This study employed the social comparison theory, brand signally theory and the theory of planned behaviour (TPB) to examine the extent to which attributes of a celebrity endorsing a brand and brand values impact on young adults’ cosmetics brand attitude and purchase intention. Data was collected from 301 young adult South Africans. Structural equation modelling results revealed that cosmetics brand attitude was influenced by celebrity attractiveness, credibility, celebrity product expertise and the symbolic brand value enjoyed from the brand. The brand attitude in turn predicted purchase intention.

This study aims to gain insights into consumers’ motivations when purchasing mimics of luxury cosmetics goods and their evaluation towards mimicry products. Consumers’ desire for mimicry luxury cosmetics hinges on their motivations underlying their consumption of luxury cosmetics. Attitude functions are applied to measure consumers’ underlying motivations towards luxury products. Consumers’ attitude and familiarity with luxury cosmetics and mimicry cosmetics also influence their choice between luxury brands and mimicry brands. In addition, consumers’ personality factors and perceived risk of purchasing mimicry cosmetics and their brand loyalty towards the original luxury brands restrain their purchase intention of mimicry brands. Finally, the study examines the effect of products conspicuousness (private/public visible goods) and the effect of mimicry types (feature/theme) on consumers’ preferences on concerning mimicry consumption. The findings will provide insights for policymakers, brand managers, and academics, and better understand mimicry in the luxury cosmetics industry.

Towards the 21st century, the whole world is regarded as one market. Globalization is spreading all over the world as many cosmetics companies pioneering new market abroad, overcoming relatively limited domestic markets. Korean cosmetics companies are not the exception and they are aiming Chinese consumer market, the largest one in Asia, which is growing steadily since government’s open door policy. So, the necessity to compare and figure out the difference between Korean and Chinese consumer’s cosmetics buying behavior is very high for those companies that have their eyes on the Chinese Market. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to compare buying behavior between Korean and Chinese female consumers related to Korean cosmetics brand level. Cosmetics buying behavior is examined in 4 areas; purchasing motives, information sources, purchasing criteria, and the level of satisfaction. Subjects were selected through a convenient sample technique and a questionnaire was developed in Korean and Chinese by translation and back translation method. Data were collected from the sample of 187 out of 233 in Beijing for Chinese female consumers, and 188 out of 200 in Pusan for Korean female consumers. Respondents’ age varied from 20’s to 50’s. Korean cosmetics brands were divided into high /low levels; low brand level included Micha, The face shop, and Laneige while high brand level included Sulhwasu, O’hui, and The history of who. Among many types of cosmetics, this study focused on the basic types of cosmetics product such as lotion, moisture cream, nutrition cream, mask pack with the exception of color based cosmetics products. Data were analyzed by ANOVA and cluster analysis using SPSS 20.0. Respondents were divided into 4 groups: Korean high brand purchasing consumers, Korean Low brand purchasing consumers, Chinese high brand purchasing consumers, and Chinese low brand purchasing consumers. 1. For purchase motives, Chinese consumers affected by Korean celebrities and had more motives to experience Korean cosmetics. To relax and to relieve from stress was the main reasons to buy Korean cosmetics for Chinese high brand consumers. Price was the main reason to buy Korean cosmetics for both low brand purchasing groups. 2. For information sources, Chinese consumers had tendency to collect information from personal relations such as friends and family. Korean and Chinese low brand consumers used internet advertising. Chinese high brand consumers collected information from department salesman. Korean high brand consumers showed lowest use of any kinds of information sources. 3. Korean high brand group put on importance on color and scent as cosmetics purchase criteria. Chinese high brand consumers showed importance on brand image, ingredients, containers/packing, skin fit, and feeling. Korean and Chinese low brand groups have importance on brand image, ingredients, and skin fit. 4. Concerned satisfaction level, Korean high brand group showed lowest satisfaction level. Chinese consumers had satisfied with container design and feelings.

The purposes of this study were to provide information on customers for cosmetic companies to develop goods and promotion strategy by examining facial images of university women and their recognition level about cosmetics brand personality. The results were as follows; First, satisfaction level of university women with their lips and eyes was very high, while lowest in skins. Second, factors of brand personality of three kinds of foreign cosmetics brands and three kinds of domestic brands were sincerity, beauty, renovation, reliability and ruggedness. In beauty, reliability and ruggedness, they preferred foreign brands to domestic ones, while they preferred domestic ones in sincerity and renovation. Third, the satisfaction level with face had a statistically significant relationship to the importance of face and cosmetic brands, while the importance of face had to the beauty of the brand. In the interrelationship among facial images and the factors of brand personality, they had significant interrelationships, provided beauty and ruggedness, and reliability and ruggedness had no significant interrelationship.

