Brand Attachment

In this research, researchers deal with the study of the antecedents and consequences model of the brand attachment in the form of CBR. In this study, consumer-brand relationships are divided into two kinds: communal and exchange ones. The statistical society totally consists of 864 students of the marketing in Tehran City. The available relationships in the model are separately examined by using the structural equations modelling (AMOS 5.0) within each group in order to test the model and hypothesis. The results of the research show that the variables including brand experience, brand love, commitment, trust, in the communal group play a more effective role than the others in producing the brand attachment, also the variables such as brand reliability, brand satisfaction in the exchange group are among the fundamental ones for developing the brand attachment. This study is the first attempt to identify the importance of relationships aspects in young adult consumer. The current study extends branding literature by shedding lights on the roles of communal/exchange relationships factors in brand management, which also help brand managers.

The high transparency and ability of consumers to transmit advertising content quickly in the modern age require that organizations consider authenticity and interaction with customers among their top priorities and combine consumer-generated advertising (CGA) with their own marketing strategies in order to respond to these priorities. This study aims to investigate the factors affecting consumers' attitudes and willingness toward consumer-generated advertising and its effect on brand loyalty and attachment. This is an applied study conducted using the descriptive correlational survey method. Its statistical population consists of dairy consumers of Kalleh Company in Mazandaran Province. A total of 460 questionnaires were distributed by stratified random sampling and descriptive and inferential statistics was used for data analysis. Structural equation modeling and Smart PLS2 were used to test the hypotheses. The reliability of the questionnaires was determined by Cronbach's alpha test and composite reliability coefficient. Results showed that brand attachment had a significant positive effect on attitude toward advertising production and willingness to participate in advertising production. Attitude toward advertising production has a significant positive effect on willingness toward CGA as well as on brand loyalty. It was also shown that brand attachment has a significant positive effect on loyalty. The rapid changes in technology and the development of effective advertising in the modern businesses require defining the concept of CGA, which is addressed in the present study. Also, based on the results of this study, brand attachment increases customers’ willingness toward and participation in CGA. An increase in customers' willingness and involvement in advertising production will also increase their loyalty.

The research was conducted with the aim of designing a model of brand experience with the citizenship behavior of customers in the banking industry. The research method is qualitative and grounded theory, and it is considered fundamental in terms of its purpose. The statistical population of the research is Tehran banking industry managers with the highest education, experience, authorship, and ideas. In this research, unstructured and in-depth interviews were used to collect data and information. Data and information analysis were done through coding (open, axial, and selective coding) and MAXQDA software. In the end, a qualitative model is presented, which consists of causal conditions (Appropriate internet infrastructure, The emergence of new media, Creating a new form of communication, The proliferation of media, and Internet penetration rate), the main phenomenon (Branding, Brand experience, Brand personality, and Brand interest), intervening conditions (Building trust, Outsourcing, Customer behavior, Customer emotional attraction, Islamic banking, and Advertising), the contextual conditions(Customer behavior, Reproducibility of experience, Communication with customers and Notification), strategies (Accounting system, Systematic control, Low profit and help business, Electronic banking, Human Capital, Speed of service, Structure modification, Networking, Security, Creating competition and Personnel training) and consequences (Brand quality, Originality, Function, Customer satisfaction, and Customer loyalty).