Creating Images And the Psychology of Marketing Communication (Hardcover)

Contents: C.W. Park, Foreword. Preface.Part I: Theories of Image. D.M. Boush, S.M. Jones, A Strategy-Based Framework for Extending Brand Image Research. L.A. Brannon, T.C. Brock, Measuring the Prototypicality of Product Categories and Exemplars: Implications of Schema Correspondence Theory. J. Kimura, Emergence and Change of Consumer Product Image in Social Constructionism Perspective. P.J. Mazzocco, T.C. Brock, Understanding the Role of Mental Imagery in Persuasion: A Cognitive Resources Model Analysis. B. Schmitt, From Image to Experience. Part II: Country Image. W. Na, Y. Son, C-H. Kim, R. Marshall, Building a National Image With Words: The Role of Word of Mouth in Establishing Korea's International Image. D-S. Cho,Y-G. Suh, Measuring the National Image: The Case of South Korea. G. Larsen, V. George, The Social Construction of Destination Image: A New Zealand Film Example. K. Jung, A-K. Kau, Chinese Consumers' Evaluation of Hybrid Country of Origin Products: Effects of Decomposed Elements of Country of Origin, Brand Name, and Consumers' Ethnocentrism. Part III: Individual and Celebrity Source Image. A.A. Parulekar, P. Raheja, Managing Celebrities as Brands: Impact of Endorsements on Celebrity Image. S. Yoon, P.T. Vargas, A Cultural Third-Person Effect: Actual and Expected Effects of Source Expertise Among Individualists and Collectivists. K.E. Kahle, L.R. Kahle, Sports Celebrities' Image: A Critical Evaluation of the Utility of Q Scores. K-H. Han, F. de Gregorio, A Range of Female Beauties: A Cross-Cultural Analysis of Cosmetics TV Commercials. Part IV: Corporate Image. Y. Yi, S. La, Well-Matched Employees Make Customers Happy: Effects of Brand-Employee Congruence. C-H. Kim, T. Suh, Managing the Multidimensionality of Corporate Image: From the Stakeholders' Multilayered Experience Perspective. C.S. Weeks, T.B. Cornwell, M.S. Humphreys, Conceptualizing Sponsorship: An Item and Relational Information Account. Part V: Individual Characteristics and Culture. W-S. Kim, D.M. Boush, A. Marquardt, L.R. Kahle, Values, Brands, and Image. K.I. Powers, Image Attributes of Automobiles and Their Influence on Purchase Price Decision. H. Jung, Assessing the Influence of Cultural Values on Consumer Susceptibility to Social Pressure for Conformity: Self-Image Enhancing Motivations vs. Information Searching Motivation. T-J. Liao, L-T. Bei, The Impact of Media and Culture on the Consumption Values of Women in China and Taiwan. Y-C. Shen, L-T. Bei, C-Y. Wu, Cross-Cultural Comparisons of Brand Personality in Print Media: The Case of Mainland China and Taiwan.