Customer decision making vis-à-vis halal branding

Understanding the preference of Muslim youth for halal (religiously permissible)certified products in their search for branded items was the underlying motive behind this research. Since sportswear brand owners usually target youth market segments, Muslim youth in the Malaysian market were selected...

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Main Author: Mohd. Israil, Khaliq Ahmad
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Language:English
Published: Malaysian Institute of Management 2013
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Online Access:http://irep.iium.edu.my/34857/4/customer_Decision_Making_Vis-%C3%A0-Vis_Halal.pdf
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description Understanding the preference of Muslim youth for halal (religiously permissible)certified products in their search for branded items was the underlying motive behind this research. Since sportswear brand owners usually target youth market segments, Muslim youth in the Malaysian market were selected as the main respondents for this study. The collective perceptions of quality, brand awareness, brand association and consumer loyalty constitute brand equity and this study focused on brand equity research in the Malaysian marketing environment. Empirical research was conducted to determine the “on the ground” reality of the market, with a view to suggesting marketing policy directions to brand managers in the Malaysian sportswear industry. In the Malaysian context, the findings of the research do not completely support all the dimensions of Aaker’s (1991) brand equity model. This paper recommends that brand managers use halal certification of sportswear products to penetrate the Malay youth sub-segment of the Malaysian sportswear market. Halal certification will not have a negative effect on penetration of the other market sub-segments consisting of youth from other races in Malaysia.
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spelling oai:generic.eprints.org:348572015-05-26T09:51:44Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/34857/ Customer decision making vis-à-vis halal branding Mohd. Israil, Khaliq Ahmad HF5549 Personnel management Understanding the preference of Muslim youth for halal (religiously permissible)certified products in their search for branded items was the underlying motive behind this research. Since sportswear brand owners usually target youth market segments, Muslim youth in the Malaysian market were selected as the main respondents for this study. The collective perceptions of quality, brand awareness, brand association and consumer loyalty constitute brand equity and this study focused on brand equity research in the Malaysian marketing environment. Empirical research was conducted to determine the “on the ground” reality of the market, with a view to suggesting marketing policy directions to brand managers in the Malaysian sportswear industry. In the Malaysian context, the findings of the research do not completely support all the dimensions of Aaker’s (1991) brand equity model. This paper recommends that brand managers use halal certification of sportswear products to penetrate the Malay youth sub-segment of the Malaysian sportswear market. Halal certification will not have a negative effect on penetration of the other market sub-segments consisting of youth from other races in Malaysia. Malaysian Institute of Management 2013-06 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/34857/4/customer_Decision_Making_Vis-%C3%A0-Vis_Halal.pdf Mohd. Israil, Khaliq Ahmad (2013) Customer decision making vis-à-vis halal branding. Malaysian Management Review (MMR), 48 (1). pp. 79-91. ISSN 0025-1348 https://portal.mim.org.my/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/MMRJan-Jun13Inside_Layout-1.pdf
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