Today, consumer reviews are available on the Internet for a large number of product categories. The pros and cons expressed in this way uncover individually perceived strengths and weaknesses of the respective products, whereas the usually assigned product ratings represent their overall...

Online-Produktbeschreibungen stellen eine immer häufiger genutzte Informati-onsquelle im Rahmen von Kaufentscheidungen dar. Um festzustellen, wie sich Bilder und Power-Wörter, wie z.B. „neu“, auf die Wahrnehmung einer Webseite und das Informationsverhalten der Internetnutzer auswirken,...

Co-branding provides a possible way to create brand associations and to reinforce the images of partnering brands. At the same time, important associations can be transferred from the partnering brands to a new, unknown co-brand. However, no prior study has investigated in detail which...