Perception that the client has of his own brand loyalty has not been addressed in the marketing literature. This research attempts to overcome this limit in four ways: (1) demonstrating that customer’s perceived loyalty can be approached through Self-Categorization as brand Loyal (SCL)...

Noting that the use of Internet is not only utilitarian but experiential indeed cultural, this dissertation describes in depth and explains what people lives in their online consumer experiences. This description is done through the three great social and personal changes brought by the advent...

Les responsables de sites marchands cherchent de plus en plus à favoriser l’immersion des internautes pendant l’expérience en ligne. L’objectif de cette recherche est d’étudier les effets des composantes expérientielles des sites marchands comme variables atmosphériques, sur...

This doctoral research defines and explores the first memorable encounter between a consumer and a brand. The present research relies on two theoretical roots: multidisciplinary research works about the first encounter, as well as research from the consumer-brand relationship paradigm. Then,...

This doctoral research deals with Participative Operations (PO). They consist for brands in inviting consumers, either to choose new products, feature in advertisements or help develop a new product or slogan; everyone can participate and see others’ participations. Even though PO are popular...

Marketing has been given a strong interface and connection role within the literature, creating the assumption of a naturally “open” marketing. However, specifically, the opening of the marketing organization is not so obvious. In a theoretical paper, Day (2011) introduces the Open Marketing...