• International Area Studies Review
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• v.16 no.3
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• pp.181-207
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• 2012

This study explores and examines the impacts of the cultural characters on the brand attitude of Chinese regional consumers. This study used the 1,500 sample sized data collected from three major cities: Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou. We investigate that power distance, individualism/collectivism, uncertainty avoidance and long-orientation are statistically different across cities. The empirical studies show that individualism/collectivism and uncertainty avoidance have significant impacts on the brand attitude of Chinese regional consumers. We tested that the relationship between the brand power and the brand attitude is moderated by individualism/collectivism, the results indicate that the effect of the brand power on the brand attitude is moderated by uncertainty avoidance. These results imply that Chinese consumers' culture character of individualism/collectivism and uncertainty avoidance moderate their brand attitude. Based on this results, We suggested some implications for further market segmentation strategy, brand marketing strategy, and Chinese regional consumer culture research.

• The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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• v.10 no.11
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• pp.304-317
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• 2010

The study was performed to measure structural relationship among service value, brand image, and royalty of patients in regional public hospitals in Korea. Based on the analysis, the study aims to establish strategic direction of the regional public hospitals. Through a review of related literatures, measurement variables were identified, and a path model was developed for the study. Five regional public hospitals were chosen, and questionnaire has been collected from 387 outpatients and 358 inpatients. The study found that service value has a positive direct effect on brand image, and brand image has a positive direct effect on loyalty. Based on the findings, it is desirable for the regional public hospitals should mange the issues with lower level of perception and those with bigger effect, and establish low pricing strategy with improving the quality of service they provide.

• International Journal of Advanced Culture Technology
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• v.11 no.4
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• pp.210-215
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• 2023

As a public space providing night commercial services, night market represents the regional culture of a region or city to a certain extent. With the development of material economy and the continuous improvement of spiritual civilization, the modern night market has also begun to show some new changes. is an important strategy for the development and transformation of modern night market to build the brand image of night market and turn the traditional night market into a new "national tide" night market". Based on the regional cultural perspective, this paper takes many night markets in Changzhou, China as the object of study, and aims to summarize the effective ways to construct a new night market image. We are designed the following conclusions. The first is to deploy rational and unique features. The second is to enrich the business style and to perfect matching. The third is to regulate management and promote multiple effects. Therefore, it is expected that a new strategy will be proposed to create a night market brand image from a local cultural perspective.

• Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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• v.13 no.4
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• pp.1532-1540
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• 2012

The development and operation of brand programs can help regional Culture & Art Centers provide sustainable contents to local citizens. The study of domestic and foreign examples shows that successful, competitive brand programs share common characteristics: interactive features; systematization and manualization of programs and unique, individual, universal themes.

• Asia Marketing Journal
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• v.11 no.2
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• pp.193-215
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• 2009

This paper reports the country of origin and brand trust perceptions of 102 Nepali consumers living in Kathmandu. The paper also explores these Nepali consumers' perceptions of global brands. Three major findings are reported: (1) For these Nepali consumers, the importance of buying a global brand is exceptionally important in their purchase decisions. (2) Nepali women consistently rate the importance of buying a global brand higher than Nepali men. (3) The set of global brands most trusted by these Nepali consumers show strong regional, Asian preferences. The paper also discusses the challenges of market research in Nepal.

• Journal of the korean academy of Pediatric Dentistry
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• v.37 no.4
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• pp.461-466
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• 2010

We examined the pattern of brand naming for dental clinics depending on various factors in 551 members of The Korean Academy of Pediatric Dentistry. The results follows: 1. Brand naming depending on the sex showed that the clinical subspeciality was 33.4% and the name of people or regional location was 31.7% in male members. In female members, the clinical subspeciality was 49% and a feeling of affinity was 29.9% (p<0.05). 2. Brand naming using the name of people and regional location in association with the year of graduation, the period before the 1960s was 66.7% the 1960s was 62.5% the 1970s was 68.8% and the 1980s was 46.5%. That is, these periods accounted for the most part. During the 1990s, however, brand naming based on the clinical subspeciality accounted for 52.2%. After the 2000s, it accounted for 59.8% (p<0.05). 3. In Seoul, Pusan and Kyounggi Province, brand naming based on the clinical speciality accounted for the most part. In other areas, the name of people and regional location, as well as a feeling of affinity, was the most prevalant (p<0.05). To summarize, there was a variability in the pattern of brand naming for dental clinics in association with the sex, schools and year of graduation and the regional location.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Costume
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• v.54 no.5
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• pp.13-25
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• 2004