The purpose of this research was to find out types of consumers for low price cosmetics in domestic market. And on the presumption that there would be differences on impact of brand image and brand loyalty depending on types of consumers, this study started from the possibility of establishing marketing strategy from the standpoint from such difference in types of consumers. Accordingly the classified types of consumers were presented on the basis of similar research data and data published in relevant professional literature. Analysis was undertook on kinds of impact of brand image, brand satisfaction, brand sense of identity and brand attitude which were constituent elements of brand assets on brand loyalty. Analysisshowed that causative relationship between constituent elements of branch assets is different depending on types of consumers. Result of this study suggests that there is a certain need for reviewing types of consumers in order to heighten level of brand loyalty in connection with strategy for low price cosmetics brand marketing in domestic market.

오프라인은 물론, 온라인에서 점점 경쟁이 심화되고 있는 화장품 시장에서 살아남기 위해 화장품 회사들은 자신들만의 브랜드 전략과 홍보계획을 세우고 이를 위한 마케팅에 많은 비용과 시간을 투자하고 있다. 이에 본 연구는 화장품 브랜드에 대한 심층연구로서 브랜드 이미지, 브랜드 애착, 브랜드 신뢰가 브랜드 충성도에 미치는 영향을 검증하고 이들의 관계에서 브랜드 태도의 매개 역할을 검증하는 것을 목적으로 가설을 설정하고 회귀분석을 통해 이를 검증하였다. 연구결과, 첫째, 브랜드 이미지, 브랜드 애착, 브랜드 신뢰 모두 브랜드 충성도에 정(+)의 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다. 둘째, 브랜드 이미지, 브랜드 애착, 브랜드 신뢰는 브랜드 태도를 매개하여 브랜드 충성도에 정(+)의 영향을 미치는 것으로 확인되었다. 본 연구 결과는 화장품 브랜드에 대한 관리 및 운용을 중요성을 인지하고 효율적인 브랜드 관리를 위한 제안으로 화장품 브랜드 연구에 대한 실증연구로써 화장품 브랜드 관리와 운용에 있어서 마케팅 전략 수립을 위한 기초자료로 활용될 것으로 기대한다. 더불어 향후 연구에서는 브랜드와 관련한 다양한 변인들에 대한 연구가 이어지길 기대한다.

본 논문은 가격과 인지도가 소비자의 화장품 평가에 실제로 어떠한 영향을 미치는지에 대한 연구이다. 주로 서울 및 수도권 지역에 거주하는 20 대에서 50 대 사이의 여성을 대상으로 설문지에 대한 설명과 시제품에 대한 가격과 인지도 정보를 각각 다르게 제공한 후 일주일 이상의 사용 기간을 주고 설문을 회수하여 총 363 명의 응답을 받았다. 본 연구의 결과는 다음과 같이 요약할 수 있다. 화장수, 로션에 대한 사용 평가는 인지도 변인이 영향을 미치지 않는 것으로 나타났으나, 크림에 대한 사용평가에서는 '향'에 관한 질문에 대해 통계적으로 유의한 차이가 있었다. 가격 변인에 있어 화장수, 로션, 크림에 대한 평가는 가격이 매우 비싼 제품이라는 사전 정보를 받은 집단이 저가 제품이란 사전정보를 받은 집단에 비해 통계적으로 유의하게 점수가 높았다. 인지도와 가격 변화에 따라 집단 간 만족도를 비교해 본 결과 가격 정보나 인지도 정보가 어떻게 주어지는가에 따라 만족도에 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다. 또한, 화장품의 효능평가에 있어서도 인지도와 가격에 모두 의미있게 작용했다. 효능평가에 있어서는 가격과 인지도 변인의 상호작용 효과가 존재했는데, 두 변수의 결합효과가 효능지각에 대해 미치는 영향이 각각 다르다는 것을 알 수 있었다. 본 연구의 결과는 소비자 행동이나 의사결정에 대한 이해와 더불어 마케팅 전략을 위한 기초자료로 활용될 수 있을 것이다.