BIRGing and CORFing

30th April 2008

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BIRGing - Basking In Reflected Glory is a delightful acronym coined by Arizona State University professor Robert Cialdini and his colleagues. Cialdini and his colleagues found more students donned the logo apparel of their college football team on Monday, following the big game, if their team had won over the weekend. The pride associated with winning encouraged them to wear their school colors.

Brand advocated similarly like to be associated with the hot brands which they perceive to be “winners”.

By way of contrast, Cialdini & Co. found there was a downside to BIRGing. When their team lost they actively tried to distance themselves from their school team. Cialdini & Co. termed the mirror side of BIRGing, CORFing - Cutting Off Reflected Glory

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