Mass prestige value and competition between American versus Asian laptop brands in an emerging market—Theory and evidence

A Kumar, J Paul - International Business Review, 2018 - Elsevier
In recent years, competition between brands have been linked to mass prestige associated
with the brands. Mass Prestige (Masstige) is very important to study, and yet it is a relatively …

'Masstige'marketing: A review, synthesis and research agenda

A Kumar, J Paul, AB Unnithan - Journal of Business Research, 2020 - Elsevier
This article reviews the literature on Mass Prestige (Masstige) based marketing and
analyzes the evolution of the'masstige strategy'with a focus on how this phenomenon …

Application of'masstige'theory and approaches for the marketing of smartphone brands in India

R Baber, Y Upadhyay, RPS Kaurav… - … Journal of Business …, 2020 - inderscienceonline.com
'Masstige'is term emerged in the early years of the present century as an answer to the
question-how the organisations are planning to penetrate in the emerging economies?'Mass …

Can Masstige brands be introduced in the B2B markets? An exploratory study

V Saha, M Das, J Paul - Industrial Marketing Management, 2023 - Elsevier
The notion of a brand's mass prestige ('masstige') has always been confined within the
contours of business-to-consumer (B2C) markets. This study is a pioneering attempt to …

Understanding the role of image, quality and price for developing prestigious mass brands

B Singh - Asia Pacific Journal of Marketing and Logistics, 2023 - emerald.com
Purpose This research article aims to understand the role of brand image, service quality
and price (charge) in revitalising functional mass brands into prestigious mass brands …

Masstige model and measure for brand management

J Paul - European Management Journal, 2019 - Elsevier
The purpose of this article is to reconceptualize the term “masstige”(Mass Prestige)
marketing, develop a masstige model for brand management, and extend the use of the …

Masstige marketing redefined and mapped: Introducing a pyramid model and MMS measure

J Paul - Marketing Intelligence & Planning, 2015 - emerald.com
Purpose–“Masstige marketing” is considered as a market penetration strategy for medium
and large enterprises, particularly in foreign markets. The author redefine “masstige …

New luxury brand positioning and the emergence of Masstige brands

Y Truong, R McColl, PJ Kitchen - Journal of Brand Management, 2009 - Springer
New luxury brand positioning strategies often combine a high perceived prestige with
reasonable price premiums in order to attract middle-class consumers. These strategies are …

Impact of personal orientation on luxury-brand purchase value: An international investigation

S Tsai - International Journal of Market Research, 2005 - journals.sagepub.com
In earlier days, luxury brands were the preserve of the privileged few, but now they have
become more affordable to many more middle-market consumers. Take Britain, for instance …

Consumer perceived associations of Masstige brands: An Indian perspective

A Goyal - Journal of Promotion Management, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Luxury is exclusive, expensive and provides social recognition. There is an emergence of
masstige brands in Indian economy and also globally. Masstige brands are expressed as …