Effect of Consumer Perception of Brand Equity Fit on Purchase Intention for Brands in Symbolic Alliances

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Department of Marketing and Consumer Studies, Faculty of Economics and Management Sciences, University of Ibadan, Nigeria

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This paper examines the effect of consumers’ perception of brand equity fit on purchase intention for focal brands in symbolic alliances through an empirical investigation of consumer-based brand equity elements. Using the signalling theory, this study empirically tested a model to examine the effect of brand equity fit between brands in a symbolic brand alliance on consumers’ purchase intentions for selected consumable products in Lagos, Nigeria. A sample of 384 supporters of the partnered brands in a symbolic brand alliance was considered for the study. The result of the ordered logistic regression indicated that brand equity has an effect on consumers’ purchase intention for the selected consumable products. The results showed that brand equity fit employed had positive significant impact on purchase intention for the brands in the symbolic alliance. The study broadens the existing studies on fit components of brand alliances. Moreover, the findings of this research provide the strategic benefit of jointly presenting a brand with another brand through a good brand equity fit.

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Interdisciplinary Journal of Management Studies (Formerly known as Iranian Journal of Management Studies)
Volume 15, Issue 2
April 2022
Pages 271-285

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