The purpose of this study was to understand regional differences of clothing consumption behavior of Korean adolescents. Subjects were 624 male and female high school students in north and south to the Hangang river, Seoul, and those in Kunsan City, Jeonlabuk-Do. The clothing consumption orientation were classified 4 dimensions by factor analysis: brand orientation, others-sensitivity, impulse buying, and advertizement influence. Female students were significantly higher in brand orientation, others-sensitivity, and impulse buying than males. Students in the south Seoul are influenced more than the other two regions by brand orientation, others-sensitivity, and impulse buying. There were significant interaction effects in brand orientation and others sensitivity by sender and region. In the north Seoul students, males demonstrated less brand orientation than females. while south Seoul male students did high others-sensitivity tendency than male of the other regions. Males of north Seoul and Kunsan spent less expense for clothing, but south Seoul students equally in males and females spent the highest for clothing. About one-third of all adolescents had imitated appearance of an entertainer. mostly for hair-styles of them. Major commodities that teenagers purchased on impulse were shirts, pants, shoes, and bags. Since shoes prevailed among purchased famous brands, teenagers seem to be most interested in shoes as far as the brand was concerned in particular. In general, clear differences of gender and region were observed in clothing consumption behavior: male adolescents in the north Seoul and Kunsan City exhibited Passive clothing behavior, whereas south Seoul males and females showed active behavior and gender-equality.

• Proceedings of the Korea Society of Design Studies Conference
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• 1999.10a
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• pp.70-71
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• 1999

지방자치제가 본격적으로 자리잡기 시작한 최근, 대부분의 지방자치단체들이 지역경제 활성화를 위한 나름대로의 프로그램을 실시하고 있다. 특히 디자인분야에 대한 시대요구적 인식을 바탕으로 지역이미지통합계획(Regional Identification Program) 에서부터 캐릭터 개발에 이르기까지 지역이 가진 유,무형의 이미지자원을 이용한 디자인개발은 가히 $\ulcorner$붐$\lrcorner$이라고 부를만 하다.(중략)

• Journal of the Korean Geographical Society
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• v.43 no.6
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• pp.873-893
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• 2008

This article focuses on reviewing place branding theories as a major toolkit of 'soft regional development'. Place branding provides sophisticate methodologies to strengthen city and regional image and identity. For effective place marketing practices, four of useful place branding tools are suggested. They include the methodology of place identity development, brand leadership system in local governance, construction of city brand architecture, and evaluation model for city brand equity. A process model is suggested for systematically organizing the diverse tools of place marketing and branding. The model is expected to be used as a framework of strategical soft regional development and planning. The place branding process model is to be an important theoretical and methodological basement of postmodern urban and regional development on which creativity, symbol and signs are more emphasized. More in-depth theoretical and empirical studies are needed. Geographical tradition and knowledge can play important roles in this inter-disciplinary process.

• The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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• v.8 no.2
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• pp.140-149
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• 2008

With the advent of local autonomy, local governments are seeking balanced regional development through the decentralization of the central government's authority. In line with this trend, each province has begun to recognize the significance of local identity as a means to promote regional development, and this recognition contributed to developing various brands using local resources. However, a number of these brands are similar to one another because they were developed without thoroughly analyzing and strategically differentiating local identities from one another. Thus, this study aims to propose local characteristics and consumer consciousness that need to be considered in local speciality brand development through practical marine product brand development cases representing Yeosu's local characteristics. This study intends to contribute to setting an effective direction of marine product branding by applying local color to brand development strategies and brand identity elements and by suggesting post-management and promotion plans of local brand positioning.