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Drawing from theory, and original examples discuss brand community, what it is, how they emerge and the processes through which they can be managed to develop mutually beneficial relationships for consumers and brands. (3,500 words)
Required reading:
Batra, R., Ahuvia, A., & Bagozzi, R. P. (2012). Brand love. Journal of Marketing, 76(2), 1-16.
Burns, D. J., & Fawcett, J. K. (2012) THE ROLE OF BRANDS IN A CONSUMER CULTURE. JBIB, 28.
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Cova, B., & Cova, V. (2002). Tribal marketing: the tribalisation of society and its impact on the conduct of marketing. European journal of marketing, 36(5/6), 595-620.
Cova, B., & Dalli, D. (2009). Working consumers: the next step in marketing theory?. Marketing theory, 9(3), 315-339.
Cova, B., & Pace, S. (2006). Brand community of convenience products: new forms of customer empowerment–the case “my Nutella The Community”. European Journal of Marketing, 40(9/10), 1087-1105
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Füller, J., Matzler, K., & Hoppe, M. (2008). Brand community members as a source of innovation. Journal of Product Innovation Management, 25(6), 608-619.
Gorse, S., Chadwick, S., & Burton, N. (2010). Entrepreneurship through sports marketing: A case analysis of Red Bull in sport. Journal of Sponsorship, 3(4), 348-357.
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McAlexander, J. H., & Schouten, J. W. (1998). Brandfests: Servicescapes for the cultivation of brand equity. In Servicescapes: The concept of place in contemporary markets (pp. 377-402).
McAlexander, J. H., Schouten, J. W., & Koenig, H. F. (2002). Building brand community. Journal of marketing, 66(1), 38-54.
McAlexander, J. H., Schouten, J. W., & Koenig, H. F. (2002). Building brand community. The Journal of Marketing, 38-54.
Merz, M. A., He, Y., & Vargo, S. L. (2009). The evolving brand logic: a service-dominant logic perspective. Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science, 37(3), 328-344.
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O’Malley, L., Patterson, M., & Kelly-Holmes, H. (2008). Death of a metaphor: reviewing the ‘marketing as relationships’ frame. Marketing Theory, 8(2), 167-187.
O’Sullivan, S. R., Richardson, B., & Collins, A. (2011). How brand communities emerge: The Beamish conversion experience. Journal of Marketing Management, 27(9-10), 891-912.
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O’Sullivan, Stephen R. (2015), “The Market Maven Crowd: Risk-Aversion and Enhanced Consumption Context Control in an Illicit Market”, Psychology & Marketing
O’Sullivan, Stephen R. (2016), “The branded carnival: the dark magic of consumer excitement”, Journal of Marketing Management,
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O’Sullivan, Stephen R., and Richardson, Brendan (2012),”Facilitating consumer-consumer-brand relationships and a brand network orbit: Two sides of the brand community development coin”, Academy of Marketing Conference 2012, Marketing: catching the technology wave, Southampton
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Wendlandt, M., & Schrader, U. (2007). Consumer reactance against loyalty programs. Journal of Consumer Marketing, 24(5), 293-304.
Referencing:
Correct and accurate APA style referencing required for assignment 1 & 2
Examples:
O’Sullivan, S. R., Richardson, B., & Collins, A. (2011). How brand communities emerge: The Beamish conversion experience. Journal of Marketing Management, 27(9-10), 891-912.
O’Sullivan, S. R. (2015). The market maven crowd: Collaborative risk‐aversion and enhanced consumption context control in an illicit market. Psychology & Marketing, 32(3), 285-302.
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