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        1 - Designing model for promotion halal brand position in the global markets
        علی  شاه نظری Ali Nejatbakhsh Isfahani Ali Asghar Pourezzat Maryam Soleimani
        The need to become familiar with the Islamic viewpoint regarding business to perceive factors which shape Moslem customers' behaviors for global trade is an inevitable reality due to globalization of economy. The purpose of the present survey was to propose a model to e More
        The need to become familiar with the Islamic viewpoint regarding business to perceive factors which shape Moslem customers' behaviors for global trade is an inevitable reality due to globalization of economy. The purpose of the present survey was to propose a model to enhance Halal brand status in the global markets.Important effective variables on Halal brand were exploited from literature using field study which was the basis of Delphi method. Then Delphi questionnaire was given to thirty experts in the field of Halal brand in Iran.Having studied experts' views through collecting Delphi questionnaires four times, twenty eight variables were identified in the form of four major classes and the model for enhancement of Halal brand status was proposed. This model was confirmed using the structural equations model. Moreover, priority of the identified variables was explained.Effective factors on Halal brand were identified in this survey from a multi-lateral viewpoint. Thus, a comprehensive model was recognized to enhance Halal brand status in the global markets Manuscript profile
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        2 - Studying the Impact of Brand Equity, Brand Experience, Brand Satisfaction and Brand Trust on Brand Loyalty (Case: ECCO Customers)
        ابوالقاسم  حکیمی‌پور حامد  بزرگ‌خو
        In today competitive world that there are few difference among goods, validate brands can be significant competitive advantages for firms and capture the heart and soul of its customers. Nowadays widely accepted that brand plays and important role in establishing, maint More
        In today competitive world that there are few difference among goods, validate brands can be significant competitive advantages for firms and capture the heart and soul of its customers. Nowadays widely accepted that brand plays and important role in establishing, maintaining and developing business functions. According to competition level in market, a powerful brand helps companies to distinguish themselves. In addition it can be said that brand is the main capital of many businesses and in this today’s world if we can take of the credible brand, loyalty of customers whom are determinants of long term profitability will be guaranteed. It is clear that brand loyalty influence by different factors. In this research the impact of previous experiences, satisfaction, trust (Sahin & et.al, 2012) and brand equity (Louis and Lombart, 2011) on brand loyalty were examined. Conceptual model were analyzed using Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) technique. Sample size was set to 244 using Cocran’s formula with %95 confidence level and sampling process done in ECCO branches (5 branch in Tehran). Finding of research indicate that among effecting factors of brand loyalty, path coefficient of previous experiences were highest and all hypothesizes were supported. Manuscript profile
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        3 - Investigating the influential factors in the creation of brand equity in higher education (A study of Payame Noor University)
        میرزا حسن  حسینی رومينا  فرهادي نهاد
        The purpose of this study is examining the influential factors in the creation of brand equity in higher education. The population of the present research is students at the under graduate level at the university of Payame Noor at Tehran campus. Self-administered questi More
        The purpose of this study is examining the influential factors in the creation of brand equity in higher education. The population of the present research is students at the under graduate level at the university of Payame Noor at Tehran campus. Self-administered questionnaire was utilized for data collection from 423 students and ultimately the data gained from 304 students by applying Spss18 and Amos18 software was analyzed. The research findings indicate that among the elements of brand awareness dimension in research model, publicity has a direct and significant effect on university brand equity. Further, among brand image dimensions, perceived value and after sale services belonging to service attributes, brand personality belonging to symbolic attributes and finally international reputation element from provider attributes have the positive effects on Payame Noor University brand image. Thus, with regard to the results, service attributes and provider attributes have the most as along with the least influence on brand equity respectively. Moreover, some practical implications in order for promoting the brand equity of Payame Noor University are presented. Manuscript profile
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        4 - The Effect of Brand distinctiveness and performance on Brand Competitiveness with the Mediating Role of Technological Opportunism
        Davood Feiz Ali Reza  Motameni Asadolah  Kordnaeij Azim Zarei Mahdi Dehghani Soltani
        Today, brand competitiveness is among those issues which has received much attention among researchers and scholars in economy and has been touched upon as a means to achieve desired economic growth and sustained development. In today’s world, the development of food in More
