the purpose of this study was to describe how companies in pharmaceutical and biological sectors can ensure their position in different markets by relying on sustainable, competitive advantages, resulting from the use of a well-defined marketing model with particular emphasis on brand improvement. as competition becomes more intense among companies and phenomena such as global marketing grow in...

the purpose of this research is to examine consumers’ brand value and brand loyalty toward luxury brands and current distribution channels for those brands (i.e. free standing, shopping center, specialty store, internet retailing). the population consisted of  the costumers, aged 19-39 years, who use branded apparel that is in kerman. about 200 questionnaires were distributed among the consumer...

brand creates value for both customer and organization, but the main source of this value, is located in actual and potential customers’ mind. it is obvious that mentality creation cannot be controlled directly. this article aimed to illustrate the importance of branding in banks of iran and demonstrate the relation between images created from marketing activities and customers’ mentality, rela...

All brands have status and status has an impact; yet little attention has been paid to the impact of brand status on consumer brand assessments, this study addresses this limitation. This study investigated perceived brand status’ impact on overall brand value across two product categories, finding that perceived brand status’ impact was stronger on overall brand value when the status of the br...

a key challenge to brand managers is how to gain a better understanding of the relationship between brand and customer loyalty constructs. researchers have recognized that brand identity plays a key role in brand management. the purpose of this paper is to investigate the effect of brand identity and brand identification on brand loyalty through perceived value, customer satisfaction, and trust...

Both researchers and practitioners seek to understand how to leverage brand equity to create value. Adopting " the theoretical separation of brand equity and brand value " framework originally proposed in the Journal of Brand Management by Raggio and Leone 1 , this conceptual article looks more closely at the brand value construct and the implications of the proposed theoretical separation. The...

A key challenge to brand managers is how to gain a better understanding of the relationship between brand and customer loyalty constructs. Researchers have recognized that brand identity plays a key role in brand management. The purpose of this paper is to investigate the effect of brand identity and brand identification on brand loyalty through perceived value, customer satisfaction, and trust...