Wilson, Kathryn L. (author), Barnes, Carly (author), and Irani, Tracy (author)
Format:
Paper
Publication Date:
2012-02
Published:
USA
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 188 Document Number: D01531
Notes:
Paper presented in the Agricultural Communication Section of the Southern Association of Agricultural Scientists annual meeting in Birmingham, Alabama, February 5-6, 2012. 23 pages.
16 pages, Branding agricultural products are popular in the online market, but little is known about consumers' preferences for agricultural product brands in an E-commerce environment. This study analyzed consumer preferences for three types of agricultural product brands and the interaction effect among them in an E-commerce environment with a choice experiment. Our results show that regional brand shows remarkable complementary effects on grower brand and store brand, implying regional brand can enhance the value of other brands. Also, we found that there is a substitution effect between grower brand and store brand. Interestingly, we find that consumers prefer cheap or expensive fuji apples rather than middle-price ones, implying significant consumption stratification in the Chinese online food market. This study also confirms the importance of the time window of delivery. This paper can provide critical information to optimize brand strategies of agricultural products in an E-commerce environment. [EconLit citations: D12, Q11, Q13]
Findings suggested that in-store point-of-purchase advertising was not sufficient to significantly increase brand awareness and total demand for local ornamental brands. Buying frequency was found to increase both overall demand and likelihood of brand awareness.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: D01613
Notes:
Dissertation provided June 15, 2013, by author in electronic format for deposit in ACDC collection., Dissertation presented to the Graduate School in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy, University of Florida, Gainesville. 184 pages.
