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Artificial intelligence (AI) allows business actors to exchange resources, particularly information and knowledge, to strengthen their businesses. These AI-enabled value co-creation processes are playing a substantial role in the business-to-business (B2B) sales context. However, little is known about the mechanisms and the process of value co-creation enabled by AI. On this basis, this study addresses this gap by employing Service-Dominant Logic to understand value co-creation with AI. This study identifies the value co-creation process, and provides an understanding of the actors, activities and resources during the usage of AI to create value in B2B sales. The study also identifies several limitations of AI, such as, value co-creation is heavily dependent on human activities and resources. Lastly, we suggest that managers continue to manage customer expectations when using AI for value cocreation and highlight the necessity of human actors and resources in the value co-creation process.

Purpose The status of icewine as a luxury item is largely undisputed in popular perception. Despite this, icewine has received very little attention in the management literature. This paper aims to close this gap by developing a theoretical framework to segment the luxury wine and spirits market with a focus on icewine. Design/methodology/approach This paper is conceptual in nature. The authors adapt Berthon et al.’s (2009) aesthetics and ontology (AO) framework for luxury brands to provide a theoretical lens for segmenting the luxury wine and spirits market into four distinct segments. Findings The main contribution of this paper is a theoretical framework for segmenting the market for luxury wines and spirits into four distinct segments: cabinet collectors, cellar collectors, connoisseurs and carousers. The authors then apply their framework to the icewine category and outline considerations for the marketing mix of icewine producers. Practical implications The AO framework for luxury wines and spirits is beneficial for icewine producers to help differentiate their current and future market segments. In addition, this paper outlines practical implications for icewine maker’s marketing mix that could enhance their competitive position today and in the future. Originality/value This is the first paper examining icewine in the context of luxury marketing.

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