• Journal of the Korean Home Economics Association
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• v.39 no.11
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• pp.73-88
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• 2001

Apparel has been generally considered to be high involvement merchandise. But, there are many kinds of merchandises with various attributes within the apparel category. Among apparel merchandises, innerwears have been known to be relatively low-involved and convenience products. Lately, many brands with brand name, high quality, and fashionability were launched, and innerwear consumers became more sophisticated and individualized. Therefore, investigating the shopping orientations and behavious of innerwear consumers is needed. Consumers perceived the images and attributes of competing brands to be similar. So, those brands in competition need to establish differentiation strategy. Generally, the innerwear shopping orientation of consumers was passive and low-involved. But, they could be segmented into apathetic group, brand oriented/loyal group, and rational/economic purchaser group. These groups showed significant differences in demographic characteristics, store patronage, and information sources of innerwear. Therefore, there are consumer groups with various shopping orientations and purchasing behaviors in the innerwear market.

• Journal of Global Scholars of Marketing Science
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• v.19 no.1
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• pp.47-58
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• 2009

The marketing environment has become competitive to an extent that requires firms to target their products at markets that span national boundaries. However, competitive clout cannot be achieved in global consumer markets unless firms thoroughly understand and adequately respond to the core values and needs of those consumers. Brand equity is one of the most important assets to a company. Especially in sportswear markets, brand equity is the crucial value added to a product by its brand name. Factors such as country of origin also influence customer's attitude towards brand equity. Therefore, this paper discusses the relationship between country of origin effect and brand equity, and how they influence consumers' loyalty for respective brands. This paper focused on the sports shoes market, because it is an increasing area of opportunity for world manufacturers. The objectives of this study were the following. (1) Test the effect of country of origin on brand equity. (2) Test how brand equity influences consumers' brand loyalty. (3) Find whether there are differences in the effects of country of origin and brand equity among the three countries. (4) Find whether there are differences in the effects of country of origin and brand equity among the different lifestyles. Based on the review of literature results, the hypotheses are concluded as the following: H1-a: Country image has positive influence on country of origin. H1-b: Product perception has positive influence on country of origin. H2-a: Perceived quality has positive effect on brand equity. H2-b: Perceived price has positive effect on brand equity. H3: Country of origin has positive effect on brand equity. H4: Brand equity has a positive impact on brand loyalty. Research model was constructed (see Fig. 1). After data analysis, the following results were concluded: sports shoes purchase behavior showed significant differences among Korean, Chinese, and American consumers for favorite brand, purchased brand, purchased place, information usage, and favorite sports games. The results of this study also extend the research of the relationship among country of origin, brand equity and brand loyalty to the sports shoes market. Brand equity was proven to have a significant relationship with brand loyalty for all countries. The factors which can influence brand equity are different for different countries. The third finding of this paper is that we identified different three lifestyles, adventurer, follower, and laggard, for Korean, Chinese and American consumers. Without the nationality boundary, seeing the emergence of a new group of consumers who have similar preferences and buy similar brands is more important. All of the consumers consider brand equity to keep their brand loyalty. Perceived price is the only factor which can influence brand equity for adventurers; brand is more important for them. The laggards were not influenced by any factor. All of the factors expect perceived price are important for the followers. Marketing managers should consider brand equity when introducing their brand into a new market. Also localization is the basic strategy that all the sports shoes companies should understand. But as a global brand, understanding the same characteristics for each country is more important to build global strategy.

• Journal of the Korea Fashion and Costume Design Association
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• v.13 no.2
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• pp.121-131
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• 2011

Green Marketing, a response to the serious environment problems of the 21st century, is an important point for trends in both art and fashion. It is a strategy for reminding consumers of the threatening environment problems and to recognize that everyone must take responsibility for these problems. Green marketing is a concept that is the point at issue and social reform movement. The purpose of this study was to find examples of Green Marketing in fashion and classify them into four groups. The results of this study were as follows. First, the terms related to green marketing as related to fashion can be categorized into four areas: 1. Eco-friendly product marketing: product merchandising that usually uses organic materials and green manufacturing processes. 2. Green-communication marketing: PR strategies that use green slogans through deep impression advertising or special promotional events relating reducing, reusing and recycling, etc., with the brand's name. 3. Green environmental-marketing: marketing strategies that is an enlightenment campaign for environmental preservation and sustainable fashion design such as reusing, recycling, and reducing. 4. Cause-related marketing: marketing plans that return profits to society and that take an active part in the causes of the community. It was expected that these types of green marketing strategies would yield positive effects in enhancing brand value and consumer confidence as well as increasing profits.

• Korean Journal of Human Ecology
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• v.17 no.4
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• pp.759-769
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• 2008

The purpose of this study was to classify consumption value and analyze the relationship between consumption value typology and fashion product purchasing behavior of college students as consumers. Data were gathered by surveying college students living in Daegu and Kyungbook area using convenient sampling, and 513 questionnaires were used in the statistical analysis. Data were analyzed by frequency, factor analysis, cluster analysis, ANOVA, Duncan-test, Chi-square, and t-test. The findings are as follows. According to the consumption value typologies of college students were classified into three groups such as Social Value oriented, Functional Value oriented, and Differentiated Individuality oriented group. The Social Value oriented group and the Differentiated Individuality oriented group were more conscious of clothing pursuit propensities behavior such as brand, shopping place, and price than Functional Value oriented group. The Functional Value oriented group showed the lowest interest in brand name. Purchasing behavior of casual wear and bags fashion product had the significant effects on the shopping place, and price.

