• Journal of Distribution Research
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• v.13 no.1
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• pp.61-77
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• 2008

This study proposes new fashion brand evaluation criteria. In developing the criteria, we emphasize the following considerations: first, the object of the evaluation should be the brand rather than the products or store second, the "new" brand should be the "new" brand from the consumer's perspective finally, only fashion brands available in department store are included to examine the relationship between evaluation criteria and consumers' relationship quality perception with a department store. Our data analysis of an online survey panel sample of 537 female consumers produced six new fashion brand evaluation criteria: merchandise power, in-store communication, brand/company image, salesperson, VMD, and assortment variety. New fashion brand evaluation criteria factors include both brand attributes and store attributes. Brand-related evaluation criteria are merchandise power, assortment variety, and brand/company images, whereas store-related criteria are VMD, salesperson, and in-store communication. The associations among brand evaluation criteria, brand attitudes, and the consumers' relationship quality with department store were tested by regression analysis.

• The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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• v.21 no.3
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• pp.364-374
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• 2021

In a fiercely competitive market, brands have become an important foundation for people to choose their products, and brands are also symbols of people's status and strength. Therefore, the importance of brand image design is growing. And color is an expression of emotion and can improve the communication and marketing environment of brand image as an important element of brand image. In this study, Interbrand selected Korea-China TOP 50 brand as a survey target in 2019 and downloaded brand CI from each brand's homepage to data images through Adobe Photoshop program and HSB system, and analyzed the color of the brand. There is no big difference in analyzing the color characteristics of Korean and Chinese brands, and the I.R.I color image scale analysis shows that the overall design of Korean brands is vibrant, elegant and warm to consumers. On the other hand, the overall design of the Chinese brand offers consumers a solemn, modern and sophisticated emotional adjective. Based on the results, this study can provide practical implications for companies to select colors and forms when launching their own brands and developing products.

• The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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• v.13 no.12
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• pp.986-994
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• 2013

With reviewing major advertising effect models, this research aimed to describe the accepted view of how advertising works, to discover the limits of current advertising effects research paradigm and to suggest the solutions. The results show that current advertising research has been mainly focused on brand attitude but other advertising effects have been neglected. Due to radically changing advertising media, the author proposes that new perspectives on the advertising effect are needed such as brand perception, brand familiarity and brand salience.

• Economic and Environmental Geology
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• v.47 no.6
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• pp.657-671
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• 2014

This study investigates the differences in the recognition of the brand factors of the Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources (KIGAM) between the internal and external public. This study considers KIGAM's brand strategy among the various institutions contributing to the country's development. Through the analysis, this study provides strategic implications about science-related institutions as well as KIGAM. According to the results of the brand factors in various dimensions, differences in the recognition between the internal and external public were found to be evident. The results reveal that the internal public shows more positive attitude than the external public on the variables that affect KIGAM's branding strategies.

• Proceedings of the Korean Information Science Society Conference
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• 2010.06c
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• pp.109-113
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• 2010

인터넷진흥원의 자료에 따르면 2009년 5월을 기점으로 전체가구의 80%가 인터넷을 사용하고 있으며 이중 만 3세 이상의 사용자들도 77.2%에 달한다. 또한 전체 사용자 중 블로그 서비스 사용률은 59.7%에 달하고 있다. 블로그와 같은 온라인 커뮤니케이션 서비스의 확대는 생산적 소비자의 확대를 가져왔고 동시에 블로그를 기업 마케팅의 전략 창구로서 변화 시키고 있다. 기업이 직접 블로그를 운영하게 될 때는 콘텐트를 블로그에 게시하는 것 만으로 끝나지 않는다. 언제, 어디서, 어떻게 콘텐트가 읽혀졌는지, 콘텐트가 기업의 브랜드 이미지에 어떤 영향을 가지는가 등의 콘텐트 분석 또한 필수적인 요소가 되는 것이다. 이에 본 논문에서는 브랜드 블로그의 콘텐트를 분석하기 위한 분석 시스템을 개발하고 이를 적용시켜 브랜드 블로그 상의 콘텐트 추적 결과를 논해보고자 한다.

