The Development of a Multi-Item Scale to Measure Brand Equity

This paper seeks to explore the way in which a multi-item scale for measuring brand equity can be developed. Nowadays brand equity has become a very complex and significant construct and it is the subject of much research. The article presents a brief introduction into the concept of brand equity and a short piece of theory about the development of multi-item scales. Is also includes a valid and reliable measurement instrument for this complex construct which can be successfully applied to the Romanian market.