Marketing positioning is the process by which marketers try to create an identity for a brand in the minds of customers. Repositioning involves changing this identity relative to competitors. Reasons for repositioning include responding to competition, increasing slow sales, clarifying the brand message, boosting company value, and attracting new customers. Repositioning can strengthen competitive position, improve sales, better target the market, align with customer needs, and generate media attention through various approaches like emphasizing celebrity endorsements, changing target segments, symbolism, moving up-market, expanding niches, or overhauling brand image.

2. In marketing positioning means the process by which
marketers try to create an image or identity in the minds
of the target market for its brand, product or
organization.
Repositioning
Repositioning on the other hand involves changing the
identity of the product, relative to the identity of
competing products in the collective minds of the target
market.
Examples: Airtel, Vodafone, Maggie Noodles, etc…

3. Reasons for Brand Repositioning
Not to beat off competition.
Sales increasing but at a slow pace.
Create clarity and alignment.
Increase value of company.
Bringing in new customers.

4. Importance of brand repositioning
Stronger competitive position.
Improved sales.
Target market.
Aligned to current market needs
Potential media attention.

5. Types of Repositioning
Types
Celebrity
oriented
Segment
oriented
Symbolism
oriented
Up-market
technology
Niche-
oriented
Change of
image-
oriented
Value
oriented

6. Value oriented repositioning
When a brand offering values is competing
against the unorganised sector.
When a brand has strongly established a value
proposition.

7. Segment oriented Repositioning
This strategy is useful when a brand wants to
change the segment to which it is currently
catering some.

8. Celebrity oriented Repositioning
This strategy is useful when brand uses imagery to
strengthen its association and makes an attempt to
enter a new segment based on the strength of the
imagery.

9. Symbolism oriented Repositioning
This strategy is useful when a brand with strongly
entrenched functional image wants to expand its
market using a symbolic positioning without
loosing its earlier association.
“Guide to a well dressed male”
“The complete man”

10. Up-market oriented Repositioning
This kind of strategy is useful when a down market
brand attempts an upward stretch apart from
continuing to serve its current customer
segments.

11. Niche-oriented Repositioning
This strategy is useful when a niche brand is interested
in expanding its customers base after it has created
brand awareness.

12. Change of image-oriented Repositioning
It is worthwhile to investigate the impact of
marketing mix elements on positioning strategies.