• Asia pacific journal of information systems
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• 제33권3호
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• pp.768-791
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• 2023

Effective brand management using images has been a challenge for the brand managers. The brand identity-brand image alignment on the social media is an important yet mostly-overlooked phenomenon. We proposed a scalable Google Cloud Vision-based approach for measuring the alignment between brand identity and brand image, and understanding the brand positions. We analyzed 3247 images of 13 leading Indian brands on Instagram. Images containing wordy announcements by the firms are in stark contrast with the relatively more emotive images by the users. It leads to a noticeable disconnect between the brand identity and brand image. Also, the private sector brands do not always outperform the public sector brands in branding efforts. By offering practical guidance on how to measure and reduce the misalignment, this study paved a feasible path towards better visual branding on Instagram.

• International Journal of Computer Science & Network Security
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• 제21권4호
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• pp.178-185
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• 2021

The emergence of social networks has led to the flourishing of a new golden era of branding, which is a challenge for companies due to the need for creative positioning of companies with an emphasis on building trust and loyalty to the brand. Consumers are becoming more demanding and due to a wide range of products in different markets, make demands that are more stringent on companies. The goal of this article was to study the main trends of branding and advertising on social networks to develop a new approach to brand promotion. Methodology. The quantitative and qualitative research design was used to determine the main trends in branding and advertising on social networks. The methodology included the following methods: 1) analysis of the relationship between brand value and brand content strategy, 2) content analysis of the content of companies in social networks on the example of 10 world-famous brands with the highest value. The results allowed forming the criteria of effective content and communication: simplicity of content and simplicity of communication, lack of direct advertising of products, emphasis on global socio-economic problems and social orientation, unobtrusive communication, content creativity, indirect information about the product or work, the history of the company's development through various tools. The main content strategies of brands are defined: storytelling strategy; strategy of informing about the history of the company's development; entertainment and information strategy; strategy of joint interaction with the audience through the involvement of wellknown influencers or users of products. The theoretical and practical value of the results is confirmed by the conceptualization of the main content strategies of world-famous brands, which are pioneers in new ways to build relationships with users through social networks. The research proposes to use a customer-oriented approach to brand promotion. This means studying consumer behavior and predicting possible changes in behavior, which determines the level of interaction with the brand, the content strategy of the brand, and its effectiveness.

• Asia Marketing Journal
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• 제16권4호
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• pp.75-87
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• 2015

As more companies become interested in global markets, it has become crucial for firms to create globalized brands whose positioning, advertising strategy, personality, looks, and feel are consistent across nations. The purpose of this study is to investigate the global branding strategy of the Hyundai Motor Company (hereafter HMC) in order to show how the company processes its branding strategy. HMC, one of the leading global companies in the automobile industry, set up its brand identity as "Modern premium", in alignment with their new slogan "New Thinking New Possibilities", in 2011. The aim of the "Modern premium" concept was to provide consumers with new experiences and values beyond their expectations. HMC wanted their consumers to think of their cars as not only a medium of transportation but as a life space, where they can share experiences alongside HMC. In an effort to conduct consumer research in 5 different nations, HMC selected "brilliant" as a key communication concept. The word "brilliant" expresses the functional, experiential, and emotional dimensions of HMC. HMC furthermore chose "live brilliant" as a key campaign message in order to reinforce their communication concept. After this decision, the "live brilliant" campaign was exhibited through major broadcast channels around the world. The campaign was the company's first worldwide brand campaign, where a single message was applied to all major markets, with the goal of building up a consistent image as a global brand. This global branding strategy is worth examining due to its significant contribution to growth generation in the global market. Overall, the 'live brilliant' global brand campaign not only improved HMC's reputation image-wise, with the 'Modern Premium' conceptualization of the brand as 'simple', 'creative' and 'caring', but also improved the consumer's familiarity, preference and purchase intention of HMC. In fact, the "live brilliant" campaign was a successful campaign which increased HMC's brand value. Notably, HMC's brand value increased continuously and reached 9 billion US dollars in 2013, leading it to reach 43rd place in the Global Brand Rankings according to the brand consulting group Interbrand. Its brand value largely surpassed that of Nissan (65th) and Chevrolet (89th) in 2013. While it is true that the global branding strategy of HMC involved higher risks, it was highly successful according to cross-nation consumer research. Therefore, this paper concludes that the global branding strategy of HMC made a positive impact on its performance. We further suggest HMC to combine its successful marketing with social media such as Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram and embrace digital media by extending its brand communication horizon to the mobile internet

• 한국콘텐츠학회논문지
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• 제21권6호
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• pp.678-686
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• 2021

미소 짓는 얼굴은 친근하고 따뜻한 인상을 전달하여 대인 관계에 긍정적인 효과를 가져 온다. 그러나 고정관념내용모델과 따뜻함과 유능함 인상의 보상효과에 따르면 미소를 짓는 표정은 타인에게 따뜻한 인상을 전해주지만, 반대 차원의 인상인 유능함에 대한 부정적 평가를 가져올 수 있다. 본 연구는 따뜻함과 유능함 인상평가의 상호 보상효과를 고가 제품군 브랜드의 소셜미디어 광고에 응용하였다. 구체적으로는 미소를 띠는 광고모델로 인해 브랜드의 따뜻함 인상이 증가하고 이는 소비자의 구매의도에 부정적인 영향을 끼칠 수 있음을 소비자의 자기해석 수준을 이용하여 살펴보았다. 분석 결과, 미소를 띠는 모델이 사용된 광고에 노출될 때, 독립적 자기해석을 하는 소비자는 상호의존적 자기해석 소비자보다 낮은 구매의도를 보여준 반면, 미소를 띠지 않은 모델이 사용된 광고에 대해서는 의존적 자기해석을 하는 소비자가 독립적 자기해석 소비자보다 낮은 구매의도를 보여주었다. 따라서 고가 제품군 브랜드 광고에 기용된 모델의 미소가 소비자의 구매의도에 미치는 영향에서 소비자의 자기해석 수준이 조절변수로 작용함이 증명되었다. 본 연구는 고가 제품군 브랜드 광고의 효과적인 광고모델 전략에 대한 이론적, 실무적 시사점을 제공하고자 한다.