Branding Elements and Strategies
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Branding Elements and Strategies. The nature, scope, and importance of branding in product planning The various branding elements The different types of brands How to classify branding strategies.
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Branding Elementsand Strategies • The nature, scope, and importance of branding in product planning • The various branding elements • The different types of brands • How to classify branding strategies • The right name is an important part of every successful business. The name and symbols of a business or a product project the personality of the company, product, or service.
private distributor brand • generic brand • brand extension • brand licensing • mixed-brand strategy • co-branding strategy • brand • brand name • brand mark • trade name • trade character • trademark • manufacturer brand
Branding • A brand is a name, term, design, or symbol (or combinations of them) that identifies a business or organization and the products that they offer. Brands are divided into two categories: • corporate brands • product brands
Branding • Corporate brandsidentify the business and reflect quality, value, and reliability. • Example:Coca-Cola, Disney, McDonald's, and Citibank • Product brandsconnote quality and reliability for a particular product. • Example:Pepsi, Coke, Barbie, Whopper, and Big Mac
A brand name is the word, group of words, letters, or numbers of a brand that can be spoken. • Example:PT Cruiser, Mountain Dew, SnackWells • A brand mark is a symbol, design, or distinctive coloring or lettering that identifies a brand. • Example:U.S. Postal Service's eagle, Apple Computer's apple
A trade name isthe legal name under which a company or division of a corporation does business. • Example:Amex, Dell, Kellogg's, and Xerox • A trade character is a brand mark with human form or characteristics. • Example:The Jolly Green Giant, the Pillsbury Doughboy A trademark is a brand name, brand mark, trade name, trade character, or a combination of these given legal protection by the federal government and noted by the trademark symbol () or (™).
Brand names, brand marks, trade names, trade characters, and trademarks are often combined to form a firm's corporate symbol or name.
Types of Brands • Three classifications of brands are: • manufacturer brands (national or producer) • private distributor brands • generic brands
National Brands (producer brands) owned by national manufacturers • Generate the majority of sales for most categories • Examples: Hershey Foods, Whirlpool, Ford, Hilton, American Airlines, Kraft and Nestle • Internet based national brands • Amazon.com, eBay, Monster TYPES OF BRANDS
Private Distributor Brands private brands, store brands, or dealer brands • Developed and owned by wholesalers and retailers • Examples: Arizona for JC Penney, George for Wal-Mart, Villager for Kohl's TYPES OF BRANDS Both are private distributor brands from SEARS
Generic Brands Does not carry a company identity • Packaging usually features a description of the product • Example: Pancake Mix, Paper Towels • Usually sold in supermarkets and discount stores • Often sold for 30 – 50% less than name brands TYPES OF BRANDS
Brand Extension • Brand Licensing • Mixed Brands • Co-Branding BRAND STRATEGIES
A branding strategy that uses an existing brand name to promote a new or improved product in a company’s product line BRAND EXTENTION
Some companies allow other organizations to use their brand, brand mark, or trade character through brand licensing Licensing company gets a fee (royalty) in return for authorization Has licensing agreements with BRAND LICENSING
Offer a combination of manufacturer, private distributor, and generic brands MIXED BRANDS Their own National Brand tires Private Brand for SEARS
Combines one or more brands in the manufacture of a product or in the delivery of a service Co-BRANDING
Rebranding • Rebranding - a change to the brand name, logo, or image of a product or company • brand owner revisits the brand with the purpose of updating or revising Re-Branding
Branding is… …a promise to deliver value.
That value comes from: Trust & familiarity Who the company collaborates with Source: south.unc.edu Source: technabob.com
Your personal brand works the same way How do you build people’s trust in you? Who do you collaborate with? Source: www.jisc.ac.uk Source: cheezburger.com
Effective brands understand their strengths The hacker The hustler The designer • Builds things • Comes up with unexpected solutions to problems • Will bend rules if it’s valuable to do so • Sells things • Enjoys presentations, debates and public speaking • Excels at coming up with arguments • Designs things • Shows empathy for the customer experience • Is highly resilient and open to other people’s ideas