Fashion Branding And Consumer Behaviors

Fashion Branding and Consumer Behaviors presents eye-opening theory, literature review and original research on the mutual influence of branding strategies and consumer response. Contributors use multiple methods to analyze consumers' psychosocial needs and the extent that their fulfillment goes beyond the usefulness or value of the items they purchase as well as the fashion industry's means of communicating brand identity and enhancing brand loyalty. Along the way, these studies raise important questions about consumer behaviors, consumer welfare, environmental ethics and the future of consumer research. Included in the coverage: A symbolic interactionist perspective on fashion brand personality and advertisement response. Optimizing fashion branding strategies in a fluctuating market. An analysis of fashion brand extensions by artificial neural networks. Domestic or foreign luxury brands? A comparison of status- and non-status- seeking teenagers. The impact of consumers’ need for uniqueness on purchase perception. How brand awareness relates to market outcome, brand equity and the marketing mix. A breakthrough volume on the complexities of how and why we buy, Fashion Branding and Consumer Behaviors will captivate researchers and practitioners in the fields of consumer psychology, marketing and economics.

Fashion is a driving force that shapes the way we live--it influences apparel, hairstyles, art, food, cosmetics, cars, music, toys, furniture, and many other aspects of our daily lives that we often take for granted. Fashion is a major component of popular culture--one that is everchanging. With a solid base in social science, and in economic and marketing research, "Consumer Behavior: In Fashion" provides a comprehensive analysis of today's fashion consumer. Up-to-date, thought-provoking information is presented in an engaging everyday context that helps students, business people and scholars understand how fashion shapes the everyday world of consumers. Among other special features, this comprehensive text: Starts each chapter with a consumer scenario used to analyze concepts covered in the chapter Relates consumer behavior concepts specifically to fashion products and processes Integrates the rapidly-evolving domain of fashion e-commerce Uses numerous fashion ads to explore how fashion companies attempt to communicate with their markets Includes both a marketing and consumer approach to the business of fashion Highlights both good and bad aspects of fashion marketing and offers a chapter on consumer and business ethics, social responsibility, and environmental issues Includes a chapter on consumer protection by business, government, and independent agencies

Even as the fashion industry changes rapidly with new technologies, styles and trendsetters, one thing remains constant: the customer is key. But with more competition than ever before, how do fashion brands reach elusive customers and even more crucially, establish loyalty? This thoroughly updated third edition introduces core concepts of consumer behavior through a unique fashion perspective. Ideal for fashion merchandising and marketing courses, this text explains the motivation behind consumer choice and purchase written in a clear manner with industry examples. This text will cover updates in technology and social media, which have changed the landscape of the fashion market. Discussion of the pandemic, diversity, sustainability, and ethical practices are also included. Student activities, mini-projects, and brand new “Just-in-Case” case studies promote application of the text concepts for a complete understanding of The Why of the Buy. STUDIO Features Include: - Self-assessment quizzes to test yourself on what you have just read - Flashcards of key terms and concepts covered in the book Instructor Resources - Instructor's Guide to help incorporate the text into your classroom -The Test Bank includes sample test questions for each chapter - PowerPoint Slides for every chapter

Fashion is everywhere! It transcends domains and applies to almost any kind of product (e.g., apparel, cars, digital devices, food, literature, travel, music, house decoration and personal wellness). Fashion greatly influences public interest, media coverage, and product success. The global fashion industry is among the most important in terms of investments, trade, and employment, despite its dependence on unpredictable demand. This book focuses on the fashion apparel and accessories industry in an attempt to help managers answer the following questions: Why and how do fashion products appeal to consumers, despite their constantly varying attributes? What specific elements and benefits of fashion influence consumers, and how can companies exploit them and gain from these? Which marketing strategies and tactics should companies use to increase fashion products’ success while communicating and managing customers’ image? How can companies maintain customer loyalty and generate higher profits with fashion products? By undertaking deep analyses of manufacturers and retailers’ best practices, interviewing customers and companies, and reviewing recent academic research on fashion marketing, this book answers such questions and thus helps managers leverage the value that fashion adds to products while creating loyal customers in truly competitive fashion markets.

This book aims to explore various aspects of the use of moving images in fashion retail and fashion apparel companies in-store or online. The use of moving images is growing in numbers and in relevance for consumers. Films can be used in various forms by fashion businesses in traditional media like cinema or TV and in modern forms like in social media or moving images in high street stores. The book provides a data-oriented analysis of the state-of-the-art with certain future outlooks. Additional areas of covering fashion in moving images, such as ‘fashion company identity films’ or ‘fashion and music videos’ are covered in order to get a more complete analysis from a consumer influenced perspective.

Written by marketing experts, this authoritative and comprehensive full-colour textbook made up of both accessible research and theory, real-world examples and case studies including Prada, Gucci and Burberry, provides students with an overview of the global fashion industry and fashion marketing, strategy, branding, communications, retailing and distribution, as well as the psychological factors involved in consuming fashion and luxury. The role of social media, celebrities and influencers such as Kim Kardashian and Lil Miquela are discussed, as is the ever-increasing role of ethical fashion and sustainability. The authors also offer an expanded view of fashion and luxury by moving beyond just clothing and apparel to include other fashionable and luxurious products and services, including technology. Packed with attractive visuals from fashion and culture, and accompanied by chapter summaries, questions and exercises, this textbook is essential reading for students studying fashion, luxury, marketing, management, retailing, branding and communications. Also provided for educators are supporting PowerPoint slides and an instructor’s manual to support use of the textbook with students. Suitable for Fashion Marketing/Fashion Consumer Behaviour modules as well as a general text for Fashion Marketing programmes. The text will also appeal to Luxury programmes (MBA etc) and Retail Marketing modules (UG).

We Are All Consumers - Why Is Consumer Behavior Important to the Fields of Fashion and Design? - Consumer Behavior, Marketing, and Fashion: A Working Relationship Internal Factors Influence Fashion Consumers - How Fashion Consumers Perceive, Learn, and Remember - Motivation and the Fashion Consumer - Attitude and the Fashion Consumer - Personality and the Fashion Consumer External Factors Influence Fashion Consumers - Age, Family, and Life Cycle Influences - Social Influences on Fashion Consumers - Demographics, Psychographics, and the Fashion Consumer How Fashion Marketers Communicate And Consumers Decide - How Marketers Obtain and Use Consumer Information - Decision Making - How Fashion Consumers Buy - The Use of Fashion Goods by Organizations - Global Consumers of Fashion and Design Fashion Consumers And Responsible Citizenship - Ethics and Social Responsibility - The Role of Government - Chapter-opening vignettes place the chapter topics in real world settings for students to understand how theory derives from actual consumer behavior - Case studies at end of each unit provide further examples of the relevance of the text to their own behavior as consumers and as future professionals in the fashion industry - "Point of View" and "Special Focus" sidebars highlight timely topics and cover aspects of consumer behavior, marketing applications, and business profiles throughout the text - "Let's Talk" features within the text of each chapter encourages students to relate the topic to their own experience and observations - Instructor's Guide provides suggestions for planning the course and using the text in theclassroom - PowerPoint Presentation provides outlines and ideas for lectures; compatible with PC and Mac platforms