A field experiment with a factorial design showed that consumers developed preferences for three brands of a physically homogeneous product (beer), identical except for brand name and price. With price used as a cue to brand quality and time measured by total purchase trials, strength of brand loyalty could be explained by perceived quality and a time trend.
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