Background: The idea of brands is currently swiftly transferring from the market for goods to the market for services, giving rise to the service brand. Globalisation, the accelerated and increased development of service activities, and more rivalry in the provider's market have all contributed...

Purpose: The concept of cultural branding based on various narratives has been established in the marketing literature, but there is a lack of studies linking this concept with brand-related effects. The aim of this paper is to explore and explain the possible relationships between various brand...

Brands that have highly loyal consumers are in the function of the identity and image of their personality. The primary drivers of loyalty to such brands are the intangible characteristics of brands that have a certain symbolic meaning for consumers. In that sense, brands are in the function of...

The purpose of this research is to explore the relationship between brand engagement in self-concept and brand loyalty in the virtual shopping in the metaverse. By examining the relationship between consumers' self-concept and their engagement with brands in the virtual shopping environment,...

This study examines the influence of a sports event sponsorship on brand image and preference. An explanatory and survey research design was adopted, and a pre-designed questionnaire was administered to 400 soccer supporters selected using simple random sampling. Descriptive statistics were used...

Trading of virtual goods in the metaverse is a highly lucrative business predicted to be worth hundreds of billions in the next few years. This is, therefore, an area that is gaining increasing attention from brands and marketers internationally. Understanding consumer behavior concerning these...

The exponential progression of guerrilla marketing from its stature as a mere low-cost method used by small and unestablished enterprises to acceptance by major and established players, as well as the blending of street-based approaches and digital technologies, make the concept arduous to...

Today’s sportswear industry is flourishing in India. International brands are entering into the market and people are purchasing different brands of sportswear which results in increment of competition among all companies of sportswear. The purchase decision of a customer is influenced by...

A customer’s preference of a brand and loyalty to it is linked to the trust, satisfaction, awareness, and the image that is associated with the brand. This paper studies these four factors in the setting of green brands along with their connection to the customer’s preference and loyalty....

The branding progression is moulded in several phases, from identifying the brand and continuing to its evangelism. The paper investigates the complex relationship between how brand identification leads to brand love, which eventually creates brand loyalty, and all of them together lead to brand...