As brand is one of the most valuable property for each company, we can conclude that when a brand get prominent in the market and gains success, it is probable to be counterfeited. This research aims at analyzing factors that drive consumers buying counterfeit of branded products consciously. Regarding mentioned and according to theoretical model 6 hypotheses were tested. This is an applied and...

Introduction: Nowadays, in the present condition of high competition among hospitals they strive to maintain and increase their market shares; however, some hospital managers are not informed about the factors influencing their brand equity and the mechanism by which they could manage the brand to enhance their positions in the minds of patients. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to ident...

Today, organizations, with the help of various advertising media, in order to identify and introduce their goods and services and declare their distinction with similar goods, are trying to send influential messages in order to encourage audiences to buy, and on the other hand, people are faced with a variety of advertising by a variety of media channels available at any time and place; this ha...