Local, global and glocal consumer brand relationships

Purpose: This paper fills a gap in the literature on branding, as local and glocal brands have not received as much attention as global brands from academics and practitioners and the scarce amount of relevant research done on glocal branding strategies is mainly theoretical or conceptual. Design/me...

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Autores: Lopez-Lomelí, Miguel Ángel, Llonch i Andreu, Joan|||0000-0002-1624-3133, Rialp Criado, Josep|||0000-0002-0656-1592
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2019
País:España
Institución:Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Repositorio:Dipòsit Digital de Documents de la UAB
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ddd.uab.cat:223143
Acceso en línea:https://ddd.uab.cat/record/223143
https://dx.doi.org/urn:doi:10.1108/SJME-10-2018-0046
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Global brand
Local brand
Glocal brand
Signalling theory
Brand attitude
Brand purchase intention
Marca global
Marca local
Marca glocal
Teoría de las señales
Actitud hacia la marca
Intención de compra
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Sumario:Purpose: This paper fills a gap in the literature on branding, as local and glocal brands have not received as much attention as global brands from academics and practitioners and the scarce amount of relevant research done on glocal branding strategies is mainly theoretical or conceptual. Design/methodology/approach: This paper therefore defines a model relating brand beliefs (brand quality, brand image, brand familiarity and brand as a social signalling value), brand attitudes and brand purchase intentions. The model is then tested with a sample of different categories/types of consumer brands (local, global and glocal). The influence of the type of brand on these relationships is then analysed. Findings: The findings suggest that brand quality is the most important driver of brand attitude for any type of brand, and that the relationship between brand quality and brand attitude, as well as between brand attitude and brand purchase intention, is weaker for a glocal brand than for a local or global brand. Originality/value: This paper provides new empirical evidence of the influence of brand type on brand associations and attitude configurations and the effects these attitudes have on buying intentions. This work is also relevant for the managers' efforts to develop more effective global, glocal and local marketing strategies for brand positioning.