16 research outputs found
Consumer touch points e prossimità cognitiva: uno, nessuno e centomila millennials
L’obiettivo di questo studio è quello di comprendere come la fiducia riposta
dai consumatori nei diversi touch points (brand-owned, partner-owned, customerowned
e social/external) possa influenzarne il successivo acquisto online. In più, in
linea con alcuni precedenti lavori, abbiamo distinto delle sottocategorie di Millennials
(18-23, 24-27 e 28-35) per comprendere differenze sia nella fiducia, che nell’ acquisto
online. Il settore moda è stato scelto come setting empirico della nostra analisi. Partendo
dalla letteratura, abbiamo quindi distinto sei variabili (offline brand-owned, online
brand-owned, online partner-owned, social/external, influencer-owned e other
consumer-owned) e ne abbiamo testato l’effetto sulle scelte di acquisto di 1294
Millennials italiani. I risultati delle nostre analisi in generale confermano un effetto
positivo della fiducia nei confronti dei diversi TP sull’acquisto online. In più, le tre
classi sono risultate significativamente distinte nelle dinamiche di fiducia ed acquisto
Branding your identity online! The importance of the family dimension for Italian family wine businesses’ foreign turnover
Purpose of the paper: Drawing on the resource-based view and moving from Devigili et al.’s (2018) framework on wine brand identity, the paper aims at investigating which brand identity dimensions family wine businesses are benefiting from in their foreign sales turnover. In particular, it focuses on the impact of the territorial identification (distinguishing between denomination, locality, region and country) and the governance attributes (looking at family, tradition, innovation and storytelling) on foreign sales turnover.
Methodology: A unique database consisting of 120 family wine businesses has been analysed through an OLS regression model. Questionnaires were collected between 2017 and February 2019 through wineries’ websites and phone calls.
Results: Our results indicate that family wine businesses are hampered by and benefit from the adoption of specific brand identity’s sub-dimensions. More precisely, the region of origin (territorial identification) and the use of tradition (governance attribute) have a negative impact on wineries’ foreign sales turnover, while only the use of family (governance attribute) has a positive impact.
Research limitations: The paper is built on a sample of Tuscan family wine business.
Practical implications: The study demonstrates that wineries need to pay attention to their online brand strategies. More precisely, family wine businesses should better emphasise their family dimension, while being careful of the region of origin and tradition sub-dimensions.
Originality of the paper: The paper contributes to research on the internationalisation of family businesses and brand management by illustrating the main brand identity dimensions that lead to higher foreign sales turnover
From firm’s brand identity to cluster’s brand identity. A web-based analysis on Tuscan wineries
Purpose – This paper aims to investigate the brand identity drivers used online by wineries and to assess
cluster identity from the analysis of firms’ specific branding strategies.
Design/methodology/approach – Chianti, Chianti Classico and Brunello di Montalcino wine clusters
(located in Tuscany, Italy) were selected as the set for this study. A total of 452 wineries websites were
analyzed using a text frequency query, and the results were further examined through a discriminant
analysis.
Findings – The theoretical framework was modeled after a careful analysis of the literature and is
composed of three macro-areas of identity drivers: locational, product/process and social attributes. The
analysis of winery websites shows the presence of all the drivers examined, which explain not only the
wineries’ specific strategies but also the drivers of a particular cluster’s brand identity. A discriminant
analysis highlighted that some drivers are able to explain the unique characteristics of the three
clusters.
Originality/value – This research seeks to build a holistic investigation of all the identity drivers used by
firms online. The specific brand identity focus and the holistic approach can enrich both academics and
practitioners with a framework of current branding strategies
Brand identity e comunicazione on-line. Un’analisi sulle imprese viti-vinicole toscane
L’obiettivo dello studio è identificare i principali driver della brand identity, utilizzati
online dalle aziende viti-vinicole, per poi evidenziare come le stesse imprese
contribuiscono, sulla base delle strategie implementate, a creare l’identità di un intero
cluster viti-vinicolo. Per rispondere a questi quesiti è stata svolta un’ampia analisi
della letteratura che ha permesso di sviluppare un framework teorico diviso in tre
macro-aree concettuali: attributi di Prodotto/Processo, attributi Territoriali e attributi
Sociali. La presenza dei driver individuati dal modello è stata quindi testata su un
campione di 452 siti web di imprese toscane e, successivamente, attraverso un’analisi
statistica discriminante, sono stati individuati i driver in grado di contraddistinguere le
diverse identità dei tre cluster viti-vinicoli oggetto di indagine: Chianti, Chianti
Classico e Brunello di Montalcino
Determinants of business model innovation: the role of proximity and technology adoption
Objectives. This paper investigates the non-technological and technological determinants of BMI, focusing on the role of proximity dimensions and technology adoption (TA). In particular, the paper looks at whether technological (TP), organizational (OP) and social proximities (SP) influence TA and BMI, while geographical proximity (GP) moderates these relationships. Then, a mediation effect of TA over TP, OP, and SP on BMI is also tested. Methodology. Based on a unique sample of 123 firms, the impact of the technological, organizational and social proximities over TA is tested by an OLS regression analysis. Then, a logit regression is adopted to test the impact of independent variables on BMI. Finally, a mediation analysis - obtained through g-computation formula - is adopted to look at the mediation effect of TP. Findings. For both TA and BMI, TP has a positive influence and GP acts as moderator of SP. Moreover, while GP negatively influences TA, it has an inverted U-shaped impact on BMI. Lastly, TA has a positive influence on BMI, and it is able to mediate the effect of TP over BMI. Research limits. The study does not consider the multi-dimensional nature of each proximity dimension. Practical implications. This study suggests that firms should invest in TA if they want to innovate their business model, but also be careful at collaborating with too much socially proximate partners that may hinder BMI. However, when these partners are geographically close, their negative influence is mitigated. Originality of the study. This is the first quantitative study on the role of proximity dimensions on BMI
Going crazy for reviewing: The drivers spreading eWoM
Word-of-mouth (WoM) has always exerted a great effect on consumers’ behaviors and intentions. With
the advent of internet, this influence has grown both in terms of potential audience reachable and of
potential effect led to firms’ sales and reputation. Hence, the marketing literature has recently started
to investigate motivations and drivers able to foster/hinder electronic-WOM (e-WOM). Therefore, this
research aims to explore the effect on the propensity to share comments and reviews online (active WOM)
of the following three drivers: (1) propensity to rely on passive WOM; (2) expected service quality; (3)
propensity to spend. The authors tested their hypotheses on the fashion industry, collecting 1454 usable
answers from Italian consumers. The results indicate that both passive WOM and propensity to spend
are drivers able to foster the spread of e-WOM. On the other hand, expected service quality shows a
significant negative direct effect and a significant positive indirect effect on active e-WOM: these two
effects compensate each other. Thus, the total effect is negligibl