PERSONALITY
BRAND
BRAND PERSONALITY DEFINED
Brand Personality is using human like adjectives such as honest, daring, charming,
reliable and more to describe a brand
The set of Human Characteristics associated with a Brand
AAKER, 1997
A brand’s personality describes the brand’s character as if the brand were a
person
WHY IS
BRAND
PERSONALITY
IMPORTANT?
Provides consumers with something they
can relate to
Helps companies to shape the way consumers
feel about its product, service and mission
Increases brand equity
Customers are more apt to buy a brand if its
personality is similar to theirs.
HOW IS BRAND PERSONALITY FORMED ?
PRODUCT RELATED
ATTRIBUTES
Product Name,
Logo, Color & Fonts
Product Category
Association
MARKETING
STRATEGY
Product Endorsers
or Influencers
Pricing, Packaging,
Promotion & Place
BRAND
PERSONALITY
FRAMEWORK
BRAND
PERSONALITY
SINCERITY EXCITEMENT COMPETENCE SOPHISTICATION RUGGEDNESS
Down-to-earth
Honest
Wholesome
Cheerful
Daring
Spirited
Imaginative
Up-to-date
Reliable
Intelligent
Successful
Upper Class
Charming
Outdoorsy
Tough
WHAT IS THE
BRAND PERSONALITY
OF SOME ICONIC
INDIAN BRANDS ?
AMUL
BRAND PERSONALITY- SINCERITY
TRAITS THAT BEST DEFINE AMUL
FAMILY ORIENTED
REAL
SENTIMENTAL
CHEERFUL
THUMS UP
BRAND PERSONALITY- EXCITEMENT
TRAITS THAT BEST DEFINE THUMS UP
COOL
CONTEMPORARY
DARING
IMAGINATIVE
MAHINDRA
BRAND PERSONALITY- COMPETENCE
TRAITS THAT BEST DEFINE MAHINDRA
RELIABLE
HARDWORKING
SUCCESSFUL
CONFIDENT
TANISHQ
BRAND PERSONALITY- SOPHISTICATION
TRAITS THAT BEST DEFINE TANISHQ
FEMININE
UPPER CLASS
GLAMOROUS
CHARMING
ROYAL ENFIELD
BRAND PERSONALITY- RUGGEDNESS
TRAITS THAT BEST DEFINE ROYAL ENFIELD
OUTDOORSY
MASCULINE
WESTERN
TOUGH

Brand Personality Framework