Social perception of brands: Warmth and competence define images of both brands and social groups

N Kervyn, ST Fiske, C Malone - Consumer Psychology Review, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
People form impressions about brands as they do about social groups. The Brands as
Intentional Agents Framework (BIAF) a decade ago derived from the Stereotype Content …

In times of trouble: A framework for understanding consumers' responses to threats

MC Campbell, JJ Inman, A Kirmani… - Journal of consumer …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
The COVID-19 pandemic and the accompanying economic downturn have dramatically
impacted the lives of consumers around the world. From a conceptual perspective, such …

Should your brand pick a side? How market share determines the impact of corporate political advocacy

C Hydock, N Paharia, S Blair - Journal of Marketing …, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
Consumers increasingly expect brands to “pick a side” on divisive sociopolitical issues, but
managers are reluctant to risk alienating customers who oppose their position. Moreover …

Chatbot for SMEs: Integrating customer and business owner perspectives

MA Selamat, NA Windasari - Technology in Society, 2021 - Elsevier
Purpose Chatbots have been widely adopted to create more positive customer experiences
as customers now spend more time in digital environments. Despite the technological …

[HTML][HTML] Impact of the rating system on sentiment and tone of voice: A Booking. com and TripAdvisor comparison study

P Rita, R Ramos, MT Borges-Tiago… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Online reviews have bridged the gap between traditional word-of-mouth and viral
communication, influencing peer's decision processes. Analyzing tourists' online reviews …

Audio mining: The role of vocal tone in persuasion

X Wang, S Lu, XI Li, M Khamitov… - Journal of Consumer …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Persuasion success is often related to hard-to-measure characteristics, such as the way the
persuader speaks. To examine how vocal tones impact persuasion in an online appeal, this …

They're just not that into you: how to leverage existing consumer–brand relationships through social psychological distance

S Connors, M Khamitov, M Thomson… - Journal of …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
While prevailing marketing practice is to encourage ever-stronger relationships between
consumers and brands, such relationships are rare, and many consumers are relationship …

Examining the outcomes of influencer activism

VL Thomas, K Fowler - Journal of business research, 2023 - Elsevier
Academic research on influencer marketing is becoming more prevalent. The majority of this
research, though, takes the perspective of a sponsoring brand, advising companies on how …

Does crowdsourcing necessarily lead to brand engagement? The role of crowdsourcing cues and relationship norms on customer-brand relationships

MM Herter, S Shuqair, DC Pinto, AS Mattila… - Journal of Product & …, 2023 - emerald.com
Purpose This paper aims to examine how the relationship norms established between
customers and brands influence customer perceptions of crowdsourcing (vs firm-generated) …

The effect of corporate social responsibility and corporate social irresponsibility: Why company size matters based on consumers' need for self-expression

H Jung, J Bae, H Kim - Journal of Business Research, 2022 - Elsevier
Social networks service has an important role in disseminating information related to
corporate social responsibility (CSR), which is becoming increasingly important in the digital …