Seroka will grow your business, guaranteed.

   We are Certified Brand Strategists specializing
   in the manufacturing, healthcare and mortgage
       industries. With Seroka, you will experience
  unique, second-to-none client service and benefit
      from compelling marketing communications.
“
If this business were split up, I would give you the
land and the bricks and mortar, and I would take
the brands and trademarks, and I would fare
better than you.”

          -John Stuart
           Former CEO of Quaker Oats
WHAT IS BRAND VALUE?


             75%: Intangible Assets
             25%: Tangible Assets
                   - Forbes
                  Apple: $153 Billion
                  McDonalds: $32 Billion
                  Wells Fargo: $23.2 Billion
                  BMW: $22 Billion
                  Abbott Labs: $3.5 Billion
                  Caterpillar: $5.3 Billion
HOW DO GREAT BRANDS DO IT?




        Just Do It            The Crown of Achievement      Imagination at Work




 Nothing Runs Like a Deer   Ladies and Gentlemen serving    The Ultimate
                               Ladies and Gentlemen        Driving Machine
BRAND BUILDING STARTED INSIDE!




                  Who are you?
              How are you different?
         Why does your company exist?
        What are you capable of becoming?
WHILE FOCUSING ON SELECT METRICS:



    Price Premium
    Brand Consideration
    Customer Acquisition
    Brand Stretch
    Preference
    Uniqueness
HOW IS IT DONE?




     TURNING THE TELESCOPETM

Looking inward to unearth
evidence of distinction…
THOROUGH PROCESS

                       Brand Insight
                       Assessment
           ROI
                                       Discovery




  Brand Adoption                             Competitive
  (Touch Points)                             Analysis




          Execution                     Validation

                        Creative
                      Development
TURNING THE TELESCOPE

                                     Brand Insight
                                     Assessment
How employees:
•  Define your brand
•  Feel your brand stacks up against
   competitors
•  Think leadership is promoting the the
   brand
                                              How customers:
•  Feel about your company as an
                                              •  Perceive your brand
   employer
                                              •  Feel your brand stacks up against
•  Define SWOT
                                                 competitors
                                              •  How well your offerings align with needs
                                              •  Are loyal, and why
TURNING THE TELESCOPE


    •    Unearth Evidence of Distinction   Discovery
    •    Unique Selling Points
    •    Prove it!
    •    Brand Essence
    •    Brand Promise
    •    Brand Position
TURNING THE TELESCOPE



       Ensure competitors are
      not making similar claims




                                  Competitive
                                  Analysis
TURNING THE TELESCOPE



              Present Unique Selling points and Brand Position


                         Ensure on target before launch




                                     Validation
TURNING THE TELESCOPE



    Visual representation
        of the brand




                              Creative
                            Development
TURNING THE TELESCOPE




        Internal adoption
      (momentum groups)




                              External Adoption
                            (marketing, pr, digital)


      Execution
TURNING THE TELESCOPE




   Brand Adoption
   (Touch Points)


                    C-Level, Executive, Operations, Human Resources, Sales,
                    Customer Service, Production, etc.
TURNING THE TELESCOPE

                        Key Metrics:
       ROI              •  Price Premium
                        •  Retention
                        •  Consideration
                        •  Conversion
                        •  Preference
                        •  Uniqueness
                        •  Awareness
                        •  Relevance
                        •  Credibility
                        •  Advocacy
                        •  Stretch
                        •  Share of Wallet
                        •  Understanding
                        •  Recognition
                        •  Loyalty
                        •  Delivery
DEFINING YOUR BRAND ARCHITECTURE



Creating a logical system of organizing and
  naming sub-brands and products to form a
  set of expectations.
BRAND ARCHITECTURE MODELS

   Monolithic: Uses a single name across all products
     and services offered by the company.
BRAND ARCHITECTURE MODELS

   Endorsed: Sub brands linked to the corporate brand
     by verbal or visual endorsement.
BRAND ARCHITECTURE MODELS

   Product: Each product or service is individually
     branded, but the parent brand gets little or no
     prominence.
BRAND ARCHITECTURE MODELS

   Umbrella: A brand name used to span across a range
     of sub brands.
BRAND ARCHITECTURE MODELS

   Hybrid: Incorporating more than one brand system
     for specific strategic rationale.
WHY SEROKA


Certified Brand Strategists

  1.    We guarantee to grow your business
  2.    Seroka is one of only 29 certified in North America
  3.    Process taught at the graduate level of Northwestern University
  4.    Used successfully hundreds of times
  5.    Bulletproof
FOR MORE INFORMATION:


