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Gendering a product or brand means associating its image with a sex role stereotype in the minds of consumers. Examines, using research, the requirements and prohibitions of contemporary masculine and feminine sex roles and the kinds of consumers who do and do not adhere to them. Provides ten specific recommendations for choosing a product or brand gendering strategy, based on target market demographics and the tendency for different groups to prefer gendered products or brands over those that are ungendered.
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