• Culinary science and hospitality research
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• v.20 no.5
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• pp.93-100
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• 2014

This study performed to identify the relationships among experiential value, brand image, satisfaction and customer loyalty in context of full-service restaurant, and to find the moderating effect of gender on the formulated model. SPSS 18.0 and AMOS 18.0 were employed to conduct frequency analysis, reliability analysis, exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis, and multigroup analysis to examine moderating effect. Results confirmed the validity and reliability and found significant relationships among the constructs. First, two factors of experiential value (e.g., aesthetic and economic value) have positive influence on brand image, satisfaction, and brand image was significant predictor of customer satisfaction. Second, satisfaction was significant antecedent of attitudinal loyalty and the attitudinal loyalty has influence on behavioral loyalty. In addition, current study identified moderating effect of gender between playfulness and brand image even though there was on significant relationship between both constructs. These results will be meaningful for developing marketing strategies and successful business especially for full-service restaurants.

• International Commerce and Information Review
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• v.9 no.2
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• pp.141-160
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• 2007

Though the brand management of trade shows are increasingly important, there are few studies with this theme. This research studies what factors have an effect on the brand loyalty of trade shows. To this purpose, we conduct empirical study on the relationship among perceived quality, perceived value, image of the trade show with attendee's satisfaction and loyalty of trade show. The results of this study are as follows: (1) Perceived quality has a direct effect on perceived value and satisfaction of trade show and indirect effect on attendee's loyalty of the trade show. (2) Perceived value has a direct effect on attendee's satisfaction and indirect effect on attendee's loyalty of the show. (3) Trade show image has a direct effect on perceived value, attendee's satisfaction and loyalty of the trade show. Especially, image has the greatest effect on attendee's satisfaction and loyalty of the show. This means that the trade show image a critical variable in the brand management of the show.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Clothing and Textiles
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• v.41 no.3
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• pp.487-500
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• 2017

This study examines the attributes of cosmetic stores that Chinese tourists considered when purchasing cosmetics in Korea and the effect of the evaluation of attributes in regards to satisfaction and brand loyalty based upon brand experience. The survey was performed from January 1-14 in 2014 through a Chinese professional online survey channel-www.sojump.com. A total of 338 data from female and male respondents who visited Korea and purchased Korea brand's cosmetics were analyzed by SPSS and AMOS. The results were as follows. Frist, cosmetic store attributes were composed of three factors such as physical environment and salespersons, price and promotion, service. Second, all the factors had a positive influence on brand experience. Among them, the influence of physical environment and salespersons were the highest. Third, brand experience influenced satisfaction and satisfaction also had positive influence on brand loyalty. The results above indicate that providing various experiences that appeal to customers is as important as improving product quality when maintaining long-term customer relationships and loyalty.

• The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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• v.16 no.6
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• pp.450-461
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• 2016

This study set out to analyze the effects of user personality on the brand satisfaction and loyalty of SNS to identify factors influencing SNS usage. For that purpose, the study defined extraversion, curiosity, and self-esteem, three factors of Instagram user personality, as exogenous variables, focusing on Instagram, which has made a relatively sharp rise in the usage rate among many different SNS applications. With brand satisfaction and loyalty set as endogenous variables, the investigator introduced brand satisfaction as a mediating variable for the effects of extraversion, curiosity, and self-esteem on brand loyalty. A survey was conducted with Korean people with an experience of using Instagram, and total 396 questionnaires were used in final analysis. The findings show that all of three exogenous variables had positive (+) effects on brand satisfaction with extraversion and curiosity having positive (+) effects on brand loyalty, as well. And the findings demonstrate that brand satisfaction was a mediating variable and that curiosity was the personality factor that had the biggest influences on satisfaction and loyalty.

• Korean Journal of Community Nutrition
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• v.14 no.6
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• pp.807-816
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• 2009

This day's research analyzed the difference between brand personality, self - image congruity, job satisfaction and their influences towards employees of family restaurants in order to suggest a plan which would induce researcher's interest as well as influencing diversification of management strategies toward dining-out business. The purpose of this research is to analyse the difference between brand personality, self - image congruity, job satisfaction and their influences towards employees of family restaurants. The survey questionnaires were distributed to 300 employees of family restaurants in Seoul from August 1th until August 30th 2009, and 257 of them were used for analysis. The top seven company's were chosen by base on data from 2009 Annual Dinner of the Korea. Statistics handling of this research used SPSS WIN 17.0 statistics package program, which performed frequency analysis, factor analysis, regrssion anlysis. The research result shows, first of all, the relationship between company's brand personality and personal self - image congruity, it shows that the company's brand personality has higher on 'ability/capability, loyalty/fidelity, and strong' the personal self - image congruity appeared higher. The relationship between company's brand personality and social self-image congruity, it shows that the company's brand personality has higher on 'ability/capability and loyalty/fidelity' the social self-image congruity appeared higher. Second of all, in a relation between the self-image congruity and job satisfaction, the personal self-image congruity has shown positive impact on job satisfaction. Third of all, in a relationship between the company's brand personality and job satisfaction, if 'interest or loyalty/fidelity' shows higher on brand personality, than job satisfaction has shown higher.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Clothing and Textiles
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• v.37 no.7
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• pp.882-893
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• 2013

