Purpose – The purpose of this article is to provide an insight into the spice industry. Design/methodology/approach – Uses Eastern Spice & Flavorings as a case study and focuses on its international product development group. Findings – Despite the company's origins as a family‐owned...

Purpose – The paper aims to track the development of service dominant logic (SDL) applied to brand management and highlights its essential elements. The paper attempts to extend the application of SDL to a form that makes the consumer part of the development process, a solution dominant...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to present a strategic framework to managing online loyalty. Design/methodology/approach – The paper integrates concepts including a range of recently published (1993‐2006) theoretical works in consumer loyalty and ongoing case developments in...

Reviews recent marketing literature which cites the troubling success rates of newly introduced consumer products and recommends integrating consumer input as early as possible, arguing that, specifically, consumers and other external information sources should be part of idea generation and...

With the astounding growth of the Internet, the potential threats to consumer privacy have grown exponentially. Much of the threat lies hidden beneath the view of the average consumer. Information technology makes collecting potentially sensitive information automatic and unseen. Indeed, it is...

Looks at recent product development literature which cites the improving but troubling success rates of newly introduced products and recommends integrating customer input as early as possible. Notes that, while companies have adopted cross‐functional product development teams, integrating...

Purpose – The objective of this paper is to develop a better understanding of brand engagement by examining two of its antecedents: design benefits and consumer emotions. The authors explore the relationship between design and brand engagement and advance a model with emotional responses as...