@phdthesis{Stach2018, author = {Stach, Jens}, title = {The influence of brand experiences onto brand preference, brand meaning and haptic product evaluation}, institution = {Chair of Marketing Management and Sustainability}, pages = {vi,44}, year = {2018}, abstract = {The thesis addresses current issues in experiential marketing research. More precisely, it focuses on the impact experiences earlier in life have on the preference towards a brand and its meaning later in life, as well as the influence of audio-visual product experiences on the perceived haptic evaluation of products. The thesis uses a wide selection of theories, from conditioning to embodied cognition and multisensory enhancement and provides novel contributions to marketing research.}, language = {en} }