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Consumers’ Attitudes towards Brand Extensions: An Analysis on Food and Textile Industries in Turkey

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dc.contributor.author Şahin, Nilay
dc.contributor.author Ergin, Elif
dc.date.accessioned 2024-03-01T08:03:06Z
dc.date.available 2024-03-01T08:03:06Z
dc.date.issued 2016-01
dc.identifier.citation Şahin, Nilay; Ergin, E. (2016). "Consumers’ Attitudes towards Brand Extensions: An Analysis on Food and Textile Industries in Turkey", International Journal of Marketing Studies, Vol.8, No.1, pp.72-85. tr_TR
dc.identifier.issn 1918-719X
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12416/7422
dc.description.abstract Brand extensions refer to use an established brand name in new product or product categories and are extensively applied as a marketing strategy. Brand extension success factors vary according to cultures. Consumers’ attitude towards extensions is modified on the basis of their cognitional reactions and relations between the parent brand and extended product and/ or product categories. This study aims at conducting an exploratory research and revealing the relationship between the parent brand and the extended brand. More specifically, the impact of parent brand loyalty on the extension is explored. Therefore, the main objective is to evaluate the attitudes of consumers towards brand extensions through brand loyalty. The study analyzes consumers’ attitudes towards brand extensions specifically in food and textile industries. This is in particular to portray that consumers respond positively to brand extensions in various industries due to different motivations. During the methodology application process, in-depth interviews were carried out with 16 participants who were selected from employees working for public and private institutions in Ankara, the capital of Turkey. The interviews were conducted in two stages. During the first stage, the interviews lasted approximately 45 minutes and consisted of open-ended questions about participants’ brand choices, reasons for choosing the brands they use. The goal was to evaluate their brand loyalty levels. In addition, the participants were provided with the definition of brand extension and their reactions towards extension were noted. In the second stage, the participants were asked to evaluate their attitudes towards brand extensions in food and textile industries along with the factors that have impact on their evaluations. The participants were specifically observed in terms of their approach to brand extensions where the extension was in a totally different sector from the parent brand. The results indicate that brand awareness has a significant impact on brand extensions with regards to quality and trust. However, this impact is at the highest level when the extension is within the same sector with the parent brand. Whenever the extension is in a different sector, consumers not only have negative attitudes toward that extension but also become suspicious about the parent brand. Thus, quality and trust are pivotal factors influencing consumers’ positive attitudes towards brand extensions. tr_TR
dc.language.iso eng tr_TR
dc.relation.isversionof 10.5539/ijms.v8n1p72 tr_TR
dc.rights info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess tr_TR
dc.title Consumers’ Attitudes towards Brand Extensions: An Analysis on Food and Textile Industries in Turkey tr_TR
dc.type article tr_TR
dc.relation.journal International Journal of Marketing Studies tr_TR
dc.identifier.volume 8 tr_TR
dc.identifier.issue 1 tr_TR
dc.identifier.startpage 72 tr_TR
dc.identifier.endpage 85 tr_TR
dc.contributor.department Çankaya Üniversitesi, İktisadi ve İdari Bilimler Fakültesi, İşletme Bölümü tr_TR


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