Tag: branding

Study suggests social identity threat may actually lead some to embrace identity-linked products

From the University of Chicago Press Journals press release via EurekAlert!: Consumers may embrace products linked to a social identity such as gender or university affiliation when that identity is… Read more »

Study looks at positive and negative effects of familiarity with brands

From the University of Chicago Press Journals press release via EurekAlert!: Although it is tempting to use the word “we” to make consumers feel like part of the family, people… Read more »

Study suggests that behaviour of other customers is as important to brand loyalty as customer service

From the Michigan State University press release: The more other customers look and act like us, the more likely we are to stay loyal to a particular store or product,… Read more »

Study suggest millenials tend not to interact with brands on Facebook

From the Pennsylvania State University press release: Millennials rarely visit brand pages on Facebook even after they become their “fan.” That’s what research by Marcia DiStaso, an assistant professor of… Read more »

Study looks at customer reactions to mergers

From the Norwegian School of Economics press release via AlphaGalileo: Customers who have mergers pushed down their throats react with frustration, dissatisfaction and – finally – by changing suppliers. They… Read more »

Study looks at how marketing and branding campaigns of sportspeople can be extended to other fields

From the Inderscience press release via AlphaGalileo: An analysis of the marketing and brand campaigns of internationally renowned footballers David Beckham and Ryan Giggs could provide marketing executives with insights… Read more »

Study suggests less shock and more storyline makes a winning Super Bowl ad

From the Vanderbilt University press release via Newswise: Unlike any other television event, when it comes to the Super Bowl, the commercials are as much a part of the entertainment… Read more »