The document discusses how to build strong brands and create brand equity. It explains that brand equity is the added value, symbolism, and label associated with a brand that influences how consumers think, feel, and act towards the brand. It also outlines the key aspects of creating strong brand equity, such as establishing a clear brand role and model, choosing the right branding elements, implementing internal branding, and carefully managing the brand over time. The document then discusses how to craft an effective brand positioning by studying competitors, developing a unique brand position in the target market, differentiating through innovation or product lifecycle strategies, and making differences that cannot be copied.