Anthropomorphic brand management: An integrated review and research agenda

M Sharma, Z Rahman - Journal of Business Research, 2022 - Elsevier
Brand Anthropomorphism (BA) is gaining prominence in both marketing research and
practice. Researchers have often used different perspectives for studying humanized …

[HTML][HTML] Brand personality: Current insights and future research directions

V Calderón-Fajardo, S Molinillo… - Journal of Business …, 2023 - Elsevier
The aim of this study is to improve the understanding of the scientific contributions made by
brand personality (BP) research, to identify its predominant themes and to propose a …

What makes an AI device human-like? The role of interaction quality, empathy and perceived psychological anthropomorphic characteristics in the acceptance of …

C Pelau, DC Dabija, I Ene - Computers in Human Behavior, 2021 - Elsevier
Intelligent AI devices have become a common presence in the business landscape, offering
a wide range of services, from the medical sector to the hospitality industry. From an …

When digital celebrity talks to you: how human-like virtual influencers satisfy consumer's experience through social presence on social media endorsements

H Kim, M Park - Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services, 2024 - Elsevier
Retailers are employing non-human endorsers as alternatives to traditional celebrities in
digital marketing. We seek to identify the aspects of human-like virtual influencer …

What makes people feel empathy for AI chatbots? Assessing the role of competence and warmth

WB Kim, HJ Hur - International Journal of Human–Computer …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
With the growth of contactless shopping, artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot services have
become an effective tool for brands to interact with consumers. We investigate the effects of …

Trojan horse or useful helper? A relationship perspective on artificial intelligence assistants with humanlike features

E Uysal, S Alavi, V Bezençon - Journal of the Academy of Marketing …, 2022 - Springer
Artificial intelligence assistants (AIAs) such as Alexa are prevalent in consumers' homes.
Owing to their powerful artificial intelligence, consumers may perceive that AIAs have a mind …

Rage against the machine: experimental insights into customers' negative emotional responses, attributions of responsibility, and coping strategies in artificial …

G Pavone, L Meyer-Waarden… - Journal of Interactive …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
In their interactions with chatbots, consumers often encounter technology failures that evoke
negative emotions, such as anger and frustration. To clarify the effects of such encounters …

“I'm hatin'it”! Negative consumer–brand relationships in online anti-brand communities

A Brandão, P Popoli - European Journal of Marketing, 2022 - emerald.com
Purpose This paper aims to provide a better understanding of negative consumer–brand
relationships in social-media-based anti-brand communities from a consumer culture theory …

Can autonomy level and anthropomorphic characteristics affect public acceptance and trust towards shared autonomous vehicles?

M Wu, N Wang, KF Yuen - Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 2023 - Elsevier
Shared autonomous vehicles (SAVs) are revolutionizing the future of urban mobility. This
study aims to investigate the effects of artificial intelligence (ie, autonomy level and …

Public acceptance of autonomous vehicles: Examining the joint influence of perceived vehicle performance and intelligent in-vehicle interaction quality

LY Koh, KF Yuen - Transportation research part A: policy and practice, 2023 - Elsevier
Many nations' transportation strategies have highlighted the potential of autonomous
vehicles and have made plans to slowly phase them into societies over the next decade …