Zusammenfassung
Brand Communities stellen interessenbasierte Gemeinschaften von Konsumenten dar, die auf eine bestimmte Marke ausgerichtet ist. Im vorliegenden Beitrag werden die zentralen Charakteristika dieser Markengemeinschaften und Kriterien zur Typologisierung von Brand Communities vorgestellt. Zugleich wird dieses Phänomen von anderen konsumorientierten Gruppen abgegrenzt. Anschließend wird die enorme ökonomische Relevanz von Brand Communities skizziert und die Implikationen in einem Fazit festgehalten.
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Popp, B. (2019). Brand Communities: Grundidee, Konzept und empirische Befunde. In: Esch, FR. (eds) Handbuch Markenführung. Springer Reference Wirtschaft . Springer Gabler, Wiesbaden. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-13342-9_43
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