ABSTRACT
Tony the Tiger. The Pillsbury Doughboy. The Michelin Man. The Playboy bunny. The list of brand mascots, spokes-characters, totems and logos goes on and on and on.
Mascots are one of the most widespread modes of marketing communication and one of the longest established. Yet, despite their ubiquity and utility, brand mascots seem to be held in comparatively low esteem by the corporate cognoscenti. This collection, the first of its kind, raises brand mascots’ standing, both in an academic sense and from a managerial perspective.
Featuring case studies and empirical analyses from around the world – here Hello Kitty, there Aleksandr Orlov, beyond that Angry Birds – the book presents the latest thinking on beast-based brands, broadly defined. Entirely qualitative in content, it represents a readable, reliable resource for marketing academics, marketing managers, marketing students and the consumer research community. It should also prove of interest to scholars in adjacent fields, such as cultural studies, media studies, organisation studies, anthropology, sociology, ethology and zoology.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part I|72 pages
Man
chapter 3|20 pages
‘What are you Looking at, Ya Hockey Puck?!'
chapter 4|21 pages
Cross Domain Perceptual Realities and Mickey Mouse
part II|74 pages
Beast
chapter 8|18 pages
Peppa Piggy in the Middle of Marketers and Mashup Makers
part III|54 pages
Wild
part IV|60 pages
Crazy