Summary Brief — The Brand Personality as a Basis for Consumer-Brand Relationships

  • J. Bryan Hayes
  • Louis M. Capella
  • Bruce L. Alford
Conference paper
Part of the Developments in Marketing Science: Proceedings of the Academy of Marketing Science book series (DMSPAMS)

Abstract

This paper presents the results of an empirical study on the efficacy of the perceived brand personality as a basis for consumer-brand relationships. The results indicate that the perceived brand personality affects both the strength and character of consumer-brand relationships.

Keywords

Relationship Quality Brand Equity Brand Personality Brand Manager Brand Relationship 
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Authors and Affiliations

  • J. Bryan Hayes
    • 1
  • Louis M. Capella
    • 1
  • Bruce L. Alford
    • 1
  1. 1.MississippiUSA

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