Thesis (M. Div.)--Grace Theological Seminary, 1986. / Abstract. Bibliography: leaves 46-52.

Thesis (Th. M.)--Dallas Theological Seminary, 2006. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves [51]-58).

Thesis (Th. M.)--Dallas Theological Seminary, 2006. / [zaʹak] appears in Hebrew letters on t.p. Includes bibliographical references (leaves [78]-81).

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Ohio State University, 2005. / Title from first page of PDF file. Includes bibliographical references (p. 149-166).

Experiential marketing has been the new force in the field of marketing for past several years, while traditional marketing which focuses on single product can no longer satisfy nowadays customers. Instead, it is ¡§comprehensive marketing¡¨, the strategy that resorts to personal experiences through integrating organ, thinking, interrelation, interaction, service, and emotion, that rocks this industry. A series of relevant studies by scholar Pine II, Gilmore and Schmitt suggest that ¡§experiential marketing¡¨ can effectively and efficiently improve the satisfaction and loyalty of numerous consumers. This thesis is based on the model of customers¡¦ three-phase decision process by Schiffman and Kanuk (2000), the model of five strategic experiential modules (SEMs) by Schmitt (1999), and other related literatures. In addition to utilizing these models and studies as the basis of this thesis, I accordingly revise the model to further accurately measure the characteristics of the basketball industry, or say Super Basketball League (SBL) in this case. Last but not the least, I also conducted the survey , by using questionnaires, to ask consumers who have attended the SBL games before how experiential elements influence the experiential satisfaction and the behavior of ¡§word of mouth¡¨. After collecting 208 effective questionnaires and running relevant statistics data analyses, the conclusions are found as follows: 1. There is a positive relationship between the promotion incentives used by the SBL and consumers¡¦ willingness to attend the games. 2. There is a positive relationship between the personal interest and consumers¡¦ willingness to attend the games. 3. There is a positive relationship between the opinions of focus groups and consumers¡¦ willingness to attend the games. 4. There is a positive relationship between the audience's positive experience and consumers¡¦ satisfaction. 5. There is a positive relationship between the audience's positive experience and the behavior of word of mouth. 6. The level of customer¡¦s satisfaction will influence the behavior of word of mouth. 7. The various dimensions of the motive to attend the game have positive influence on consumers¡¦ satisfaction through experiential elements. 8. The various dimensions of the motive to attend the game have positive influence on the behavior of word of mouth through experiential elements.

Several models of visual word recognition suggest a processing hierarchy; basic orthographic features are processed early and whole-word representations are processed late in the hierarchy. Unfortunately, given the extreme efficiency of the visual word recognition system, studies typically focus on one specific level of the processing hierarchy (e.g., orthographic, phonological and/or semantic processing). Furthermore, different paradigms are used to study different levels of the hierarchy. Fortunately, data across different studies in the literature do converge to two distinct temporal thresholds for letter perception and whole-word integration. The current experiments assessed the temporal thresholds for both letter perception and whole-word integration using a single novel paradigm. The results demonstrated distinct temporal thresholds for letter perception and whole-word integration which agree with those reported in the literature. Thus, the current experiments provide further behavioral evidence that the visual word recognition is a hierarchical process.

Several models of visual word recognition suggest a processing hierarchy; basic orthographic features are processed early and whole-word representations are processed late in the hierarchy. Unfortunately, given the extreme efficiency of the visual word recognition system, studies typically focus on one specific level of the processing hierarchy (e.g., orthographic, phonological and/or semantic processing). Furthermore, different paradigms are used to study different levels of the hierarchy. Fortunately, data across different studies in the literature do converge to two distinct temporal thresholds for letter perception and whole-word integration. The current experiments assessed the temporal thresholds for both letter perception and whole-word integration using a single novel paradigm. The results demonstrated distinct temporal thresholds for letter perception and whole-word integration which agree with those reported in the literature. Thus, the current experiments provide further behavioral evidence that the visual word recognition is a hierarchical process.

abstract   buzz marketing, the phenomena Have you ever thought about why the small French pastries called macarons suddenly became so extremely popular? Soon they were seen everywhere in the media, on every celebrity party and shortly after of course on every Swedish person’s cake dish. Could it be that a trendy it-girl happened to mention these lovely creations in her blog? What (or who) is it really that decides and controls what is popular and what is going to sell? If one individual can influence a whole group of followers it is definitely something marketers should take advantage of. One cannot any longer rely on traditional advertising, one needs to be more creative and rethink the possibilities to get through the media noise. This brought our attention to Buzz Marketing and Word-of-mouth which is a tool for marketers to make use of individuals to spread positive information in different ways.   research question How does Buzz Marketing work with the individual as a channel of communication?   methodology This is a case study on the idea of Buzz Marketing and the individual as a channel of communication. The foundation of our research is based on a selection of three companies that are all involved in activities oriented towards Buzz Marketing and the individual as an influential factor. The three companies studied are; Pronto Communication, Buzzador and Springtime. We have also used one independent source. The empirical facts have been collected from homepages, personal- and mail interviews and the secondary data has been collected through subject literature and scientific articles.   result & conclusion One needs to choose the right communication channel to get through the media noise, from sender to receiver. The individual functions within Buzz Marketing as a channel of communication and finding the right individual to spread positive Word-of-mouth is of major importance for the message to reach through. What these individuals are called and their required characteristics depends on the person who one asks and the task the individuals are about to perform. What they actually do is basically the same; they spread a message to a specific target group on behalf on a marketing bureau and its clients, often in exchange of free samples or something else that is coveted.  One can then choose to call them ambassadors, innovators, influencers or opinion leaders. It is very important that these individuals have the ability to influence specific target groups and that they are committed. They should also be willing to try new things, have a large social network and be curious. Marketers just need to identify these individuals and get to know them. This may sound like a simple task, but is in fact far from it. If Buzz Marketing is not transparent and well-planned enough it can result in a negative Buzz; every marketer’s nightmare.   Keywords: Buzz Marketing, Word-of-mouth Marketing, Buzz, Word-of-mouth, innovator, opinion leader, communication channels, media noise, segmentation, IT, individual, diffusion of innovations, source credibility.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Texas at Austin, 1999. / Vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 111-136). Available also in a digital version from Dissertation Abstracts.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Texas at Austin, 2000. / Vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 138-150). Available also in a digital version from Dissertation Abstracts.