2. WHAT IS A BRAND?
A brand is a name, term, sign, symbol, or
design which is intended to identify the
goods or services of one seller or group of
sellers and to differentiate them from those
of competitors
The marketing practice of creating all of the
above mentioned identities is called
BRANDING
Source- American Marketing Association’s definition
3. WHAT IS A PRODUCT
Product is anything that can be
offered to a market for attention,
acquisition, use or consumption that
may satisfy a need or a want (goods,
services, retail store, person,
organization, idea)
Source- www.ileush.blogspot.com
4. A BRAND CAN BE ALMOST ANYTHING…
B to B products
High-tech products
Services
Retailers and Distributors
Online products and services
People and Organizations
Sports
Artists & Coaches
Geographic location
Ideas and causes
Source- www.ileush.blogspot.com
5. STRATEGIC BRAND MANAGEMENT
Strategic brand management involves design and implementation
of marketing programs and activities to-
Build
Measure
Manage
Brand Equity
Source- www.ileush.blogspot.com
7. Need
• Help brands
connect with
the target
customers
• Nurtures
brand identity
Implications
• Delivers on
the brand
promise &
brand identity
• Helps align
marketing and
advertising
activities with
corporate
image
Benefits
• Builds brand
credibility
• Increases
brand equity
(perceived
value)
Rationale
• Provides On-
going
maintenance
& control
• Integrates all
departments
& provide
brand
guideline
Source- Article Importance of Brand management revenew.com
8. Limitations
• Doesn’t suffice
for a bad product
• At times counted
as the “fluff” in
marketing/
advertising
Interdependencies
• Misaligned
marketing
strategies
• Silos
• Branding activity
evaluation
Consequences
• Strong corporate
image
• Successful brand
management
helps in high
brand recall
• Builds Customer
perception &
persuade buyer
Consideration
• Manage your
brand through out
local channels to
market effectively
Source- Article Importance of Brand management revenew.com & brandXpress.net
9. Gating Factors
• Budget Approvals
• Time of Launch
• Disagreement of
stakeholders on any new
branding activity
Best Practices
• Make your product or
service distinctive
• Be present when and where
it matters
• Position your brand as an
expert
• Locally reinforce your known
reputation (positive)
• Trigger instant recognition
with prospects
Source- Article Importance of Brand management revenew.com
Good Evening all! I am Raina. Today, I am going to present on my subject matter expertise on the topic of Brand Management. I will try to provide an overview on the topic and dig in deep into one of the related topics. Lets get started.
First of all I would like to get started with explaining what a brand is?
Any kind of offering is called the product.
Jillian is a fitness coach but her name has become more of a brand synomous with fitness and health in consumer’s mind. Same goes for various destination branding like Australia, India and many more. To be precise, anything can become a brand.
It is a process of creating, managing and nurturing brand presence in the market.
1- We identify what is the core brand value, brand mantra, competitive frame of reference. Basically, How do we differentiate the brand?
2- We integrate all the brand marketing activities by mixing various brand elements. Here takes place all the strategy.
3- Now we measure by conducting brand audits, tracking and measuring the brand equity. Checking on how the brand is performing?
4- Here we design brand expansion strategies and ways to sustain the brand equity. Brand reinforcement & revitalization.
Consideration- make sure your local vendors, distributors are empowered with right information
Thank you for your time. Now is the time for your questions.