This study provides an efficient marketing strategy for the cosmetic market by analyzing the effect of consumer desire on buying motive, brand satisfaction, brand attachment, and brand loyalty. The research conducted a survey using convenience sampling for adult women (from 20 years to 60 years) who purchased cosmetic items within 6 months. A total of 463 samples were used for the final analysis. Data analysis consisted of descriptive statistics, Cronbach's alpha, a confirmatory factor analysis, and a structural equation modeling analysis. Customer cosmetic consumption need had six factors: exhibition need, safety need, need to look younger and to pursue beauty, need to go along with others, eco-friendly need, and pleasure need. The buying motive had four factors: others-oriented motive, motive to keep skin healthy, economic motive, and motive to change products. The causality model showed that customer consumption need influenced buying motive, brand satisfaction, brand attachment, and brand loyalty. There were also significant effects on buying motive for brand satisfaction, brand attachment, and brand loyalty. In addition, there were indirect effects on the relationship between customer consumption need and brand loyalty. The pursuit for pleasure had a significant indirect effect on brand loyalty.

• Journal of the East Asian Society of Dietary Life
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• v.22 no.5
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• pp.701-710
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• 2012

The purpose of this study was to classify customer's satisfaction of coffee shops in term of economic and non-economic satisfaction, as well as to examine the effects of coffee shops image on customer's economic and non-economic satisfaction and customer brand loyalty. For this purpose, we collected data from 301 coffee shops, as well as from customers who visited brand name coffee shops in Seoul, Korea. The result of this CFA shows that this study was valid and reliable. Our findings were as follow: (1) Product and accessibility image of coffee shops influenced customer's economic satisfaction, whereas facility and staff image did not. (2) The effects of product, facility, staff and accessibility image on customer's non-economic satisfaction were significant. (3) Coffee shop image was not influenced by brand loyalty. (4) Economic and non-economic satisfaction had a significant impact on brand loyalty.

• Management & Information Systems Review
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• v.30 no.3
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• pp.27-56
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• 2011

At this point in time when the percentage of foreign consumers as well as domestic consumers are being increased in domestic open market users due to the recent interest and promotion on the open market, the purposes of this study are as follows. First, the relationship between open market brand personality, satisfaction and brand loyalty will be clarified targeting all Korean consumers and Chinese consumers using domestic open market. Second, whether there is difference in the effect of domestic open market brand personality on customer satisfaction and brand loyalty between Korean consumers and Chinese consumers will be compared. The results are as follows. First, as a result of testing the study hypothesis targeting the open market users, in other words targeting all Korean consumers and Chinese consumers, only the ability among brand personality dimensions did not have positive effect on the satisfaction toward open market. Other than that, it could be confirmed that the reliability, sincerity and familiarity, etc are important influence factors in forming satisfaction toward open market. Next, as a result of testing whether there is difference in the effect of domestic open market brand personality on customer satisfaction and brand loyalty between Korean consumers and Chinese consumers, it was shown as having difference. In other words, the Korean consumers were shown as not having positive significant effect in the relationship between the ability among brand personality and satisfaction toward open market while all other brand personality dimensions were shown as having positive effect on the satisfaction toward open market. It could be found that if the satisfaction toward open market is high, the brand loyalty toward open market also gets high.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Clothing and Textiles
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• v.40 no.3
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• pp.480-494
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• 2016

This study focuses on influential relationships for consumer's cognition about sponsorship, consumer-brand relationship, brand equity, customer satisfaction and customer loyalty. To accomplish it, a questionnaire survey (answered by 600 males and females over the age of 20) was conducted by an Internet Research Company from October $5^{th}$ to $20^{th}$ in 2011. The results of the analysis were: First, consumer's cognition about sponsorship consisted of sponsorship interest, sponsorship importance, sponsor-sponsorship suitability, and sponsorship expectation. Consumer-brand relation consisted of personal attachment, trustful relationships and commitment relationships. Brand equity for golf wear consisted of three factors (brand awareness, brand image, perceived quality). Customer satisfaction and customer loyalty consisted of one factor. Second, the commitment relationship was influenced by sponsor-sponsorship suitability, sponsorship interest, sponsorship importance and sponsorship expectation. However, personal attachment was influenced by only sponsorship interest and sponsorship expectations. The trustful relationship was influenced by all factors of consumer cognition, except sponsorship interest. Customer loyalty was influenced by consumer's cognition about sponsorship, consumer-brand relationship, brand equity and customer satisfaction. The leverage of consumer-brand relationship and consumer's cognition for sponsorship was notably larger than others.

• Journal of Korean Society for Quality Management
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• v.44 no.2
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• pp.425-450
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• 2016

Purpose: This study can provide a strategic advantage for the marketing information of CRM of apartment provider microscopically. It is also expected to contribute to policy for public housing supply in the macro. Methods: This study is contained theoretical research on CRM & Residential Satisfaction & the brand of Apartments with the search for prior literature. Establish a research model to derive a hypothesis. It performs measurements aimed at an apartment tenant. After the test the hypothesis proposes a conclusion. Results: CRM activity of the housing construction companies is confirmed that a significant positive influence on residential satisfaction and brand value. Conclusion: Housing construction companies through improved residential satisfaction have on the growth strategy that takes the brand value in regardless of environmental factors. it is necessary to focus on CRM activities.