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What Drives Disney Brand Love? Antecedents Across Lusophone Markets

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  • Sandra Filipe

    (GOVCOPP & ISCA-UA, University of Aveiro | Sirlainny Ribeiro, ISCA-UA, University of Aveiro, Portugal)

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This study investigates brand love dynamics using the Disney brand as a case study across Portuguese and Brazilian consumers, extending existing theory to under-researched Lusophone markets. It pursues three specific research objectives: (RO1) to empirically test whether Disney qualifies as a brand love; (RO2) to examine sociodemographic differences in brand love; and (RO3) to identify key antecedents of brand love. Data were collected via an online questionnaire from a non-probabilistic convenience sample of Portuguese and Brazilian adults (N = 310) using snowball sampling through social media. Analysis included factor analysis, non-parametric tests, and multiple regression. Results confirm Disney qualifies as a loved brand, reveal nationality (Brazilian > Portuguese) and age effects, and identify satisfaction and self-expressiveness as dominant antecedents, with trust, quality significant and storytelling non-significant. Findings advance brand love theory through multi-antecedent testing within a single iconic brand and cross-cultural insights from Lusophone markets. Practically, they guide experiential brand managers toward satisfaction, and self-expression, focused strategies for emotional differentiation in Portuguese/Brazilian contexts.

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  • Sandra Filipe, 2026. "What Drives Disney Brand Love? Antecedents Across Lusophone Markets," European Journal of Marketing and Economics Articles, Revistia Research and Publishing, vol. 9, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:eur:ejmejr:246
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