        Today, brand competitiveness is among those issues which has received much attention among researchers and scholars in economy and has been touched upon as a means to achieve desired economic growth and sustained development. In today’s world, the development of food industry market from one hand and increase in competitiveness among firms and customers’ expectations, on the other hand, have persuaded food companies to generate a strong brand in today’s competitive markets. The present research is aimed at studying and examining the effect of brand distinctiveness and performance on brand competitiveness through the mediating role of technological opportunism among super exporter firms of food industry products. Data gathering instrument was a standard questionnaire whose face validity for validity purpose and Cronbach alpha coefficient for its reliability were examined. This study is practical in aim and descriptive-survey in data gathering procedure. To test the research hypotheses and to confirm the conceptual model, structural equation modeling was used. The results show that brand distinctiveness and performance have a significant positive effect on brand competitiveness while technological opportunism has a mediating role in the above relationship. Manuscript profile
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        5 - Modeling of the Factors affecting customer loyalty on internet brand using Fuzzy DEMATEL technique Mobin Net company
        شادی پارسایی منش Ali Bonyadi Naeini
        Regard to the wide growth of world wide web and their settlement in Figurative space and web meaning (web 2.0) and the development of internet job and business the Electronic Commerce has made a new way for job and business and the Internet Commerce has special importan More
        Regard to the wide growth of world wide web and their settlement in Figurative space and web meaning (web 2.0) and the development of internet job and business the Electronic Commerce has made a new way for job and business and the Internet Commerce has special importance because of having high competition in this age. The Internet has caused many changes in companies and costumers' behavior for buying. On the other hand, the brand is also important for companies. For this reason, it is important to study and create an online brand. In this thesis using an evaluation method to find out Factors affecting customer loyalty on internet brand by DEMATEL technique in Mobin Net company for modeling internet brand. In this study, we use DEMATEL technique for evaluating Factors affecting customer loyalty, regard to the wide growth of world wide web this method propones a new vision to increase internet brand loyalty. In this study, two series of questionnaires were distributed, and after identifying the primary factors, matrix questionnaires were designed, and sent those for 14 loyal expert Individuals who familiar with the marketing and branding in this company. In this thesis, after identifying and evaluation of the primary factors, the most effective factors on Internet brand loyalty are including trust, satisfaction, brand credibility, Brand evaluation, Brand Personality, customer care, responsiveness, brand loyalty ,that they have the most strong relationship with loyalty, finally we modeling of the factors affecting customer loyalty on internet brand Manuscript profile
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        6 - Developing an export nation brand identity model for Iran
        Davood Feiz SeydMohammad Mirmohammadi محمد مهدی ایزدخواه
        Brnading is the process involved in creating a unique name and image for a product in the people's mind, mainly through advertising campaigns and other methods with a consistent theme. Today, branding is drawn from a range of products to area sites and places such as ci More
        Brnading is the process involved in creating a unique name and image for a product in the people's mind, mainly through advertising campaigns and other methods with a consistent theme. Today, branding is drawn from a range of products to area sites and places such as cities and countries. A kind of branding that is about countries has been called nation branding. Nation branding aims to measure, build and manage the reputation of countries. Anholt believes that nation branding has six aspects: Export, Tourism, Investment and Immigration, Culture and Heritage, People and Governance. This paper will focus on aspet of export and wants to developing an export nation brand identity model for Iran. In order to extract the concepts of this model the grounded theory has been used. Then, to drawing the model, ISM has been used. Manuscript profile
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        7 - Strategic orientation of the business and its impact on brand performance
          Ali Pourang Pourang  
        Undoubtedly, the success of a business is the business of brand performance. Company performance is influenced by the competitive advantage and competitive advantage, resulting in output of a firm's strategy is to lead a company relative to competitors in the market sho More
