Consumers frequently share experiences online for self-presentation purposes (Schau and Gilly 2003). Social benefits of such sharing are realized when others provide explicit feedback (likes and Read More »
Consumers receive product recommendations on a daily basis. Whereas prior research mostly focused on how to improve the accuracy of recommendations (e.g., Bodapati, 2008; Swaminathan, 2003), research Read More »
People choose brands to express their self-concepts (Carroll and Ahuvia, 2006, pp. 82). When the brand they aspire to does not consider them as valuable consumers, they feel being rejected. In this Read More »
Traditional models of shopper motivation assume that a consumer arrives at a store with a particular goal in mind and shops according to that goal. As a result, the majority of studies on in-store Read More »
Choosing a product changes a consumer’s attitudes toward it. Brehm (1956) classically demonstrated this by asking consumers to first rate several products, and then choose between two they had Read More »