Issues in marketing and branding

WS McDowell - Handbook of media management and economics, 2006 - taylorfrancis.com
The primary motivation for a business to embrace the principles of brand management is
competition, and although the notion of branding is not new to most American consumer goods, …

The brand management crisis facing the business of journalism

WS McDowell - The International Journal on Media Management, 2011 - Taylor & Francis
The forces of new digital technology coupled with a debilitating recession have disrupted
the profit-making ability of the business of journalism. Streamlining operations and …

Exploring a free association methodology to capture and differentiate abstract media brand associations: A study of three cable news networks

WS McDowell - Journal of Media Economics, 2004 - Taylor & Francis
Brand equity theory asserts that the most powerful and enduring consumer-based brand
associations are those that deal with intangible or abstract characteristics of a product rather …

The marketing of neuromarketing: brand differentiation strategies employed by prominent neuromarketing firms to attract media clients

WS McDowell, SJ Dick - Journal of Media Business Studies, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
Many media-based companies, such as networks, program producers, and production studios,
are captivated by the promises made by the burgeoning field of neuromarketing. Market …

Revealing a double jeopardy effect in radio station audience behavior

WS McDowell, SJ Dick - Journal of Media Economics, 2005 - Taylor & Francis
Scores of consumer behavior studies have confirmed what has been called a double
jeopardy effect, whereby brands earning small market shares attract fewer customers but also …

Selling the niche: A qualitative content analysis of cable network business-to-business advertising

WS McDowell - International Journal on Media Management, 2004 - Taylor & Francis
Aside from battling for the hearts and minds of audiences, cable networks also must compete
for the attention of cable system operators and national advertisers. The purpose of this …

Using TV daypart 'double jeopardy effects' to boost advertising efficiency

WS McDowell, SJ Dick - Journal of …, 2001 - journalofadvertisingresearch.com
Several TV audience studies have revealed a ‘Double Jeopardy effect’ whereby highly rated
programs generate not only more viewers but also disproportionately more loyal viewers …

Has lead‐in lost its punch? An analysis of primetime inheritance effects: Comparing 1992 with 2002

WS McDowell, SJ Dick - International Journal on Media …, 2003 - Taylor & Francis
Recognizing the recent dramatic increase in the number of channels available to the typical
American household coinciding with an equally dramatic decrease in audience ratings for …

Confrontation or conciliation? The plight of small media brands in a zero sum marketplace

WS McDowell - Journal of Media Business Studies, 2006 - Taylor & Francis
Small media brands, operating in a highly competitive zero sum marketplace, reach inevitably
a strategic crossroads in which they must decide on confrontation or conciliation with …

Emerging industry issues and trends influencing the branding of media content

WS McDowell - Handbook of media branding, 2015 - Springer
Rarely can one media firm possess a piece of equipment, computer software, organizational
structure, business model or distribution platform that cannot be copied by rivals. On the …