This paper presents research conducted in the United Arab Emirates with the management of Bareburger, the chain of sustainable restaurants, as well as among its clients. In our project, we are interested in the relation between the offer of sustainability and the culture of conscious...

The problem addressed in this study is that the impact of the customer experience on the achievement of positive customer outcomes is still unknown in Arabic restaurants. Hence, the aim of this study is to explore the effect of brand experience, as measured through sensory, emotional,...

This paper describes an integrated research study project developed and conducted with Dual program students of the IUBH University of Applied Sciences in Berlin, Düsseldorf and Hamburg. The project investigates the current reading and writing behavior of generations X, Y and Z. In addition,...

Consumers have emotional bond with the brands that are closer to their self-concept. The product involvement is consumers’ perception of relevance of a product with needs, goals and consumers’ self-concept. Therefore, the study aims to reconsider the role of product involvement in the...

The study advances conceptualization and dimensionality of consumer engagement and validate antecedents and outcomes in the context of social media. The data collected from active members of online brand communities, unveiled that consumers engage with brands and other consumers with brand...

Die Autoren analysieren, ob ein Social Media Newsroom eine Alternative zur herkömmlichen Pressemitteilungen via Email in der Luxusbranche ist. Ausgehend vom Intereffikationsmodell wird aufgezeigt, dass Journalismus und PR in einer Wechselbeziehung der gegenseitigen Einflussnahme stehen. Via...

The Cannes Lions festival is one of the most important international indicators for professionals in the creative communications industry. Throughout the past few years there are a rising number of submissions and award winners coming from emerging and developing countries. This fact is...

The present study sought to describe the relationship of customer motives with counterfeit products and brand prominence and purchasing behavior in three groups/classes of consumers ( patrician , parvenus and poseur ) in the context of luxury brand fashion. Data were obtained from a sample...

The authors present general review of the literature and the results of an empirical research on the subject. A cross-sectional questionnaire-based survey was conducted, being answered by 350 respondents: mix of graduate and post graduate doctors of private and public hospitals of Karachi City,...

This paper gives a methodology to estimate the generalized costs of end-consumers visiting any retailer. The attractiveness and utility of retailers for end-consumers have been calculated based on their possible generalized costs according to their choice. According to the developed model,...