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CHAPTER QUESTIONS
What is a brand and how does branding work? What is brand equity? How is brand equity built, measured, and managed? What are the important decisions in developing a branding strategy?
KERALA TOURISM HAS SUCCESSFULLY BRANDED THE DESTINATION WITH A BRAND NAME, LOGO, AND THE TAGLINE GODS OWN COUNTRY
WHAT IS A BRAND?
A brand is a name, term, sign, symbol or design, or a combination of them, intended to identify the goods or services of one seller or group of sellers and to differentiate them from those of competitors.
WHAT IS BRANDING?
Branding
is endowing products and services with the power of the brand. All about creating differences. Teaches a consumer who the product is, what the product does, and why consumers should care. Helps in decision making.
APPLICATIONS OF BRANDING
Physical
goods ---Maggi Noodles, Lux soap, Tata Indica Cars Services --- ICICI Bank, Kingfisher Airlines, Blue Dart Couriers Stores --- Big Bazaar, Shoppers Stop, Individuals --- Shahrukh, Aamir, Rahul Dravid Organizations --- UNICEF, CRY Ideas --- Pulse polio initiatives, Adult literacy, Blood Donation.
Brand equity is the added value endowed on products and services, which may be reflected in the way consumers, think, feel, and act with respect to the brand.
BRAND KNOWLEDGE
Thoughts
Knowledge
Feelings
Beliefs Experiences
Images
Larger margins More inelastic consumer response Greater trade cooperation Increased marketing communications effectiveness Possible licensing opportunities
A brand promise is the marketers vision of what the brand must be and do for consumers.
Meaning Transference
(linking it to other entities person, place or thing)
BRAND ELEMENTS
Brand names Slogans URLs
Elements
Logos
Characters
Symbols
Transferable
Adaptable Protectable
SLOGANS
India ka dil India ka Ac Just do it Zindagi ke saath bhi, zindagi ke baad bhi Taking Indian Aviation to newer heights
Sar utha ke jiyo Kucch Meetha Ho jaaye Im lovin it India ka Dil Feels like heaven Always low prices The best a man can get!
Brand Reinforcement
Brand Revitalization
Brand Crises
BRANDING TERMS
Brand mix Brand extension / Subbrand Parent brand Family brand
BRAND NAMING
Individual names Blanket family names Separate family names
Flankers
Cash Cows
Low-end Entry-level
High-end Prestige