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Introduction and Measurement Development of Lovemarks Construct in IT Context

IT 환경에 적용가능한 러브마크 개념의 소개 및 측정도구 개발

  • Received : 2017.03.17
  • Accepted : 2017.05.07
  • Published : 2017.05.31
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Abstract

Understanding the consumer-brand relationship in the IT market from the "emotional" or "love" perspective requires an urgent research effort to fully comprehend IT consumers beyond brand loyalty. This study introduces and attempts to empirically validate the concept and measurement of "Lovemarks," which capture the emotional relationship between consumers and IT brands, especially smartphone brands. Having a second-order confirmatory factor analysis for three different smartphone brands, this study extracted 18 final items with six constructs of mysteriousness, sensuality, intimacy, performance, trust, and reputation. The results indicate that the Lovemarks are psychometrically valid and reliably measure the emotional interaction of consumers and IT brands beyondbrand loyalty.

감성 또는 사랑의 관점에서 고객과 IT 브랜드 간의 관계를 이해하기 위해서는 브랜드 충성도를 넘어, IT 소비자를 정확히 이해하려는 연구가 요구된다. 본 연구는 소비자와 IT 브랜드 간의 감성적 관계를 설명하는 '러브마크' 개념을 소개하고 측정도구를 개발 검증한다. 연구결과 스마트폰 사용자들 대상으로 고차 확인적 요인 분석을 통해 러브마크를 구성하는 6가지 개념(신비감, 감각, 친밀감, 성과, 신뢰, 명성)과 18개 측정항목을 개발하였다. 그리고 러브마크가 브랜드 충성도보다 소비자와 IT 브랜드 간의 감성적 상호작용을 유효하게 설명하는 것으로 확인되었다.

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