Essay from the year 2012 in the subject Business economics - Marketing, Corporate Communication, CRM, Market Research, Social Media, grade: 1, Munich Business School University of Applied Sciences, language: English, abstract: Brand tribalism is a sociological concept enrooted in the idea that today's consumers look for products that offer more than just quality and functionality by uniting people with each other. This research paper explains this concept by exploring the theoretical foundations of the term as well as its application to the marketing practice. This work has two main objectives. The first is to provide solid theoretical information about the idea of brand tribalism including characteristics, structures and types of brand tribes. The second objective is to present how the concept of brand tribalism can be applied to the marketing management and how it affects customers. Furthermore, marketing activities of two companies present on the market will be researched in connection with the concept of brand tribalism.