2. “Great companies that build an enduring
brand have an emotional relationship with
customers that has no barrier. And that
emotional relationship is on the most
important characteristic, which is trust.”
-Howard Schultz, Starbucks CEO
“An advertising
campaign should
be timely.
A branding
campaign should
be timeless.”
― Steven Howard
But brand is simply
a collective
impression some
have about a
product.
-Elon Musk
Brand is just a
perception, and
perception will match
reality over time.
Sometimes it will be
ahead, other times it
will be behind.
10. A Brand Is…
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A person’s
emotional
“gut” feeling
about a
product,
service, or
company
A brand is not what you say it is.
A brand is what they say it is.
12. Can everything be branded?
Ultimately a brand is something that resides in the
minds of consumers.
The key to branding is that consumers perceive
differences among brands in a product category.
Even commodities can be branded:
Coffee (Maxwell House), soap (Palmolive),
flour (Odlums), beer (Guiness), salt (Don
Carlos), porridge (Flahavan), pickles (Chef),
bananas (Fyffes), chicken (Nandos), crisps
(Tayto), and even water (Ballygowan)
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16. 1. Successful and
sustained branding
has kept all but
Nokia among the
most valuable
brands.
2. In some instances,
it is the brand that
drives a company
rather than the
other way around,
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2004 Top 10 Most Valuable Brands?
19. Brands are what people say about you
when you are not in the room
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Contemporary Cars
@Good Prices
Quality, Reliable,
and Innovative Cars
Locate Things
Fast, accurate,
search results
Company
Brand
A Brand is also a promise to an audience
Brand Promise
Brand Attributes
Brand Identity
Company
22. Today, Uber stands for using your phone to call a private car service. But
tomorrow, will I be able to launch a mobile app anytime I want
something? Will they be able to leverage their strong brand identity and
promise and get me to use the company for an array of services?
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The Long-Term Prospective Power
of the Uber Brand
Uber Brand
Today
Private Car
Service
Seamless
Experience
Mobile App
Tomorrow
Private Car
Delivery
Service
Other On-
Demand
Services
23. A brand is the differentiator of a product or
service from similar offerings
Differentation