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Sounds good: Phonetic sound patterns in top brand names

verfasst von: Ruth Pogacar, Emily Plant, Laura Felton Rosulek, Michal Kouril

Erschienen in: Marketing Letters | Ausgabe 4/2015

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Recent research has demonstrated that brand name sounds can influence consumer behavior. Sound symbolism, the link between sound and meaning, can convey product information, enhance affinity, and increase purchase intentions. This study examines sound patterns of Interbrand top 100 brand names, including three previously unexamined sound categories. Results show that top brand names have different sound patterns than general brand names. The pattern of differences suggests that sound symbolism may be one factor contributing to brand performance. Sounds more frequent among top brand names have potentially brand enhancing properties, while sounds less frequent may have the opposite effect. These findings should inform best naming practices and strategies.

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The coding of these brand names and the benchmark dataset is available from the first author upon request.

One brand name (Gap) was discarded because its frequency could not be determined since it is indistinguishable from the common noun “gap.”

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Titel: Sounds good: Phonetic sound patterns in top brand names
verfasst von: Ruth Pogacar
Emily Plant
Laura Felton Rosulek
Michal Kouril
Publikationsdatum: 01.12.2015
Verlag: Springer US
Erschienen in: Marketing Letters / Ausgabe 4/2015
Print ISSN: 0923-0645
Elektronische ISSN: 1573-059X
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11002-014-9288-z

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