Success cases in emerging markets show firms that have adopted a customer-centric approach, embracing local differences and co-creating solutions with local actors. Meanwhile, failures often involve Read More »
We find that consumers use more negations (e.g., “not fast” instead of “slow”) in word-of-mouth describing experiences that are incongruent with brand image, such as slow service at a Read More »
Measuring a person’s emotional state is one of the most challenging undertakings in marketing. Using automated systems for scanning respondent’s facial expressions is a novel approach to this Read More »
This paper aims to contribute to existing knowledge regarding characteristics of successful marketing communications and assess the relationship between message strategy and marketing communication Read More »
Smiling faces appear frequently in marketing communications, but so far they have received scant attention from marketing researchers. This study assesses the effects of including pictures of smiling Read More »