Acerca do poder da autenticidade

Um artigo, "Where Your Favorite Imported Beer Is Really Made" com material interessante para reflectir acerca do poder da autenticidade:

"What is the advantage of claiming foreign roots? One advantage is the association in consumer's minds between "import" and artisan-like quality--the aura of handmade authenticity. Marketing professors call this the concept of "contagion." The general idea is that a consumer is more likely to infer "quality" about a product, if she believes it was made in its original manufacturing location.
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It is well established that differences in manufacturing location can impact consumer preferences through lay inferences about production quality... Specifically, we find that due to a belief in contagion, products from a company's original manufacturing location are seen as containing the essence of the brand. In turn, this belief in transferred essence leads consumers to view products from the original factory as more authentic and valuable than identical products made elsewhere.
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The main takeaway here is that consumers place a higher value on products they believe contain the aura of authenticity."