@article {1972016, title = {The Politication of Objects: Meaning Making and Materiality in the US Cannabis Market}, journal = {Journal of Consumer Research}, year = {2021}, month = {2021}, keywords = {Marketing}, author = {Huff,Aimee and Humphreys,Ashlee and Wilner,Sarah J. S.} } @article {1972036, title = {Objects of Desire: The Role of Product Design in Revising Contested Cultural Meanings}, journal = {Journal of Marketing Management}, volume = {33}, year = {2017}, month = {2017}, pages = {244-271}, abstract = {We explore the link between product design and market legitimation by examining the evolution of a product market that has been shrouded by cultural taboo. Conducting media analysis and selected visual audits of sex toys over a recent 25-year period, we find that innovations in the design of these products {\textendash} materials, form and function {\textendash} can facilitate evolution of a mainstream market. Producers can facilitate legitimation by introducing innovative designs that significantly contradict existing cultural meanings associated with the category. Furthermore, when the aesthetic and functional aspects of a new product design are aligned with cultural norms, we find that mainstream media reframe the products in ways that signal social acceptance.}, keywords = {Marketing}, author = {Wilner,Sarah J. S. and Huff,Aimee} } @article {1979336, title = {Focus on the Form, Forget about the Function: Marketplaces for Illicit Products}, year = {2015}, month = {2015}, address = {San Antonio, TX}, keywords = {Marketing}, author = {Huff,Aimee and Wilner,Sarah J. S.} } @article {1979341, title = {Both Erotic and Ergonomic? Product Design as a Mechanism for Moral Legitimacy}, year = {2014}, month = {2014}, address = {London, UK}, keywords = {Marketing}, author = {Huff,Aimee and Wilner,Sarah J. S.} }