Brand Attachment provides a theoretical construct about the factors that underlie strong brand relationships. The authors define the construct of brand attachment and differentiate it from other constructs arguing that brand attachment is critical to outcome variables that underscore the brand's value to the firm. This monograph adds to the literature by articulating the antecedents to strong brand attachments including both the bases on which strong brand attachments form and the marketing activities that foster them. The authors posit that strong brand-customer attachments derive from the...

Brand relationships are critical because they can enhance company profitability by lowering customer acquisition and retention costs. This is the first serious academic book to offer a psychological perspective on the meaning of and basis for brand relationships, as well as their effects. "The Handbook of Brand Relationships" includes chapters by well-known marketing and psychology scholars on topics related to the meaning, significance, and measurement of brand relationships; the critical connections between consumers and the brand; how brand relationships are formed through both thoughtful...

The popular CONSUMER BEHAVIOR, 7E draws key concepts from marketing, psychology, sociology, and anthropology to present a strong foundation and highly practical focus on real-world applications for today's global business environment. The new edition of this pioneering text incorporates cutting-edge research and current business practices, including extensive coverage of social media influences, increased consumer power, and emerging neuroscience findings. Students also examine controversies in consumer decision-making involving money, goals, emotions, charity, health, materialism, and...

Hoyer/MacInnis/Pieters� CONSUMER BEHAVIOR, 8th EDITION, draws key concepts from marketing, psychology, sociology and anthropology to present a strong foundation and highly practical focus on real-world applications to prepare students for today�s global business environment. Students examine the latest research and current business practices with a focus on consumer needs and goals, emotions and emotion regulation, perceptions and consumer inferences, branding, consumer experiences, influencer marketing, social media, political ideology, generational influences and more. Students...