Marketing & consumer research has traditionally conceptualized consumers as individuals
- who exercise choice in the marketplace as individuals not as a class or a group. However an important new perspective is now emerging that rejects the individualistic view & focuses on the reality that human life is essentially social & that who we are is an inherently social phenomenon. It is the tribes the many little groups we belong to that are fundamental to our experience of life. Tribal Marketing" shows that it is not individual consumption of products that defines our lives but rather that this activity actually facilitates meaningful social relationships. The social links (social relationships) are more important than the things (brands etc.). The aim of this book is therefore to offer a systematic overview of the area that has been defined as cultures of consumption
- consumption microcultures brand cultures brand tribes & brand communities. It is though these that students of marketing & marketing practitioners can begin to genuinely understand the real drivers of consumer behaviour. It will be essential to everyone who needs to understand the new paradigm in consumer research brand management & communications management. This is the first comprehensive text to capture the diversity of research in the area & offer an authoritative & easily digestible overview. It challenges accepted marketing theory such as segmentation & sets the benchmark for contemporary thinking on topical issues. It features internationally renowned team of editors & contributors."