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When Brands Wear an Insult as a Badge of Honor

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When Brands Wear an Insult as a Badge of Honor

Summary

Fernando Dias Silva/Getty Images How should brands react when faced with negativity from reviewers? Recent research published in the Journal of Consumer Psychology suggests that brands could benefit by proudly brandishing the very insults hurled at them. Researchers Katherine Du, Lingrui Zhou, and Keisha Cutright examined whether brands can benefit from “reappropriating” insults, or intentionally […]

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