Effects of co-creation claim on consumer brand perceptions and behavioural intentions

J. van Dijk, G. Antonides, N. Schillewaert

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Abstract

Increasingly often, companies co-create' with consumers in open innovation practices to develop new products more effectively. Little is known about how co-creation affects consumer brand perceptions in the mass market. We hypothesize that co-creative brands - as opposed to non-co-creative brands - are perceived as more authentic and sincere, and are associated with relatively positive behavioural intentions. A between-subjects experiment was conducted to test these hypotheses in an online panel of consumers who did not take part in co-creation. The experiment had a 3 (control vs. co-creation vs. co-creation supported with some visual proof)x2 (well-known existing brand vs. fictitious brand) design. Quantitative data analyses (n=530) confirmed that for both brands, co-creation affects brand personality perceptions directly and behavioural intentions indirectly. This study shows that co-creating with consumers can be a strategic method to positively influence product perceptions and behavioural intentions.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)110-118
JournalInternational Journal of Consumer Studies
Volume38
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2014

Keywords

  • product development
  • users
  • personality
  • performance
  • familiarity
  • innovation
  • agents
  • model

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