existence now beginning to fade? Investing.businessweek.com (2013) claims that “The Company was formerly known as Interstate Bakeries Corporation and changed its name to Hostess Brands‚ Inc. in November 2009. Hostess Brands‚ Inc. was founded in 1930 and is based in Irving‚ Texas. As of January 11‚ 2012‚ Hostess Brands‚ Inc. is in reorganization.” What is the cause of this crisis? How can such a favored treat fail? Well‚ it is not the treat that failed to succeed‚ but the workers and management
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love does your brand enjoy? Some research based thinking for Valentine’s Day from The Buzzz In 2008 a client once said to us that they wanted their brand to become ‘the most loved brand’. It seemed initially like a quaint mistranslation from someone for whom English was not a first language‚ but on reflection it led the team at The Buzzz to think more about the nature of brand relationships and whether in fact there was a way to compare the emotional context of a customer brand relationship with
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I. Executive Summary The purpose of this report is to develop an understanding of how the digital camera industry operates in today’s society as well as several factors‚ which influence consumer behaviour in the buying process. This report uses Canon Inc as an illustration along with the discussion of each topic. Firstly‚ this report will discuss the background and size of the digital camera industry. The digital camera industry is getting bigger with the technological advancements in society
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If brand stewards understand what underpins the attitudes of a brand’s most loyal customers — those who are truly “bonded” to the brand — they may be able to identify opportunities to convert other consumers THE BUSINESS OF BRANDS 6 to this profitable position. Our own analysis of brand loyalty data has revealed six broad factors that drive loyalty. In some categories‚ just one of these factors may be enough to make a brand the default choice for many consumers‚ but most strong brands benefit
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Table of Contents 1.0 Introduction 2 2.0 Decision Making Process 2 3.0 Need Recognition & Problem Awareness 3 4.1 Motivation 3 4.2 Motivation and Involvement 3 - 4 4.3 Promotion 4 4.0 Information Search 4 5.4 Culture and Subculture 4 - 5 5.5 Memory 5 5.6 Product 6 - 7 5.7 Promotion 7 5.0 Evaluation of Alternatives
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Page 1 of 8 ANZMAC 2009 Vertical Brand Extensibility: A Conceptual Framework Nicolas Pontes‚ Monash University‚ nicolas.pontes@buseco.monash.edu.au Colin Jevons‚ Monash University‚ colin.jevons@buseco.monash.edu.au Abstract Brand extension have been discussed to a great extent during the past two decades‚ however‚ most of the work has focused horizontal extensions and little attention has been payed to vertical brand extension. To fulfil this imbalance of existing knowledge‚ in this article
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CONCEPT OF BRAND COMMUNITY: BUILDING COMMITMENT IN THE CHARITY SECTOR ABSTRACT The paper introduces a model of brand community development that is extended to the nonprofit sector; a sector that has just recently begun to embrace relationship marketing. It is believed that brand communities represent a unique form of relationship marketing‚ with benefits that are particularly compelling for nonprofits. Indeed‚ the paper reveals that many of the characteristics of brand communities
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Note on Measuring Brand Awareness‚ Brand Image‚ Brand Equity and Brand Value Pierre Chandon INSEAD March 2003 Note on Measuring Brand Awareness‚ Brand Image‚ Brand Equity and Brand Value The purpose of this note is to provide an overview and references on the various methods that can be used to measure brand knowledge (brand awareness and brand image)‚ brand equity and brand value. This note provides a short definition of each concept and illustrations of the most widely-used measurement techniques
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AN ANALYSIS OF BRAND SWITCHING BEHAVIOUR SUBMITTED BY ABSTRACT: A proposed integrative approach measured consumer response to various incentives to switch brands. The response measure consisted of both actual behavior (i.e.‚ switching behavior) and an evaluative measure‚ which underlies the behavior. Self-perception theory was utilized to assess consumer switching behavior in response to intrinsic versus extrinsic motives. The integrative approach
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Journal of Product & Brand Management Emerald Article: The relationship of consumer personality trait‚ brand personality and brand loyalty: an empirical study of toys and video games buyers Long-Yi Lin Article information: To cite this document: Long-Yi Lin‚ (2010)‚"The relationship of consumer personality trait‚ brand personality and brand loyalty: an empirical study of toys and video games buyers"‚ Journal of Product & Brand Management‚ Vol. 19 Iss: 1 pp. 4 - 17 Permanent link to this document:
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