For whom Brand Hero? Influence the children’s brand hero on purchasing intentions of adults Cover Image

Dla kogo Brand Hero? O wpływie bohatera marki dziecięcej na intencje zakupowe osób dorosłych
For whom Brand Hero? Influence the children’s brand hero on purchasing intentions of adults

Author(s): Aleksandra Jasielska, Renata Anna Maksymiuk
Subject(s): Social psychology and group interaction, Developmental Psychology, Marketing / Advertising, Socio-Economic Research
Published by: Uniwersytet im. Adama Mickiewicza w Poznaniu
Keywords: brand heroes; children’s marketing; purchase intentions; consumer behavior;

Summary/Abstract: Brand Hero is a character identifying the brand. It is also the tool of marketing communication especially uses in the case of brands addressed to children. For them, the brand hero is a character with which they create an emotional bond. Therefore is possible, that Brand Hero accompanying product increases its sale, because in the influence market children largely decide about the purchases of goods intended for them. The study was conducted for parents and childless persons (N = 770) and its aim was to identify the influence of 3 types of brad heroes (no-name, multigenerational, mainstream) and lack of brand hero on purchase decisions regarding juice. The outcomes show the participants for themselves chose juice without the hero. When they chose juice for children comparably often chose juice without the hero and with the multigenerational and mainstream hero. The justifications of the choice allowed getting to know the motives that were directed. The most surprising fact was that, for the large group of participants (also parents), the presences of brand hero evoked adverse associations for the brand, and first of all lower quality of the product and manipulation of marketing.

  • Issue Year: 2018
  • Issue No: 45
  • Page Range: 169-198
  • Page Count: 30
  • Language: Polish
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