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On the Importance of Historical and Cultural Factors in Brand Marketing

Yingmei Ou, Zexia Liao

Abstract


With the continuous improvement of social and economic levels, people’s understanding of functions and values of historical culture has been improved. Therefore, it’s beneficial for enterprises to use historical and cultural elements in their brand marketing. Historical and cultural factors can enhance people’s sense of pride in their own culture and help enterprises to strengthen their brand
images and expand their market shares. Hence this paper focuses on historical and cultural factors that used by some enterprises in brand marketing and the effects achieved. The study found that the importance of historical and cultural factors to brand marketing cannot be underestimated. If enterprises properly use historical and cultural elements in brand marketing, they can help enhance brand depth, strengthen brand images, enhance consumer trust and loyalty the brands, and eventually promote product sales. It’s hoped that the present study can cast some lights on the importance of historical and cultural elements in brand marketing and be conducive to enterprises in making their marketing strategies.

Keywords


Historical and cultural factors; Brand marketing; Brand image

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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.18686/ahe.v7i22.9697

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