Morris B. Holbrook, Vibrant Publishers

Broschiertes Buch

Nostalgia and Age-Related Preferences

Beschreibung

Nostalgia and Age-Related Preferences by Morris B. Holbrook examines the powerful influence of nostalgia on consumer behavior and how it varies across different age groups. This thought-provoking book explores how consumers' preferences are shaped by past experiences, memories, and the emotional attachment they have to previous eras. Holbrook delves into the psychological and cultural forces behind nostalgic consumption, demonstrating how these feelings of longing can impact purchasing decisions, brand loyalty, and product preferences. Through a detailed analysis of age-related preferences, Holbrook reveals how nostalgia operates differently for younger and older generations, with distinct consumer patterns emerging as people age. This book provides valuable insights for marketers looking to tap into nostalgia-driven marketing strategies and to understand the complexities of generational preferences. By exploring the intersection of memory, emotion, and consumer choices, this book offers a unique perspective on the role of nostalgia in modern consumption.

Autor

Morris B. Holbrook is the now-retired W. T. Dillard Professor Emeritus of Marketing, Graduate School of Business, Columbia University, New York City. Holbrook received his Bachelor's Degree from Harvard College (English Literature) in 1965, his MBA from Columbia University in 1967, and his Ph.D. in Marketing from Columbia University in 1975. From 1975 to 2009, he taught courses at the Columbia Business School in areas such as sales management, marketing strategy, research methods, consumer behavior, and commercial communication in the culture of consumption. His research has covered a wide variety of topics in marketing, consumer behavior, and related areas with a special focus on issues concerning communication in general and aesthetics, semiotics, hermeneutics, art, entertainment, music, jazz, motion pictures, nostalgia, animal companions, and stereography in particular. His recent books and monographs include Postmodern Consumer Research: The Study of Consumption as Text (with Elizabeth C. Hirschman, SAGE, 1992); Daytime Television Game Shows and the Celebration of Merchandise: The Price Is Right (1993); The Semiotics of Consumption: Interpreting Symbolic Consumer Behavior in Popular Culture and Works of Art (with Elizabeth C. Hirschman, 1993); Consumer Research: Introspective Essays on the Study of Consumption (SAGE, 1995); Consumer Value: A Framework for Analysis and Research (edited, 1999); Playing the Changes on the Jazz Metaphor: An Expanded Conceptualization of Music, Management, and Marketing-Related Themes (2007); Music, Movies, Meanings, and Markets: Cinemajazzamatazz (2011) and Consumer Behavior: New Essays on the Study of Consumption (2025). He lives with his wife Sally on the Upper West Side of Manhattan, where he pursues hobbies such as playing the piano and vibraphone, attending jazz and classical concerts, going to movies and the theater, collecting musical recordings, making stereographic photos, watching sunsets, taking long walks, window shopping, and being kind to cats.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Vibrant Publishers
• Seitenzahl: 432
• Erscheinungstermin: 18. Juli 2025
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 622g
• ISBN-13: 9781636515397
• ISBN-10: 1636515398
• Artikelnr.: 74977262