Brand addiction:Exploring the concept and its definition through an experiential lens

Cui, Charles and Mrad, Mona and Hogg, Margaret Kathleen (2018) Brand addiction:Exploring the concept and its definition through an experiential lens. Journal of Business Research, 87. pp. 118-127. ISSN 0148-2963

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Abstract

Brand addiction is one of the most important ways that consumers engage with brands. Other types of consumer-brand relationships include brand attachment, brand love, brand loyalty, brand passion and brand trust. This study provides an experientially grounded conceptualization and definition of brand addiction that distinguishes it clearly from other forms of consumer-brand relationships; and also from compulsive buying and acquisitive desire. Qualitative data from focus groups and projective-technique-based interviews were used to identify eleven salient properties which, in combination, characterize brand addiction: acquisitiveness; anxiety-irritability, bonding, brand exclusivity, collecting, compulsive urges, financial management versus debt tolerance, dependence, gratification, mental and behavioral preoccupation, and word of mouth. We compare brand addiction with the features of other consumer-brand relationships. The findings suggest that brand addiction is different from other consumer-brand-relationship concepts, and does not necessarily lead to harmful consequences for all brand addicts (unlike many other types of addiction).

Item Type:
Journal Article
Journal or Publication Title:
Journal of Business Research
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This is the author’s version of a work that was accepted for publication in Journal of Business Research. Changes resulting from the publishing process, such as peer review, editing, corrections, structural formatting, and other quality control mechanisms may not be reflected in this document. Changes may have been made to this work since it was submitted for publication. A definitive version was subsequently published in Journal of Business Research, 87, 2018 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbusres.2018.02.028
Uncontrolled Keywords:
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Subjects:
?? BRAND ADDICTIONCONSUMER-BRAND RELATIONSHIPSFOCUS GROUP PROJECTIVE TECHNIQUESSALIENT PROPERTIESDEFINITION OF BRAND ADDICTIONMARKETINGDISCIPLINE-BASED RESEARCH ??
ID Code:
123765
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Deposited On:
27 Feb 2018 09:32
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