Monetary gifts in the form of a gift card can lead one to spend and conceive of these funds differently than if the gift is given as cash. Across four experiments, the presentation of a gift card rather than cash led to both intended and actual spending beyond the amount of the original gift,...

Marketing is an amazing story, an incredible function and perhaps the most challenging thing because of the certainty of an event called quot;changequot;. Because of this, a product and its marketing strategies need to adjust itself to the changes. This has lead to the theories of Product Level...

The duration heuristic refers to the tendency to evaluate services based on their duration rather than on their content. We propose that consumers rely on the duration heuristic because it simplifies the evaluation process. In particular, the duration heuristic is most likely to be seen when the...

Ambush marketing is a marketing strategy that intersects with the law of unfair competition and one that provokes debate and competing arguments. The arguments of event organisers and sponsors have proved to be influential and, in response to pressure from those parties, legislatures in a number...

This paper provides a theory to explain how recent phenomena in the retailing industry, such as electronic data interchange, continuous replenishment, and consignment sales, are related to mitigating agency costs in a distribution channel. These phenomena are linked to the manufacturer?s ability...

Nowadays brand personality is admitted to be one of the essential parts of brand strategy. It has also become a popular aspect of destination branding due to the fact that destinations are constantly competing for visitors attention in various ways. The term of branding has been first applied to...

The aim of this study was to explore the relationship between the perceived symbolic meanings of money and materialism. The population of the study consisted of individuals over the age of 19 living in Eskişehir (Turkey) city center. The study used the convenience sampling method, a non...

El imparable crecimiento del intercambio de información en internet ha fomentado que los sitios web comerciales, además de ofrecer información relevante del vendedor (comunicación comercial), comiencen a incluir herramientas de interacción online donde los consumidores comparten sus...

Wood finishing relates to the process of embellishing or protecting the surface of the wood. The paper aimed at formulating a marketing strategy for introducing water borne German based Wood Finishes named Eukula Strato into local market of northern Kerala, India. Multiple cross sectional...

The main goal of our marketing research is to review the status of the Moscow wholesale market meat delicacies imported in 2003. The study is based on the method of the expert survey, a method that includes: selection of experts survey form, the definition of the structure and strength of the...