Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to build on the Consumer Perceived Value (CPV) phenomenon by theoretically defining and empirically developing a Services Perceived Value Scale (SPERVAL) in the context of services industry. Design/methodology/approach – The multidimensional SPERVAL...

The aspects of marketing surrounding a brand, like advertising sales promotion and distribution, can mislead and confuse brand builders. 'Branding Simplified' dispels the cloud of these peripheral issues and clarifies the foundations on which strong brands are built

With services becoming the impetus of growth in economies across the world, quality has emerged as one of the critical issues that need adequate attention. Customers have a larger role to play in defining the success of services as these are customer-oriented in nature. The complex nature of...

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to find out the antecedents of customer brand advocacy (CBA) on the basis of synthesis of the CBA literature. A summarisation of the results of the empirical CBA studies containing CBA as a measured variable is carried out. The antecedents’ strengths of...

Purpose: Cool has been studied mostly in consumer samples drawn from Western countries. This study was inspired by paucity of literature on “cool” in an Indian context. There is certainty that “cool” adds value and bestows desirability but there is uncertainty about what “cool”...