• Culinary science and hospitality research
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• v.12 no.3 s.30
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• pp.219-236
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• 2006

The purpose of this study is to examine the elements that satisfy customers in order for restaurants to survive in competition, and to examine effective positioning strategies. Since the designation of Haeundae in Busan as a Special Tourism Zone, diverse food service markets have been established and various marketing activities are anticipated accordingly. The results of this study can be summarized as follows: First, after the examination of the competitive relationships among restaurants, based on the image similarity data, it was found that Bennigan's, Outback Steakhouse, and T.G.I. Friday's are in close proximity with one another. Hence the fierce competition between them. Secondly, as a result of PC-MDS PROFIT analysis, a positioning map was drawn with image similarity measurement of the restaurants and scores 9 evaluation categories for each brand name as follows: food taste, food price, service, access convenience, hygienic condition and cleaning, atmosphere, various events, circumferential environment, and public image. Thirdly, as a result of MDPREFMAP analysis based on the customer preference, data from the restaurant brand names, an ideal location of a restaurant preferred by customers and the position of restaurant brand names were indicated at the same time.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Interior Design Conference
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• 2007.11a
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• pp.159-162
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• 2007

In the twentieth century, due to extraordinary development of companies and life style, etc, market environments to which companies around the world currently face are being changed with reflecting the current age in various fields, which result from globalization, digitalized innovation, diversity by information acceptance, an enhanced level of a consumer's consciousness, developed mass media, etc. The companies are trying to expand their sale areas, not only products but also their cultures, images, and brand power in the name of a 'marketing' in a space In other words, if companies and brands express some identities without considering an entire image evaluated by customers, a mis-positioning for the companies and the brands may be caused. In this case, the companies and brands may not influence on potential major customers at all, of an image for the companies and brands may be degrade Accordingly, a space marketing is required as a distinguished strategic means in characterizing identities according to brands. Also, a design for communicating the space marketing with the customers is required. Therefore, the purpose and effects of the present research are to analyze how identity characteristics for brands and company images are reflected by analyzing a faadeof a hall for housing cultures, and are to analyze how they are recognized by customer.

• Journal of Distribution Science
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• v.20 no.5
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• pp.75-84
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• 2022

Purpose: The paper employs the theory of planned behaviour, social identity theory, social presence theory, and social exchange theory to propose a model for using the social media platform Facebook in distributing information in universities. Research design, data and methodology: Data were obtained from 618 students at Hanoi University of Industry (HaUI) in Vietnam. The study used structural equation modeling in SPSS and the statistical analysis software AMOS version 24 to explore the information distribution role of Facebook. Results: Findings reveal that subjective norms and social presence play a key role in driving students to use Facebook for studying. In addition, university administrators can boost student satisfaction and academic achievement through Facebook. Interestingly, students who strongly identify with the brand name of the university have a strong connection with the university are more likely to engage in behaviors supportive toward the university. Conclusions: These findings show that Facebook had played a key information distribution role in universities. Thus, the study provides the executive board of the university and teachers can gain new understanding of why students employ Facebook for studying as well as capitalize on the platform to improve several operational metrics such as brand identification, student satisfaction, and academic achievement.

• The Research Journal of the Costume Culture
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• v.31 no.5
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• pp.607-626
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• 2023

This study analyzes consumer fashion purchase patterns from a big data perspective. Transaction data from 1 million transactions at two Korean fashion brands were collected. To analyze the data, R, Python, the SPADE algorithm, and network analysis were used. Various consumer purchase patterns, including overall purchase patterns, seasonal purchase patterns, and age-specific purchase patterns, were analyzed. Overall pattern analysis found that a continuous purchase pattern was formed around the brands' popular items such as t-shirts and blouses. Network analysis also showed that t-shirts and blouses were highly centralized items. This suggests that there are items that make consumers loyal to a brand rather than the cachet of the brand name itself. These results help us better understand the process of brand equity construction. Additionally, buying patterns varied by season, and more items were purchased in a single shopping trip during the spring season compared to other seasons. Consumer age also affected purchase patterns; findings showed an increase in purchasing the same item repeatedly as age increased. This likely reflects the difference in purchasing power according to age, and it suggests that the decision-making process for pur- chasing products simplifies as age increases. These findings offer insight for fashion companies' establishment of item-specific marketing strategies.

• Journal of Technology Innovation
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• v.11 no.1
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• pp.1-27
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• 2003

In the knowledge-based economy, technology valuation of patents, brand name, know-how is presented for as key subject of intangible assets management science. This paper reviews the methods of technology valuation that have been developed by valuation specialists. Also, is talking about the practical application by income approach (DCF) method. The function and role of technology valuation analysts such as the related organizations and the reference of foreign organization is appeared through the examples.

• East Asian Journal of Business Economics (EAJBE)
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• v.2 no.2
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• pp.53-57
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• 2014

Persuasive emotion advertising has great effect on attention and motivation. The using of negative emotions has been an interest in consumer psychology and advertising. This is because emotions place impact on consumers, attention and decision making. Emotions are also believed to cretin evoke brand name from memory. This paper presents the evidence for the impact of negative emotions by comparing then greater with positive emotions advertising.