Luxury brand dilution: investigating the impact of renting by Millennials on brand equity

2018 ◽  
Vol 26 (4) ◽  
pp. 473-482 ◽  
Author(s):  
Areti T. Vogel ◽  
Sasikarn Chatvijit Cook ◽  
Kittichai Watchravesringkan
Author(s):  
Nicole Stegemann

<p class="MsoBodyTextIndent3" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 34.2pt 0pt 0.5in;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">This article addresses the impact of brand extensions on the brand equity of luxury brands.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>A review of the developments in the luxury market has shown significant changes in demand and supply sides.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>The luxury market has been growing rapidly over the last 20 years, and luxury brands, formerly reserved for a small group of privileged individuals, are now available to more consumers.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>Meanwhile, luxury goods manufacturers have been applying new marketing strategies, and extending their brands without any insights as to the consequences for their brands.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>Despite these changes, little research has investigated the luxury market.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>Therefore, a systematic review has been undertaken regarding the nature of luxury brands and research measuring individual luxury brand equity elements such as attitudes and perceptions.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>Deviating results in the application of concepts for non-luxury brands to luxury brands have been found due to the abstract and emotional nature of luxury brands.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>These results support the development of distinct brand equity constructs for luxury brands.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>The main focus of this article is the impact of luxury brand extensions on the parent brand&rsquo;s equity and the proposal of a framework to allow the impact to be measured.</span></span></span></p>


Author(s):  
Fabrizio Mosca ◽  
Philip J. Kitchen ◽  
Valentina Chiaudano

After a period of initial scepticism, luxury-branded companies now understand the necessity of integrating digital technologies into their marketing actions. Therefore, most luxury companies approach emerging digital tools commencing from communication strategies. The direct consequence is the adoption of social media such as blogs, applications (apps), and social networking as new communication tools alongside and in conjunction with traditional media. The purpose of this chapter lies in seeking to understand the extent to which luxury brand consumers appreciate the contents of luxury brand communications and in comparing digital and traditional ranges. In addition, the chapter investigates the existence of a correlation between the level of satisfaction perceived by luxury consumers and the dimension of customer brand equity according to the Aaker model. In this endeavour, this study is an attempt to provide academics and practitioners with insight about the expectation of luxury brand consumers from contents delivered, comparing digital and traditional platforms.


2019 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
pp. 99-115
Author(s):  
Hyowon Hyun ◽  
JungKun Park ◽  
Weon Sang Yoo

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (4) ◽  
pp. 164
Author(s):  
Quang Bach Tran ◽  
Quoc Hoi Le ◽  
Hoai Nam Nguyen ◽  
Dieu Linh Tran ◽  
Thi Thuy Quynh Nguyen ◽  
...  

Brand is considered a valuable asset that a business wants to create and maintain growth throughout its business cycle. This paper examines the impact of corporate brand equity on employees’ opportunistic behavior. The paper uses quantitative research methods, through linear SEM (Structural Equation Modelling) analysis of structural model with a scale of 609 samples of employees of enterprises in Vietnam. The research results show that corporate brand equity has a negative impact on employees’ opportunistic behavior. In the relationship between these two factors, trust and emotional engagement act as intermediate factors. Additionally, the research demonstrates that trust has a positive effect on all three components of employee engagement, including emotional engagement, computational engagement, and standards-based engagement. On that basis, the research suggests a number of recommendations to minimize the opportunistic behavior of employees in the enterprise. The findings of this study have shown the importance and impact of brand equity on employee opportunistic behavior. These are meaningful contributions in both theory and practice to help businesses gain deeper insight into brand equity and the need to pay attention to building and developing durable brand equity for businesses. At the same time, it is an important basis for the next research projects.


2019 ◽  
Vol 35 (2) ◽  
pp. 231-243 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yi Xie ◽  
Xiaoying Zheng

Purpose This paper aims to examine the role of learning orientation in building brand equity for B2B firms. The present research proposes that learning orientation contributes to the development of innovation and marketing capabilities and, in turn, leads to enhanced industrial brand equity. Furthermore, the moderating effect of firm size in these processes is investigated. Design/methodology/approach The hypotheses are tested by administering a survey with a set of managers of manufacturing firms in China. Findings Innovation capability and marketing capability serve as the mediators between learning orientation and industrial brand equity. The mediating path through innovation capability is stronger for small firms than for large firms. Research limitations/implications Learning orientation provides a cultural base for B2B firms to cultivate brand equity. Measurement of industrial brand equity and contingency of its effect requires further investigation. Practical implications To transform learning-oriented culture into brand equity, firms need to develop and manage innovation and marketing capabilities. The learning orientation–innovation capability route is more beneficial for small firms. Originality/value While a majority of prior literature ignores the impact of organizational culture in driving industrial brand equity, the present research explores learning orientation as a key cultural antecedent of industrial brand equity. A more refined industrial-brand-equity-building mechanism from learning orientation to corporate capabilities and then to brand equity is proposed and tested. The mechanism varies with firm size.


2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (8) ◽  
pp. 346
Author(s):  
Thi Thu Cuc Nguyen

The brand equity of banks plays a crucial role in determining customer behavior of using their services. The study aims to examine the impact of brand equity on conversion behavior in the use of personal banking services at commercial banks in Vietnam. The paper uses quantitative research methods, through linear SEM (Structural Equation Modelling) analysis, with survey data including 554 samples of individual customers of commercial banks. The study’s findings show that the bank’s brand equity has a negative impact on the behavior of individual customers. In the relationship between these two factors, competitive advertising effectiveness and loyalty of customers act as intermediary factors. On that basis, the study makes a number of recommendations to preclude customers leaving and minimize business losses caused by the conversion of customers’ banks. The findings of this study have shown the importance and impact of brand equity on conversion behavior in the use of personal customer services. These are meaningful contributions both theoretically and practically to help banks get a deeper insight into brand equity and the need to pay attention to building and developing sustainable brand equity for the bank, as well as an important basis for further research.


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