Cue utilization in the quality perception process: a cognitive model andan empirical test

Studying the relationship between brand and consumer (case study: electrical home appliance)

Research Objective: This research aims to investigating the factors that influence consumer’s emotional attachment to the brands and results of this relationship for the companies.
Design/methodology/approach: A questionnaire-based survey was used to test the hypotheses based on the proposed theoretical model. This paper is based on confirmatory studies that provide a model that explains the relationship between consumer's emotional attachment, prerequisitesand outcomes. A Structural equation modeling is used to assess the hypothetical links.
Findings: The findings of the structural model confirm the majority of the hypothesized Relationships. It is found that consumer’s emotional attachment affected by brand experience and brand attitudes. In contrast, consumer’s satisfaction and brand knowledge have no significant impact on emotional attachment to the brands. Also, emotional attachment to the Brand is considered as an important input to brand loyalty, W.O.M and willing to pay extra prices for brand.
Research limitations/implications: Limitations of this study include use of a student sample. Student subjects constitute the sample and the findings are cautiously generalizable to adult populations. Findings of this study will be useful for senior managers of brands operating in competitive and complex business-to-business networks. It is recommended that practitioners use brand relationship measures and develop strategic and tactical initiatives that ensure that consumers are satisfied with the brand, trust it and feel attached to it.

Consumer emotional attachments to the brand: prerequisites and outcomes

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The Influence of External and Internal Determinants on Generation Z’s Purchase Intention for Sport Shoes: A PLS-SEM Approach

Purpose: This research aimed to test the influential factors that lead to the popularity of sportswear brands like Adidas AG in consumers from the perspective of physical education students.Methodology: The methodology utilized in this research was descriptive and based on a survey. The data collection tools used for brand popularity took from Carroll and Ahuvia (2006) questionnaires. The statistical population of the study included 457 students of physical education at the Ferdowsi University of Mashhad. According to the Cochran formula, 210 samples were chosen by a simple random sampling method. The K-S test, T-test, and SEM were used for the confirmatory factor of data analysis.Findings: The results revealed a significant positive correlation of factors affecting brand popularity. The affection to a brand had a significant impact, while the attitude strength component had the most negligible influential effect on the popularity of a brand. Thus, sportswear apparel manufacturers may plan and apply these components to increase the popularity of their brand. The sportswear industry could improve along with brands increasing their market share in competitive markets through the affection of consumers and implementing other components of brand popularity.Originality: For the first time, the popularity of a reputable sports brand in the world has been investigated in Iran.

https://sbj.alzahra.ac.ir/article_5800_e87acafd376ad9c05b3aad169125d871.pdf

ADIDAS Sportswear Brand Popularity Model in Iranian Consumers

The purpose of current study was \"Predicting the Future Behavior of Customers of Aquatic Parks in Mashhad based on Social Identity of Brand\". The method of this study was descriptive and correlative. The statistical population was consisted all customers in Mashhad aquatic parks in the summer of 2015, that based on the existing sources, 377 questionnaires were distributed with an expectancy of 90% returned. Also to collect information, 2 questionnaires including brand's social identity Hay et al. (2011) and the decisions of future behavior (BFIS) Berry (1996) were used. The results showed that all subscales of Brand's Social Identity are not effective on the future behavior of customers and the impact of these subscales that increase the future behavior of customers, according to a beta coefficient of components, that have the highest impact respectively: 1. Customers confiedence in brand (beta 0.35) 2. Consumer's satisfaction (beta 0.16) 3. Perceived value of the brand (beta 0.11). Results showed a good correlation between future behavior of the customer's and perceived value of the brand. If we define the perceived value of the product or service that is under the influence of brand identity as the measure of value by customers to brand's product and the cost that their spend to gain that product or service, then provided services by these aquatic parks have high value for the customers. Or we can say that the good identity of brand had a positive effect on percieved value of brand.

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Bahador Azizi

Papers

ADIDAS Sportswear Brand Popularity Model in Iranian Consumers

Predicting the Future Behavior of Customers of Aquatic Parks based on Social Identity of Brand