Such findings have contributed to the existing literature on consumer behaviour which implies that customers‟ affective attitudes are more influenced by affective factors rather than cognitive factors (Edwards and von Hippel 1995; Zins 2001; Heath 2007). This is because affective attributes are more easily perceived than cognitive attributes which need more knowledge and calculation. In addition, affective attributes (ie, personality traits) are more endurable once they are established (O‟Shaughnessy and O‟Shaughnessy 2003; Plessis 2005). So while researchers should consider both cognitive and affective attributes when measuring reputation, they should focus their attention on the latter as this appears to be more useful in understanding customer attitudes. Practitioners in turn should put more emphasis on their management of affective attributes of corporate reputation by understanding what they can do to influence individual traits within such measures as the CCS.