The behavioral implications of large discounts have been viewed from two opposing perspectives. From an attribution perspective, a large discount signals low quality and decreases the overall appeal of the product, but from a motivational account, a large discount seems attractive and increases...

Buying behavior of customers for different product categories varies because of different factors. This research was intended to find impact of visual merchandising on consumer buying behavior for two different product categories. The two product categories for study were apparel and furniture....

Organizations face growing pressure from their consumers and stakeholders to take public stances on sociopolitical issues. However, many are hesitant to do so lest they make missteps, promises they cannot keep, appear inauthentic, or alienate consumers, employees, or other stakeholders. Here we...

This annual report, the eleventh in a series dating back to 2012, provides an in-depth analysis of the current state of social media in the Middle East. As the most comprehensive and up-to-date study of its kind, it is an invaluable resource for anyone interested in the region's digital...

This article provides a critical review of what is known about affect regulation in relation to consumption behavior. Based on numerous findings from psychology, communication research, and consumer research, we identify a core set of general principles of affect regulation in consumer behavior....

The role of marketing for consumers and businesses is rapidly evolving (Ferrell, Hair, Marshall & Tamilia 2015). Indeed, the marketing function is fundamentally changing as a result of the digital transformation, data, data analytics and most recently, personal mobile devices, such as infusion...

We highlight the current state-of-the-art and identify trends that are likely to shape the role of marketing research in the future. We discuss the growing importance of marketing research and some of the factors that are driving its importance. The redefinition of the marketing researcher and...

This article considers three contemporary challenges faced by today’s marketing researchers. These challenges involve big data, survey data, and publishing. With a marketer’s perennial optimism, each challenge is seen as an opportunity, to obtain better information than ever before

Trademarks are indeed about information, but trademark doctrine misunderstands trademarks’ information function. Trademark doctrine takes a broadcast view in a networked world. Rather than a world where a single source transmits messages to a passive public, we live in a world where many...