Brand crises: The roles of brand familiarity and crisis relevance in determining the impact on brand evaluations

Niraj Dawar and Jing Lei

Journal of Business Research, 2009, vol. 62, issue 4, 509-516

Abstract: Brand crises, defined as well-publicized claims of unsubstantiated or false brand propositions can do severe damage to brands. Yet, the damaging effects of brand crises may not always be uniform. In other words, the effects of crises may be subject to moderators such as the relevance of the crisis to the brand and brand familiarity. We propose a framework that helps us understand the effects of brand crises on consumers' brand evaluations. We test the hypotheses that crisis relevance interacts with familiarity in its effect on brand evaluations, and that this effect is mediated by perceptions of the seriousness of the crisis. Results from two experiments support these predictions.

Keywords: Brand; crisis; Brand; evaluation; Brand; familiarity; Crisis; relevance (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2009
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