people say brand‚ the brands that come to mind straight away would be Coca-Cola‚ Nike or even Versace. The dictionary defines a brand as ‘a kind or variety of something distinguished by some distinctive characteristic’. However‚ in marketing terms it is defined as ‘a name‚ term‚ sign‚ symbol or design‚ or a combination of these‚ intended to identify the goods or services of one seller or group of sellers of a product or service’ (Kotler‚ Brown‚ Adam‚ Burton‚ Armstrong‚ 2007). A brand can be defined
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A Web of Brands In Naomi Klein’s A Web of Brands ‚ published in Fences and Windows 2002‚ the author shows “that the economic divide is widening and cultural choices are narrowing” (P.24). She does this by telling about how she started this book in a warehouse in Toronto where she lived. She talks about how in the 30 and 40’s immigrants where running around and how they are still around the same place now. She then continues to tell us about the 12 story warehouse and how they are all stuck there
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of Company Gap‚ Inc. is an apparel retailer consisting of five brands: Gap‚ Banana Republic‚ Old Navy‚ Piperlime and Athleta. The Gap was founded in the early 1970’s for a period sold Levi Strauss & Co. blue jeans. Gap entered the international markets in the late 1980’s and reached the peak of its success in the 1990’s. Gap was the largest pure apparel company in the world‚ with a growing international empire and significant brand recognition for each of its companies. However Gap’s period of
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problem………………………………………………………………...…p.7 b. Discussions with the decision makers & industry experts ……………………………….pp.7-8 c. Secondary data analysis ……………………………………………………………………...p.8 d. Qualitative research that was conducted……………………………………………………...p.8 e. Statement of the management-decision problem and marketing research problem………….p.8 Approach to the problem Description of the theoretical foundation……………………………………………………pp.8-9 Research Questions and Hypotheses ……………………………………………………....pp.9-12 Research design a. Type
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security * RIL aims to use their strength as an integrated energy company to secure energy supplies to fuel India’s development Energy security * Entered into a partnership with BP to leverage its skills in subsea engineering and reservoir management to unlock the true potential of our deep-water blocks. * Reliance Technology group works on growth and innovation strategies to breakthrough technologies‚ such as fuel cells‚ carbon fibers‚ bio-fuels‚and gasification of several types of feedstock
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CHOOSING BRAND ELEMENTS TO BUILD BRAND EQUITY Brand elements‚ sometimes called brand identities‚ are those trademarkable devices that serve to identify and differentiate the brand. The main brand elements are brand names‚ URLs‚ logos‚ symbols‚ characters‚ spokespeople‚ slogans‚ jingles‚ packages‚ and signage. Independent o f the decisions made about the product and how it is marketed‚ brand elements can be chosen in a manner to build as much brand equity as possible. That is‚ according to the customer-based
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Research Proposal Brand Management and Socio-Cultural Innovation: Whether a myth or reality for performance? Case of Karachi Stock Exchange Economics has showed that the largest extent of commercial corporations’ value comes from options and unanticipated choices in their portfolio. Brands are special cases of these usual choices‚ and are exclusive for each firm. Therefore‚ managers‚ especially those in charge of marketing boards and marketers must spend more time studying these choices. It
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Case study The contents of this case study should be used to illustrate the answers to all five assessments that make up this Unit. Candidates are expected to use additional resources and research in order to answer the questions. ZK Industrial Company Limited are a toy manufacturer based in Shantou‚ Guangdong Province‚ People’s Republic of China. They were established in 1995 and produce a range of toys and gifts‚ undertaking the entire production process from design
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employees worldwide. It has Lexus‚ Daihatsu and Hino sub brands under its ownership. Toyota manufactured around 9 million vehicles in the year 2008 including these sub brands. TOYOTA AS A BRAND: The positioning of a brand is done keeping in mind where the company wants the people to see the brand and where exactly do they want the brand to go. The positioning is an important part of the Global Vision of the company. Toyota’s Brand Communication talks about “Moving Forward” This tagline
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My favourite brand and it ’s brand image My favourite brand is Pepsi. Pepsi is a carbonated soft drink which is the second most famous brand of soft drinks after Coca Cola. Although‚ there is no big difference in taste between these two products‚ I prefer Pepsi over Coca Cola. I think Cola is more sweet and Pepsi is rather „soft“ in taste. Pepsi was originally invented by Caleb Bradham. He was a North Carolina pharmacist‚ who created this soft drink to serve his drugstore ’s fountain customers
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