Antecedents and consequences of brand love

Journal of Brand Management - Tập 20 - Trang 325-332 - 2012
Sanjit Kumar Roy1, Abdolreza Eshghi1, Abhigyan Sarkar1
1Bentley University, Waltham, USA

Tóm tắt

This article focuses on a new consumer behavior and marketing concept: brand love. The primary purpose of the article is to identify the antecedent and consequences of brand love. On the basis of an extensive literature review, the article offers a series of research propositions to explicate the interrelationships between antecedents of brand love on the one hand, and brand love and its consequences on the other. A theoretical framework capturing the proposed relationships is also offered. The managerial implications of brand love for developing marketing strategy are discussed.

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