Question 1 – Kaizen Philosophy Kaizen: Basic Concepts and key practices Kaizen is a Japanese philosophy based on gradual but ongoing and never-ending day-to-day improvement approach in all aspects of an organization‚ not only productivity. Literally Kaizen translates to English as “good change”‚ the true meaning of the word is continuous improvement implemented through positive step-by-step changes. For proper functioning Kaizen requires active participation from everybody at all levels in an organization:
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What is Rebranding? Rebranding is the creation of a new name‚ term‚ symbol‚ design‚ or combination thereof for an established brand with the intention of developing a differentiated (new) position in the mind of stakeholders and competitors. This may involve radical changes to the brand’s logo‚ brand name‚ image‚ marketing strategy‚ and advertising themes. These changes are typically aimed at the repositioning of the brand/company‚ sometimes in an attempt to distance itself from certain negative
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BRAND WARS: WHEN BIG BRANDS PLAY DIRTY “In business as in life‚ you don’t get what you deserve‚ you get what you negotiate.” Chester L Karrass. Today companies do not sell on the basis of their products. The features or benefits provided by the product is a small cog in the whole machine of the customer interaction process adopted by the company. The product sells on the basis of its power to convince customers‚ to appeal to customers and to attach a certain sentiment with the customers. This
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on the Internet and at libraries. 2. the name of the business‚ Business Name The major problem that SME owners make in naming their businesses is naming them after themselves instead of selecting a name that represents what the business does or sells. We often see names such as “chitra waffers” or “Restoran Ayu”‚ which are fine‚ but really‚ does that do anything for your business? A business name is the most important part of the business’s brand. It should appeal to the target market and leave
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2.0 REVIEW OF LITERATURE 2.1 THEORETICAL BACKGROUND BRAND PERSONALITY A brand personality can be defined as the set of human characteristics associated with a given brand. Thus it includes such characteristics as gender‚ age‚ and socioeconomic class‚ as well as such classic personality traits as warmth‚ concern and sentimentality. Brand Personality like human personality‚ is both distinctive and enduring. For example‚ one analysis found Coke to be considered real and authentic whereas Pepsi was
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THE INFLUENCE OF BRAND CONSCIOUSNESS ON INDIAN CONSUMERS TO BUY THE DIAMONDS OF ARCTIC CIRCLE Abstract "This research report is to aid Article Circle Limited of Canada in the exporting of diamonds to the Indian market."A brand is an offering from a known source. Brand Consciousness is more than simply a preference for brand names. The term luxury was limited to only the rich and the elite‚ but today in India‚ disposable incomes and of middle class and upper middle class are increasing
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each other. The fairly new‚ and steadily rising name of the Brand Ambassador is now the epitome of many product lines. GC Marketing Services states‚ “a capable Brand Ambassador should be the walking and talking embodiment of the product that they are representing‚” (Cicchetti‚ 2011). What does a Brand Ambassador do exactly? Many of us might depict one as a celebrity endorsing a product. You might recall famous athletes as sponsors of name brand shoes‚ clothes‚ cars‚ etc. You might think they are
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How to measure brand image: a reasoned review Luca Cian‚ Ross Business School‚ University of Michigan‚ USA* The aim of this paper is to review the most important tools and methods used to analyse and measure the brand image. Both traditional and innovative measurements have been considered‚ including attitude scales‚ Q-Sort‚ Natural Grouping‚ Kelly Repertory Grid‚ Laddering‚ Benefit Chain‚ Projective Techniques‚ Brand Personality‚ and Brand Narration. Considering the number of tools presented‚
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Brand Advertising as Creative Pubiicity ANDREW EHRENBERG South Bank University ehrenba@sbu.ac.uk NEIL BARNARD South Bank University RACHEL KENNEDY University of South Australia HELEN BLOOM Consultant HelenBloom@ compuserve.com Our view of brand advertising is that it mostly serves to publicize the advertised brand. Advertising seldom seems to persuade. Advertising in a competitive market needs to maintain the brand’s broad salience—being a brand the consumer buys or considers buying. This turns
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Name _______________________________________ Date ______________________ Period ____________ Geography and Ancient Rome In each unit studied in our class we will look at the geography of the civilization being studied. Geography is an important tool for historians as they seek to understand the cultures‚ people‚ and events of the past. To help organize our geographical investigations we will use the five themes of geography. Each theme is listed below‚ with questions about how they apply to ancient
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