Building OTT brand loyalty and brand equity: Impact of original series on OTT services

Abstract

Since streaming over-the-top (OTT) services may make recommendations to consumers regarding what to watch, OTT services customize not just OTT original series consumption experiences, but OTT brand personality perceptions. This influences how brand equity and brand loyalty are built for these OTT brands. This study is interested in understanding a) How original series help build consumer-based brand equity (CBBE) toward OTT services and b) How the consumer-based brand equity model can explicate how OTT services build consumer brand loyalty and brand equity. The study includes a structural equation model that demonstrates that original series can be incorporated into a consumer-based brand equity model for OTT services. This offers further implications for creative arts management in building brand equity and brand loyalty.