[article]
Titre : |
To invest, or not to invest, in brands? : drivers of brand relevance in B2B markets |
Type de document : |
texte imprimé |
Auteurs : |
Backhaus ,Klaus, Auteur ; Steiner, Michael, Auteur ; Lügger, Kai, Auteur |
Année de publication : |
2012 |
Article en page(s) : |
pp.1082–1092 |
Langues : |
Anglais (eng) |
Mots-clés : |
brand relevance functions investment business types |
Index. décimale : |
650 |
Résumé : |
When allocating resources to brand investments, managers should consider the relevance of brands to the purchase decision process. Past research on consumer markets shows that brand relevance generally is driven by three functions: image benefits as well as information cost and risk reductions. This study is the first to investigate these underlying mechanisms of brand relevance in a business-to-business setting. Our main contribution is that, in contrast with consumer markets, brand relevance in industrial markets depends primarily on risk and information cost-reducing effects. Therefore, business-to-business firms should invest in their brands using tactics that support the reduction of risk and information search costs for customer decision making. This article also demonstrates that brand relevance differs across product categories, such that depending on the specific category, investing in brands may or may not be a promising strategy. |
Note de contenu : |
Industrial marketing |
DEWEY : |
650 |
ISSN : |
0019-8501 |
En ligne : |
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0019850111001301 |
in Industrial marketing management > Vol. 40 N° 7 (Special issue) (Octobre 2011) . - pp.1082–1092
[article] To invest, or not to invest, in brands? : drivers of brand relevance in B2B markets [texte imprimé] / Backhaus ,Klaus, Auteur ; Steiner, Michael, Auteur ; Lügger, Kai, Auteur . - 2012 . - pp.1082–1092. Langues : Anglais ( eng) in Industrial marketing management > Vol. 40 N° 7 (Special issue) (Octobre 2011) . - pp.1082–1092
Mots-clés : |
brand relevance functions investment business types |
Index. décimale : |
650 |
Résumé : |
When allocating resources to brand investments, managers should consider the relevance of brands to the purchase decision process. Past research on consumer markets shows that brand relevance generally is driven by three functions: image benefits as well as information cost and risk reductions. This study is the first to investigate these underlying mechanisms of brand relevance in a business-to-business setting. Our main contribution is that, in contrast with consumer markets, brand relevance in industrial markets depends primarily on risk and information cost-reducing effects. Therefore, business-to-business firms should invest in their brands using tactics that support the reduction of risk and information search costs for customer decision making. This article also demonstrates that brand relevance differs across product categories, such that depending on the specific category, investing in brands may or may not be a promising strategy. |
Note de contenu : |
Industrial marketing |
DEWEY : |
650 |
ISSN : |
0019-8501 |
En ligne : |
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0019850111001301 |
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