    Scott Seroka
    Principal and Certified Brand Strategist
    Seroka
    scott@seroka.com

    262.523.3740

Seroka Certified Brand Development

  • 2.
    Seroka will growyour business, guaranteed. We are Certified Brand Strategists specializing in the manufacturing, healthcare and mortgage industries. With Seroka, you will experience unique, second-to-none client service and benefit from compelling marketing communications.
  • 3.
    “ If this businesswere split up, I would give you the land and the bricks and mortar, and I would take the brands and trademarks, and I would fare better than you.” -John Stuart Former CEO of Quaker Oats
  • 4.
    WHAT IS BRANDVALUE? 75%: Intangible Assets 25%: Tangible Assets - Forbes Apple: $153 Billion McDonalds: $32 Billion Wells Fargo: $23.2 Billion BMW: $22 Billion Abbott Labs: $3.5 Billion Caterpillar: $5.3 Billion
  • 5.
    HOW DO GREATBRANDS DO IT? Just Do It The Crown of Achievement Imagination at Work Nothing Runs Like a Deer Ladies and Gentlemen serving The Ultimate Ladies and Gentlemen Driving Machine
  • 6.
    BRAND BUILDING STARTEDINSIDE! Who are you? How are you different? Why does your company exist? What are you capable of becoming?
  • 7.
    WHILE FOCUSING ONSELECT METRICS: Price Premium Brand Consideration Customer Acquisition Brand Stretch Preference Uniqueness
  • 8.
    HOW IS ITDONE? TURNING THE TELESCOPETM Looking inward to unearth evidence of distinction…
  • 9.
    THOROUGH PROCESS Brand Insight Assessment ROI Discovery Brand Adoption Competitive (Touch Points) Analysis Execution Validation Creative Development
  • 10.
    TURNING THE TELESCOPE Brand Insight Assessment How employees: •  Define your brand •  Feel your brand stacks up against competitors •  Think leadership is promoting the the brand How customers: •  Feel about your company as an •  Perceive your brand employer •  Feel your brand stacks up against •  Define SWOT competitors •  How well your offerings align with needs •  Are loyal, and why
  • 11.
    TURNING THE TELESCOPE •  Unearth Evidence of Distinction Discovery •  Unique Selling Points •  Prove it! •  Brand Essence •  Brand Promise •  Brand Position
  • 12.
    TURNING THE TELESCOPE Ensure competitors are not making similar claims Competitive Analysis
  • 13.
    TURNING THE TELESCOPE Present Unique Selling points and Brand Position Ensure on target before launch Validation
  • 14.
    TURNING THE TELESCOPE Visual representation of the brand Creative Development
  • 15.
    TURNING THE TELESCOPE Internal adoption (momentum groups) External Adoption (marketing, pr, digital) Execution
  • 16.
    TURNING THE TELESCOPE Brand Adoption (Touch Points) C-Level, Executive, Operations, Human Resources, Sales, Customer Service, Production, etc.
  • 17.
    TURNING THE TELESCOPE Key Metrics: ROI •  Price Premium •  Retention •  Consideration •  Conversion •  Preference •  Uniqueness •  Awareness •  Relevance •  Credibility •  Advocacy •  Stretch •  Share of Wallet •  Understanding •  Recognition •  Loyalty •  Delivery
  • 18.
    DEFINING YOUR BRANDARCHITECTURE Creating a logical system of organizing and naming sub-brands and products to form a set of expectations.
  • 19.
    BRAND ARCHITECTURE MODELS Monolithic: Uses a single name across all products and services offered by the company.
  • 20.
    BRAND ARCHITECTURE MODELS Endorsed: Sub brands linked to the corporate brand by verbal or visual endorsement.
  • 21.
    BRAND ARCHITECTURE MODELS Product: Each product or service is individually branded, but the parent brand gets little or no prominence.
  • 22.
    BRAND ARCHITECTURE MODELS Umbrella: A brand name used to span across a range of sub brands.
  • 23.
    BRAND ARCHITECTURE MODELS Hybrid: Incorporating more than one brand system for specific strategic rationale.
  • 24.
    WHY SEROKA Certified BrandStrategists 1.  We guarantee to grow your business 2.  Seroka is one of only 29 certified in North America 3.  Process taught at the graduate level of Northwestern University 4.  Used successfully hundreds of times 5.  Bulletproof
  • 25.
    FOR MORE INFORMATION: Scott Seroka Principal and Certified Brand Strategist Seroka scott@seroka.com 262.523.3740