Is naming brands in English worth doing? Effects of foreignness and country of origin on brand equity

The effect of the brand identity strategies, foreignness and country of origin, on brand equity raises questions about the effectiveness of the names given by entrepreneurs to commercial establishments. This study investigates the influence of foreignness and country of origin on consumer-based bran...

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Autores principales: Rafael Barreiros Porto, Talyta da Silva Soyer
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:979f806a143040239d39f1cbe68756892021-11-11T15:48:07ZIs naming brands in English worth doing? Effects of foreignness and country of origin on brand equity1807-734X10.15728/bbr.2018.15.6.6https://doaj.org/article/979f806a143040239d39f1cbe68756892018-01-01T00:00:00Zhttp://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=123057497006https://doaj.org/toc/1807-734XThe effect of the brand identity strategies, foreignness and country of origin, on brand equity raises questions about the effectiveness of the names given by entrepreneurs to commercial establishments. This study investigates the influence of foreignness and country of origin on consumer-based brand equity. We conduct a 2x2 between-subjects experiment with 280 participants, using brand foreignness and country of origin as manipulated variables and brand equity as the dependent variable. The results show a positive and direct effect of foreignness on brand equity indicators, associated image and willingness to pay a premium price. Country of origin moderated the relationship between foreignness and brand equity, showing that a brand with foreignness increases exclusivity without any identification of the country of origin and that a brand without foreignness increases the same indicator when the country of origin is present. This research may help in building and managing new product, service, and retail brands.Rafael Barreiros PortoTalyta da Silva SoyerFUCAPE Business Schoolarticleenglish foreignnessbrand equitycountry of originbrandingexperimentBusinessHF5001-6182ENPTBBR: Brazilian Business Review, Vol 15, Iss 6, Pp 606-623 (2018)
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language EN
PT
topic english foreignness
brand equity
country of origin
branding
experiment
Business
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spellingShingle english foreignness
brand equity
country of origin
branding
experiment
Business
HF5001-6182
Rafael Barreiros Porto
Talyta da Silva Soyer
Is naming brands in English worth doing? Effects of foreignness and country of origin on brand equity
description The effect of the brand identity strategies, foreignness and country of origin, on brand equity raises questions about the effectiveness of the names given by entrepreneurs to commercial establishments. This study investigates the influence of foreignness and country of origin on consumer-based brand equity. We conduct a 2x2 between-subjects experiment with 280 participants, using brand foreignness and country of origin as manipulated variables and brand equity as the dependent variable. The results show a positive and direct effect of foreignness on brand equity indicators, associated image and willingness to pay a premium price. Country of origin moderated the relationship between foreignness and brand equity, showing that a brand with foreignness increases exclusivity without any identification of the country of origin and that a brand without foreignness increases the same indicator when the country of origin is present. This research may help in building and managing new product, service, and retail brands.
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author Rafael Barreiros Porto
Talyta da Silva Soyer
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title Is naming brands in English worth doing? Effects of foreignness and country of origin on brand equity
title_short Is naming brands in English worth doing? Effects of foreignness and country of origin on brand equity
title_full Is naming brands in English worth doing? Effects of foreignness and country of origin on brand equity
title_fullStr Is naming brands in English worth doing? Effects of foreignness and country of origin on brand equity
title_full_unstemmed Is naming brands in English worth doing? Effects of foreignness and country of origin on brand equity
title_sort is naming brands in english worth doing? effects of foreignness and country of origin on brand equity
publisher FUCAPE Business School
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