The experience-economy revisited: an interdisciplinary perspective and research agenda

Chevtchouk, Y., Veloutsou, C. and Paton, R. (2021) The experience-economy revisited: an interdisciplinary perspective and research agenda. Journal of Product and Brand Management, 30(8), pp. 1288-1324. (doi: 10.1108/JPBM-06-2019-2406)

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Abstract

Purpose: The marketing literature uses five different experience terms that are supposed to represent different streams of research. Many papers do not provide a definition, most of the used definitions are unclear, the different experience terms have similar dimensionality and are regularly used interchangeably or have the same meaning. In addition, the existing definitions are not adequately informed from other disciplines that have engaged with experience. This paper aims to build a comprehensive conceptual framework of experience in marketing informed by related disciplines aiming to provide a more holistic definition of the term. Design/methodology/approach: This research follows previously established procedures by conducting a systematic literature review of experience. From the approximately 5,000 sources identified in three disciplines, 267 sources were selected, marketing (148), philosophy (90) and psychology (29). To address definitional issues the analysis focused on enlightening four premises. Findings: This paper posits that the term brand experience can be used in all marketing-related experiences and proposes four premises that may resolve the vagaries associated with the term’s conceptualization. The four premises address the what, who, how and when of brand experience and aim to rectify conceptual issues. Brand experience is introduced as a multi-level phenomenon. Research limitations/implications: The suggested singular term, brand experience, captures all experiences in marketing. The identified additional elements of brand experience, such as the levels of experience and the revision of emotions within brand experience as a continuum, tempered by repetition, should be considered in future research. Practical implications: The multi-level conceptualization may provide a greater scope for dynamic approaches to brand experience design thus providing greater opportunities for managers to create sustainable competitive advantages and differentiation from competitors. Originality/value: This paper completes a systematic literature review of brand experience across marketing, philosophy and psychology which delineates and enlightens the conceptualization of brand experience and presents brand experience in a multi-level conceptualization, opening the possibility for further theoretical, methodological and interdisciplinary promise.

Item Type:Articles
Status:Published
Refereed:Yes
Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID:Paton, Professor Robert and Chevtchouk, Yanina and Veloutsou, Professor Cleopatra
Authors: Chevtchouk, Y., Veloutsou, C., and Paton, R.
College/School:College of Social Sciences > Adam Smith Business School > Management
Journal Name:Journal of Product and Brand Management
Publisher:Emerald
ISSN:1061-0421
ISSN (Online):2054-1643
Published Online:15 February 2021
Copyright Holders:Copyright © 2021 Emerald Publishing Limited
First Published:First published in Journal of Product and Brand Management 30(8): 1288-1324
Publisher Policy:Reproduced in accordance with the publisher copyright policy

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