        Undoubtedly, the success of a business is the business of brand performance. Company performance is influenced by the competitive advantage and competitive advantage, resulting in output of a firm's strategy is to lead a company relative to competitors in the market shows. Business strategies include integrated measures in search of competitive advantage. This strategy, to a management plan for an area or business' activities of the organization to access corporate resources on its successful business performance drives. This study examines the strategic orientation of the business and its impact on brand performance of listed companies in Tehran Stock Exchange during the period from 1388 to 1393 was conducted. The study population was all firms active in the Tehran Stock Exchange that the filters were finally selected as statistical sample of 110 companies. In this study the strategic direction of the business to prospective companies and corporations defensive been divided into two categories and the combined scoring system was used to determine the strategy of each company. In addition to measuring brand performance of the two financial indicators Return on assets, return on equity is used. The results indicate that the strategic orientation of companies in the business a significant effect on brand performance through both indicators are used; In other words direct and significant relationship between the company's strategic orientation in the business and financial performance indicators of its brand through brand performance there. Manuscript profile
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        8 - The Impact of Brand Extension Success Drivers on Attitude toward Brand Extension with Role of Mediator Service Quality (Case Study: Day Bank and Service Companies with Day Brand in Isfahan City)
        Ali Kazemi Hajar Rafie Azarnoosh Ansari
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        9 - The effect of service brand dimensions on brand loyalty with the mediating role of customer satisfaction and brand attitude: A case study of Keshavarzi Bank branches in Torbat-e Heydarieh
        وجیهه  هوشیار Mohammad rostampour
        Today, research on brand has acquired a special position in business, because the issue, through its impact on customer satisfaction and loyalty, can be very influential in the survival and life of a service entity. Accordingly, the purpose of this research is to invest More
        Today, research on brand has acquired a special position in business, because the issue, through its impact on customer satisfaction and loyalty, can be very influential in the survival and life of a service entity. Accordingly, the purpose of this research is to investigate the effect of service brand dimensions on customer loyalty to a brand. The study was conducted in the population of customers of Keshavarzi Bank branches in Torbat-e Heydarieh. We tested the effect of brand dimensions (brand evidence, brand hearsay) on customer satisfaction and brand attitude as well as the effect of brand attitude on customer loyalty through seven hypotheses. For this purpose, we used structural equation modeling and LISREL software. Hypothesis testing was conducted on a sample of 322 subjects that were selected by random sampling method. Confirmatory factor analysis was used to assess the validity of research instrument (questionnaire), and the results showed an acceptable validity for each variable in the questionnaire (test statistic for all variables was higher than 4%). The reliability of the questionnaire was measured using Cronbach’s alpha test and the test statistic for all variable was higher than 7%, which indicates that the questionnaire has a good reliability. Moreover, all the seven hypotheses of the study were confirmed. Manuscript profile
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        10 - Investigating the effect of employer brand on human resources productivity with the mediating role of Talent Management (Case Study: Elites in a defense organization)
        younes nazari majid ramezan   Masih Ebrahimi
        Iranian governmental agencies, to realize the slogan of "resistance economy, action and implementation", require special attention to the human resources productivity. This leads to the customer retention, improving financial performance and profitability. The employer More
        Iranian governmental agencies, to realize the slogan of "resistance economy, action and implementation", require special attention to the human resources productivity. This leads to the customer retention, improving financial performance and profitability. The employer brand is a long-term strategy to attract, retain and develop human resources that can be an important factor affecting labor productivity. Research has also shown that one of the factors affecting the productivity of human resources is talent management. The present study has investigated the influence of the employer brand on the human resources productivity as well as the mediating role of talent management in influencing human resources productivity by employer brand. Implementation of the outcomes of this study will provide an increase in labor productivity. The study population includes the elite employees of a defense organization. This study was conducted on a sample of 45 members of staff; the purposive sampling was used in this regard. The research method was descriptive correlational and a researcher-made questionnaire was used to collect data. Data analysis was conducted using equation modeling in PLS software. The findings indicate that the employer brand and talent management affect human resources productivity; the employer brand also affects talent management. Manuscript profile
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        11 - Promoting Brand Personality Based on Effective Variables on Brand
        saeed mir ali rashidpoor
        The current study was conducted to introduce promoting brand personality based on effective variables on the brand using ISM approach. This study is on the basis of the mixed method research, both qualitative and quantitative, in a deductive-inductive paradigm. Regardin More