• Journal of Digital Convergence
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• v.16 no.4
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• pp.127-135
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• 2018

This study is to investigate the influence of brand benefit on brand extension, especially focusing on the mediating effect of trademark belief and the moderating effect of categorical similarity. This study restates that brand benefit affect consumers' brand extension attitude and confirms that it is completely mediated by trademark belief. In addition, this study finds that categorical similarity moderates the effects of brand benefit on brand extension attitude. The results of this study suggest a theoretical implication that trademark belief can be used as one of the brand extension strategies and a practical implication that the brand communication strategy based on brand benefits should be changed with the categorical similarity.

• The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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• v.11 no.5
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• pp.185-193
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• 2011

Companies, to establish a proper brand image of it, and to appeal to consumers effectively, mobilize advertisement and other publicity means through various communication media. In terms of access rates and degrees of interest of viewers among broadcast media, television is higher than other important media such as radio, newspaper, magazine, and DMB, etc. Since consumers get access to much commercials on television, television commercial activities of companies ultimately have effect on their brand images. Thus, this study, focusing on the screen image expression types among all the expression types of television commercials, examined what brand images consumers favor, and sought to know what characteristics in television commercials in Korea works as important factors in the formation of brand images.

• The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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• v.21 no.11
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• pp.478-489
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• 2021

The mobile game industry is currently on the rise and is one of the major industries. Recently, advertisements among mobile games are aimed at branded content, unlike existing advertising content. In this study, we conduct a study on the advertisement effectiveness of the attributes of branded advertisements under a mobile game environment. Therefore, the impact of context congruity, perceived advertising intrusiveness and entertainment on advertising attitude, brand attitude and purchasing intention was verified through experimental research on Chinese mobile game users in the 10s and 20s. Analysis of the PLS structural equation model showed that context congruity and entertainment had a significant impact on advertising attitude, but did not have a significant impact on brand attitude. Perceived advertising intrusiveness has no significant impact on advertising attitude and brand attitude. Finally, advertising attitude had a significant influence on purchase intention through brand attitude. Through these findings, we discuss the effectiveness of mobile game branded advertisement and present effective brand advertising strategies.

• The Research Journal of the Costume Culture
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• v.32 no.2
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• pp.247-259
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• 2024

This study assessed the effectiveness of brand image communication on consumer perceptions of cruelty-free fashion brands. Brand messaging data were gathered from postings on the official Instagram accounts of three cruelty-free fashion brands and consumer perception data were gathered from Tweets containing keywords related to each brand. Web crawling and natural language processing were performed using Python and sentiment analysis was conducted using the BERT model. By analyzing Instagram content from Stella McCartney, Patagonia, and Freitag from their inception until 2021, this study found these brands all emphasize environmental aspects but with differing focuses: Stella McCartney on ecological conservation, Patagonia on an active outdoor image, and Freitag on upcycled products. Keyword analysis further indicated consumers perceive these brands in line with their brand messaging: Stella McCartney as high-end and eco-friendly, Patagonia as active and environmentally conscious, and Freitag as centered on recycling. Results based on the assessment of the alignment between brand-driven images and consumer-perceived images and the sentiment evaluation of the brand confirmed the outcomes of brand communication performance. The study revealed a correlation between brand image and positive consumer evaluations, indicating that higher alignment of ethical values leads to more positive consumer assessments. Given that consumers tend to prioritize search keywords over brand concepts, it's important for brands to focus on using visual imagery and promotions to effectively convey brand communication information. These findings highlight the importance of brand communication by emphasizing the connection between ethical brand images and consumer perceptions.

• The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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• v.7 no.8
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• pp.174-181
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• 2007

As part of city marketing, many local governments are recently developing or have already developed a slogan for their own city brand. This study aims to provide basic source materials for an efficient and more systematic way in current development of the slogan for a city brand. Therefore, this study compared and analyzed the cases for developing the slogan for a city brand in Korea and in other nations, presenting some feasible solutions. As for the characteristics of the slogans for city brands in Korea, they were all campaign-type slogans with a single-component structure that includes the city's name. They mostly used values as their subject material. The basic requirements for producing a successful city-brand slogan include the emphasis on the quality of being unique and differentiated. A city-brand slogan must incorporate the kind of natural environment, the culture, the history, etc that are unique to the region in order to become a creative and unique slogan. Rather than being swayed by short-term trends, a city-brand slogan must have a long term vision and strategy as well as a clear and accurate setup. Also, a city-brand slogan will proliferate and create values as a brand when shared communications with all local residents continue to occur after developing the slogan.