This book explores ways to drive and increase a brand’s most important property, its equity. Focussing on gender, the author analyses the impact of assigning personalities and characteristics to products and how this can affect the management of brands on a global scale. Using detailed...

Introduction -- Brand identity and brand image -- Brand associations -- Brand personality -- Brand authenticity -- Perceived brand differentiation -- Attitudes toward the brand -- Experiential consumption with brands -- Consumers' emotions toward the brand -- Attachment to the brand --...