New evidence on cognitive and behavioral consumer confusion when choosing me-too snack packages

A me-too brand is one that imitates the leading brand in a category, expecting consumers to quickly recognize its attributes. Although this is consistent with a categorization process, the me-too brand should not cause consumer confusion. This study evaluates consumer confusion because of: a) the pr...

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Autores:
Arboleda Arango, Ana María
Alonso Cifuentes, Julio César
Tipo de recurso:
Article of investigation
Fecha de publicación:
2015
Institución:
Universidad ICESI
Repositorio:
Repositorio ICESI
Idioma:
eng
OAI Identifier:
oai:repository.icesi.edu.co:10906/81414
Acceso en línea:
http://eds.b.ebscohost.com/eds/detail/detail?vid=2&sid=0f479aa0-4fee-4eb4-8f1d-70e0731ace7a%40sessionmgr101&hid=103&bdata=Jmxhbmc9ZXMmc2l0ZT1lZHMtbGl2ZSZzY29wZT1zaXRl#AN=113071004&db=bsu
http://hdl.handle.net/10906/81414
Palabra clave:
Ciencias socio biomédicas
Medical sciences
Comportamiento del consumidor
Marketing
Planificación estratégica - Aspectos económicos
Productos comerciales
Rights
openAccess
License
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
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Summary:A me-too brand is one that imitates the leading brand in a category, expecting consumers to quickly recognize its attributes. Although this is consistent with a categorization process, the me-too brand should not cause consumer confusion. This study evaluates consumer confusion because of: a) the presence of a leading brand next to a me-too brand, and b) the presence of the brand name on the package. This experimental design includes six categories of snacks (chocolate covered cakes, waffle cookies, chocolate chip cookies, crackers, lollipops, and gummy candy), for each of which we estimate three logit models to determine the probability of occurrence of: a) making an unexpected choice; b) consumer awareness; and c) consumer confusion (a and b simultaneously).