        The current study was conducted to introduce promoting brand personality based on effective variables on the brand using ISM approach. This study is on the basis of the mixed method research, both qualitative and quantitative, in a deductive-inductive paradigm. Regarding its purpose, this is a practical and a descriptive-survey research in nature and procedure. Statistical population of the current study in qualitative and quantitative was 15 people selected from experts at the university who were investigated based on purposive sampling method. Also, they were asked questions to obtain as much information as required. In qualitative section of this research, data-collection instrument of the text information is based on content analysis technique. The instrument of data collection in quantitative section was the ISM Matrix Questionnaire which its validity and reliability was measured using content validity and retesting. In qualitative section, the acquired data were analyzed using content analysis technique and MATLAB Software was used for analysis of data in quantitative section. The results of the study consist of introducing eight effective aspects in promoting brand personality which is introduced as the final model of the research. These aspects are: brand personality, brand performance, marketing mix, brand design, technology and social networks, customer, culture and social responsibility. Manuscript profile
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        12 - Designing a Genetic Model of Brand Identity: A New Approach to Higher Education Brand Management
        azade Fatemifar Naser Azad Abdollah Naami adel fatemi
        In a competitive and complex market of higher education, universities must adopt strategies to maintain and improve their competitiveness. They need to create competitive advantage through a unique set of features, and having a unique identity is vital to differentiate More
        In a competitive and complex market of higher education, universities must adopt strategies to maintain and improve their competitiveness. They need to create competitive advantage through a unique set of features, and having a unique identity is vital to differentiate and attract students and staff. The purpose of this study was to identify the effective components and design a brand identity model based on the concept of brand DNA in non-governmental universities. Methodology, In terms of purpose, was applied research and exploratory in nature which exclusively was conducted by the systematic grounded theory .The research population includes related academicians and experts of marketing and branding and the managers of universities. The research data were collected through in depth semi structured interviews. Judgmental sampling was used. To determine sample size continued to reach the theoretical saturation. And finally 13 interviews were conducted. Open, axial and selective coding was used to analyze the data. The components of data analysis in 6 main category, 11 main categories and 43 subcategories including causal conditions, contextual conditions internal factors and visual identity, axial phenomenon, intervening conditions, strategies ,outcome were categorized. The findings suggest that having a strong and integrated brand identity in higher education is essential and requires a comprehensive and coherent genetic infrastructure and approach. Manuscript profile
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        13 - Investigating the function of symbolism in corporate branding
        maboud abbaszade Seyed mohammad tabatabaeenasab
        The aim of this study is to systematically study the research literature in the field of symbolism, identify research gaps and and use the relevant findings to design a corporate branding model. This research is among secondary studies based on systematic review and More
        The aim of this study is to systematically study the research literature in the field of symbolism, identify research gaps and and use the relevant findings to design a corporate branding model. This research is among secondary studies based on systematic review and grounded theory method. 130 articles were investigated through examining the keywords in the related databases as Emerald, sciencedirect, Sage, etc and according to the predetermined criteria. Quick review of the abstracts of the target articles helped delete the irrelevant articles, and then the content of reviewed, and finally the fulltext of 56 articles were selected to be reviewed. According to grounded theory approach, three coding steps were used in the present study: open coding, axial coding and selective coding for data analysis. In addition, MAXQDA software was used to organize the findings.The research findings were adapted with corporate branding theories and gaps in this field were identified. The results of adaptation in this study show that there is a structural and substantive relationship between the core categories and theories of corporate branding, in a way that meaning, symbol and value as interconnected constructs form the corporate brand ecosystem. The brand ecosystem has three levels of fundamental ideology, organizing ideology and consumption ideology. Manuscript profile
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        14 - Modeling of Electronic Word of Mouth Marketing Based on text mining User comments, A new approach On social commerce
        Elham Ramezani Ali Rajabzadeh Ghatary Vahid   Baradaran Maryam Shoar
        The purpose of this article is to present an Electronic Word of Mouth marketing model in social commerce Based on text mining User comments in sale sites. Due to the new research in this field and using the text mining method of user comments to express the variables of More
