Brand Extension “ A new product or service that is related to an existing brand, but that offers a different benefit and/or appeals to a different target segment”.
Presented By:
Varsha Rana PG – 06 - 095
Sannoj Jaiprakash PG – 06 - 102
Vishal wadekar PG – 06 - 119
Scope of the Presentation
New products and brand extensions
Advantages of extensions
Disadvantages of extensions
How consumers evaluate extension
New Products and Brand Extensions
Ansoff’s Growth Share Matrix Product Development Diversification New Markets Current Markets Current Products New Products Market Penetration Market Development
New Product – Branding Decisions
A new brand – individually chosen for the new product
An existing brand name applied in some way
A combination of a new brand with an existing brand
Brand Extensions
When a firm uses an established brand name to introduce a new product (Approaches 2 &3)
When a brand is combined with an existing brand (Approach 3)the brand extension can also be called a sub-brand
An existing brand that gives birth to a brand extension is referred to as the parent brand
If a parent brand is associated with multiple products through brand extensions then it is called a family brand
Types of Brand Extensions
Line Extensions
The parent brand is used to brand a new product that targets a new market segment within a product category currently served by the parent brand
It often involves a different flavour or ingredient variety, a different form or size, or a different application for the brand
Dry Scalp Shampoo
Clean and Balanced Shampoo
Smooth and Silky Shampoo
Refreshing Menthol Shampoo
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Category Extensions
The parent brand is used to enter a different product category from that currently served by the parent brand
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Success of Extensions
Most new products are line extensions
Typically 80% – 90% in any one year
Many of the most successful new products are rated by various sources, are extensions
Nevertheless, many new products are introduced every year as new brands
Strategies for Category Extensions - Tauber
Introduce the same product in a different form
E.g.: Liril Shower Gel
Introduce products that contain the brands distinctive taste, ingredient or component
E.g.: Haagen-Dazs Cream liqueur
Introduce companion products for the brand
E.g.: Duracell flashlights
Introduce products relevant to the customer franchise of the brand
E.g.: Visa travelers cheques
Strategies for Category Extensions - Tauber
Introduce products that capitalise on the firm’s perceived expertise
E.g.: Honda lawn mowers
Introduce products that reflect the brands distinctive benefit, attribute or feature
E.g.: Fa ‘ freshness’ soap
Introduce products that capitalise on the distinctive image or prestige of the brand
E.g.: Porsche sunglasses
Advantages of Extensions
Reasons for Failure of New Products
The market was too small
The product was a poor match for the company
Inadequate or ignored research result
Failure to capitalise on a market window
Poor profit margins and high costs
The product was not new or different
The product did not go hand in hand with familiarity
Credibility was not confirmed on deliveryConsumers could not recognise the product
Advantages of Brand Extensions
Facilitate new product acceptance
Improve brand image
Reduce risk perceived by customers
Increase the probability of gaining distribution and trial
Increase efficiency of promotional expenditures
Reduce costs of introductory and follow up marketing programs
Avoid cost of developing a new brand
Allow for packaging and labeling efficiencies
Permit consumer variety-seeking
Advantages of Brand Extensions
Provide feedback benefits to the parent brand and company
Clarify brand meaning
Enhance the parent brand image
Bring new customers into the market franchise and increase market coverage
Revitalise the brand
Permit subsequent extensions
Disadvantages of Extensions
Can confuse or frustrate the consumers
Can encounter retailer resistance
Can fail and hurt parent brand image
Can succeed and cannibalise sales of the parent brand
Can succeed but diminish identification with any one category
Can succeed but hurt the image of the parent brand
Can dilute the brand meaning
Can cause the company to forge the chance to develop a new brand
How Consumers Evaluate Extension
Managerial Assumptions
In analysing potential consumer response to a brand extension, it useful to assume that consumers are evaluating the brand extension based only on
What they already know about
The parent brand
The extension category
Before any advertising, promotion or detailed product information is made available
This helps in determining whether the extension should be gone ahead with at all
Essential Assumptions for Extensions
Consumers have some awareness of and positive associations about the parent brand in memory
At least some of these positive associations will be evoked by the brand extension
Negative associations are not transferred from the parent brand
Negative associations are not created by the brand extensions
Factors Influencing the Success of Extensions
In creating extension equity
How salient parent brand associations are in the minds of consumers in the extension context
What information comes to the mind about the parent brand when the consumers think about the proposed extension and the strength on these associations
Factors Influencing the Success of Extensions
How favourable any inferred extensions are in the extension context
Whether the information is seen as suggestive of the type of product or service that the brand extension would be
Would these associations be viewed as good or bad in the extension context
How unique any inferred associations are
How the perceptions compare with those of competitors
Factors Influencing the Success of Extensions
In contributing to parent equity
How compelling the evidence is concerning the corresponding attribute or benefit association in the extension context
How unambiguous is the information in concerning product performance and imagery
How relevant and consistent the extension evidence is concerning the attribute or benefit for the parent brand
How strong are the existing attributes and benefit associations about the parent brand in the consumer’s mind
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