Date of Award
2017
Degree Type
Dissertation
Degree Name
Doctor of Philosophy in Business Administration
Specialization
Marketing
Department
Interdepartmental Program
First Advisor
Hillary Leonard
Abstract
Cool has long been an elusive, and yet, attractive target for brands. Many brands in the streetwear/sportswear industry seek to be seen as cool, yet few achieve this goal. Even for those that do, the perception of cool proves to be fleeting. This qualitative work, based on long interviews with managers from leading streetwear/sportswear firms, sought to understand what they believe to make and keep brands cool. Five key drivers of cool were identified – Authenticity, Associations, Accessibility, Originality, and Storytelling, and a model for how these drivers of cool interact to make and keep brands cool was developed.
Recommended Citation
Matos, Geraldo, "Producers' Perspectives on What Makes (and Keeps) Brands Cool" (2017). Open Access Dissertations. Paper 590.
https://digitalcommons.uri.edu/oa_diss/590
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