“…For this reason, a product/service market is presented today as a simulacra market, where a consumer perceived brand value (both for the brand leaders and brand imitators) is more important that objectively assessed product features (if any). For over three decade simulacrum is used as an effective tool in modern brand communication for creating the perceived additional value for newly designed brand imitators [Baudrillard, 1981;Floch, 1990;Bertin, 2010]. In the end, the modern market of both brand leaders and brand imitators can be considered as a simulacra market.…”