Does Personality Influence Brand Image?

Abstract

Abstract Consumer psychologists have attempted to relate purchase behavior, media choice, innovation, segmentation, and a wide variety of other marketing variables to consumer personality. Results of these studies have been mixed with most studies demonstrating a weak relationship between consumer personality and market behavior. The purpose of the present study was to explore the relationship between human personality using the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator and product personality. To date, the MBTI has not been applied in the marketing/consumer behavior discipline. The results of this study provide minimal support for using information on consumer personality as a strategic marketing tool.