The literature has paid far too little attention to the potential impact of retro appearance and bandwagon effect on the adoption of really new products. By integrating the retro appearance and bandwagon perspectives, we aim to contribute to the understanding of adoption of really new products....

Building blocks of brand loyalty have been appealing to marketers for decades. The search for the 'one-fits-all strategy' has unintentionally impaired the exploration of the deeper phenomenological processes consumers engage in. Consumer loyalty for brands includes various degrees (Aaker 1996;...

In the last decade, the wide use of the Internet, particularly through the proliferation of broadband, has dramatically changed the behaviour and lifestyle of many people. China, as a fast-growing emerging economy with a different shopping culture, different ideology, very large population,...

Secured bank was established as a private commercial bank in the mid 1950's with currently over $40 billion in assets. It is now the third largest bank in Turkey with over 10.2 millions customers, 489 branches, and 2000 ATMs. Since 1999, a call centre and an Internet transaction site are...

An ever lasting urge to uncover "the strategy" of building brand loyalty has been motivating marketers for decades. However, simply establishing the same discovered "template" for al l products and brands has been the pursued agenda, without any further interest in examining the deeper...