types of consumer-celebrity relationships, key emotional drivers (e.g. envy and admiration) of celebrity influence and the development of an original conceptual model. The conceptual model pulls together the past research and identifies new research gaps, which synthesises different research perspectives and provides a sound theoretical basis guiding future researchers and marketing managers.