This paper, in five experiments, delineates the effects of alpha and numeric components of alphanumeric brand names (ANBs), by demonstrating the effects of disparities in processing between letter and number sequences on consumers' brand evaluations. Findings show (i) ascending letters in ANBs...

We show that linguistic numeral structures affect consumers' comparative evaluations of numbers, prices, and alphanumeric brand names. For example, 80 (eighty) in English is perceived as 4x20 (quatre-vingts or four twenties) in French and as 8x10 (ba-shi or eight tens) in Chinese. Thus, the...

Most purchases involve choices among options with incomplete attribute information. In such situations, consumers often have the option not to choose any of the alternatives to avoid uncertainty. Alternatively, consumers can make inferences about the missing attributes. These inferences may...

Choice options almost always have some information that is unavailable. Some researchers have argued that consumers do not form inferences in these situations, while others have shown that consumers rely on existing attributes to infer missing ones. This paper focuses on what happens to choices...

The purpose of this dissertation is to investigate how product experiences with a new product affect consumers attitudes toward the brand, the products country of origin (CO), and the other brands competing in the same market place. The dissertation is composed of two essays. Using direct...

Drawing on numerical cognition research, weidentify a set of multi-context numbers (MCN) that originatefrom the decimal (10), duodecimal (12) and sexagesimal(60) numeral systems frequently used in numerousdomains (e.g., 10, 12, 20, 24, 60, 360, 100). We proposeand show that inclusion of MCN in...

We show that consumers' intra-brand choices (e.g., Mercedes C330 vs. C340) can be affected by exposure to a competitor alphanumeric brand name that forms an incidental trend with the numbers in the focal brand names (e.g., BMW350i). We propose and test two mechanisms. First, when no attribute...

This research shows that round numbers (e.g., 10, 50, 100) are strongly associated with completeness perceptions and consumers view them as thresholds for reaching certain completeness levels. In nine empirical studies, we demonstrate that round numbers in brand names, i.e., Round Alphanumeric...

Goal progress can be measured using different scales (e.g., lbs., kg, oz., inches lost in weight loss domain). Despite considerable research on perceived goal progress, little is known about the effects of measurement scales on the mental representation of goal attainment. In three studies, we...

Gift cards account for a $200 billion market in the US, yet little is known about consumers' preferences and valuations of different gift cards. We examine how average US consumers feel about exchanging luxury brand gift cards (LGCs) versus non-luxury brand gift cards (NLGCs). Using secondary...