        The purpose of this article is to present an Electronic Word of Mouth marketing model in social commerce Based on text mining User comments in sale sites. Due to the new research in this field and using the text mining method of user comments to express the variables of this type of marketing model, this research is a kind of Exploratory Developmental Research. The method used in this research Is combination of qualitative and quantitative. In this regard,by studying previous researches As well as receiving, preprocessing and analyzing 11thousand Customers Online Comments In the case of digital products, Repetitive words with a positive label were selected Then, using Word2vec algorithm The variables of the Electronic Word of Mouth marketing model Were extracted using text mining technique. Fitting the model extracted, based on the comments of experts and users of internet sales sites in Iran with the help of a Questionnaire and analysed with statistical tools of least squares. The statistical sample of the second phase Due to the unlimited statistical population it was estimated according to Cochran's formula 384. In order to review and present the final model from the structural equations approach with SmartPLS software was used. The results show that customer interaction, message quality and Customer mental image will have positive and significant impact on the Platform and channel attractiveness of Electronic word of mouth marketing channel, Finally, these two variables will have a positive and significant impact on the Customer behavior and business brand. This model emphasizes new dimensions of variables of the Electronic Word of Mouth marketing model that can be helpful for business owners and marketers. Manuscript profile
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        15 - Analysis of Marketing System and Branding of Handmade Carpets (A study of Producers in the Iranian west Provines)
        Reza Shafeai Amir Ghafourian shagerdi Soran Mowlaie
        Handmade carpet in addition to dimensions of occupation, export, and economic interests, has long been a symbol of the rich culture of this land and has special celebrity worldwide. Neglecting the principles of marketing and business, the competitive advantage of handma More
        Handmade carpet in addition to dimensions of occupation, export, and economic interests, has long been a symbol of the rich culture of this land and has special celebrity worldwide. Neglecting the principles of marketing and business, the competitive advantage of handmade carpets has faced serious risks, in particular at the global level. Today's competitive world, customers are at the heart of every business, recognition of desires, shopping habits and consumer culture perform a vital role in the branding and marketing of handmade carpets. Therefore, analysis and expansion of knowledge in this regard helps the success of the product brand in the target markets. Accordingly, the main purpose of this study is to investigate the marketing situation and brand of handmade carpets. The research method in this study is descriptive and data collection was gathered through structured interviews and questionnaires. For this purpose, activists and producers of handmade carpets have been studied using non-probabilistic sampling method and by referring to them directly in Kurdistan and Kermanshah provinces. The results showed that at present, there is not much luck in branding handmade carpets by the owners of production units. Therefore, it is necessary to develop a specific model to improve the marketing and branding of this valuable product. Manuscript profile
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        16 - Investigating the effect of sensory marketing strategy components on brand equity through mediating customer satisfaction and brand credibility (Case study: Islamic Republic of Iran TV programs)
        Hesamedin Nemati یاسر سبحانی فرد Ali Jafari
        In this research, we are looking to investigate the effect of sensory marketing components on brand value by mediating audience satisfaction and brand credibility in the case of Islamic Republic of Iran TV programs. The scope of the research includes all the audiences o More
        In this research, we are looking to investigate the effect of sensory marketing components on brand value by mediating audience satisfaction and brand credibility in the case of Islamic Republic of Iran TV programs. The scope of the research includes all the audiences of radio and television programs, according to Morgan's table, a sample size of 384 was obtained, and to ensure the questionnaire, 449 questionnaires were distributed among them in a simple random manner. The questionnaire of this research, based on related research, has a five-choice question designed on a Likert scale. Also, for data analysis, linear regression relationships were used in spss software and path analysis in pls software. The results showed that sensory marketing has a direct effect on brand credibility and also sensory marketing has a direct effect on audience satisfaction. In addition, the mediating variable of brand credibility has a direct relationship with brand equity, and also the mediating variable of customer satisfaction has a direct relationship with brand equity, and therefore, considering the establishment of four conditions between customer satisfaction and brand credibility in the relationship between sensory marketing and brand equity, It has a mediating effect. This research, which has been conducted for the first time on radio programs, seeks to investigate whether the components of the sensory marketing strategy have an effect on the special value of the brand through the mediation of customer satisfaction and brand credibility in the radio programs of the Islamic Republic of Iran. Manuscript profile