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Possessive brand names in brand preferences and choice: the role of inferred control
Marketers frequently use individual names as part of their brand-naming strategy. This research investigates how the use of a possessive (indicated by an apostrophe s) versus non-possessive form in a brand nam...
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Article
Space between products on display: the impact of interspace on consumer estimation of product size
This research examines the effect that leaving space between products has on consumers’ estimation of product size. We theorize and empirically confirm that when space is left between products (i.e., the displ...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Structured Abstract: Y Usted? The Effects of Social Influence on Consumers’ Service Language Preference
Growth among multilingual consumers in the United States requires service marketers to consider service language use. While the limited research to date asserts that multilingual consumers prefer service in th...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
The Effects of Spokesperson Accent on Attitude Toward Advertising and Brand: A Hedonic Versus Utilitarian Perspective
Although spokesperson accent is one important communication component in changing consumers' attitude toward advertising and brand, academic research in the marketing literature has not yet put much importance...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
The Role of Mass Media and Marketing Communication in Consumer Ethnocentrism: A Study from the Russian Market
Consumer ethnocentrism is a potential barrier to international trade. Although this concept has been investigated over many decades in the U.S. market, there is a scarce research addressing ethnocentrism in tr...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Brand Interdependency Versus Brand Dependency: A Maslow’s Self-Actualization Perspective
This paper conceptualizes Maslow's traditional needs framework to explain the impact of various levels of needs on the formation of distinct self-concept brand image congruity constructs and resulting temporal...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
The Role of Self-Concept Brand Image Congruity in Consumers’ Attitudinal Formation and Attitudinal Brand Loyalty: A View From Utilitarian and Hedonic Product Brands
There has been great interest in the marketing literature regarding the effects of consumer self-concept brand image congruity. While previous studies have investigated various marketing-related consequences o...