Purpose This paper aims to compare brand equity strength, i.e. the extent to which brand awareness and brand image contribute to purchase propensity, for different segments of consumers (non-users, light users and heavy users) and two different markets (soft drinks and banking, representing a...

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to determine if brand passion shapes attitudinal brand loyalty while driving a series of important brand-related outcomes (i.e. brand advocacy, social media following, sense of community, willingness to pay a premium price and alternative devaluation)....

In this exploratory study we investigate whether a brand identified as ?niche? in traditional brand performance metrics (penetration and average purchase frequency) is also ?niche? in metrics representative of brand attribute associations. We assess the level of brand salience (propensity of...