The influence of ritual efficacy on ritual vitality: temporal plaiting in the vestaval

Ritual, which connects participants within brand communities, is a vehicle for creating and understanding time. Consumer and marketplace rituals have been theorised with respect to staging, enactment, outcomes, and place-making, but little consideration has been devoted to the timescapes that shape...

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Published inJournal of marketing management Vol. 39; no. 13-14; pp. 1255 - 1276
Main Authors Bradford, Tonya Williams, Sherry, John F.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Helensburg Routledge 02.09.2023
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Subjects
brand community
Brands
chronos
Efficacy
Enactment
kairos
Marketing
Ritual efficacy
Rituals
temporal plaiting
time
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Summary:Ritual, which connects participants within brand communities, is a vehicle for creating and understanding time. Consumer and marketplace rituals have been theorised with respect to staging, enactment, outcomes, and place-making, but little consideration has been devoted to the timescapes that shape them. The study of time in marketing research is broadening beyond the chronos of chronology to the kairos of apperception or momentous liminality. We analyse distinct and interwoven chronos and kairos temporal strands experienced through the course of the vestaval ritual embedded within a brand community, in a plaiting process that ensures that contrasting temporalities co-exist, leaving the participant unmoored in time and resonant with deep personal significance of the moment. We theorise a temporal plaiting process and interpret its significance for ritual efficacy. We conclude with a discussion of research and managerial implications.
ISSN:0267-257X
1472-1376
DOI:10.1080/0267257X.2023.2172449