The fact that brands are a part of the company equity is now a universal concept‚ however what this awareness implies has not yet been fully analyzed. As is often the case‚ phrases such as ‘brands are our equity’ become company leitmotivs. The truth is that‚ when taken at its word‚ this brand equity awareness has actually revolutionized operational marketing. The most salient aspects of this development are described below. ____________________________________________________________ __________________
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Brand Life Cycle The three phases through which brands pass as they are introduced‚ grow‚ and then decline. The three stages of the brand life cycle are the introductory period‚ during which the brand is developed and is introduced to the market; the growth period‚ when the brand faces competition from other products of a similar nature; and‚ finally‚ the maturity period‚ in which the brand either extends to other products or its image is constantly updated. Without careful brand management‚ the
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Brand Nivea 1911: Nivea Creme introduced in the German market by Beiersdorf. 1912-1970 : Introduced a range of products under Nivea brand maintaining a mono-product philosophy. Nivea Creme remained the company’s premier product 1970-1993 : Extended the Nivea brand from the limited range of to a full range of skin care and personal care products 1993 onwards: Change in Senior Management leads to IMC philosophy. Product Mix Question 1 What is the brand image
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The Power of Brand Names Brand names have become a dominant factor in consumer marketing of a myriad of products‚ ranging from potato chips to refrigerators to tennis shoes. In looking at the historical development of brand names‚ Coca-Cola® was one of the first nationally recognized brands to come along. The Coca-Cola Company printed its first consumer calendar in 1891. Another early national brand name was Gillette® razor blades. King Gillette invented the first disposable razor blade in 1903
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Aaker’s Brand Personality Scale for Colgate Brand Bejoy John Thomas and P C Sekar Executive Summary Brand differentiation is now becoming an important tactic for combating competition in the hostile marketplace. A viable solution for establishing the distinctiveness of a brand is through brand personality. Attaching personalities to brands contributes to a differentiating brand identity‚ which can make brands more desirable to the consumer. Jennifer Aaker developed a specialized brand personality
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Yum brands‚ a franchise business has been a successful company thus far. By putting the focus on a global aspect of business‚ Yum brands continue to enter into the global market world‚ and introduce country’s to the franchise. Yum Brand has four key growth strategies that has made this company successful in the global market. The first key strategy is to build leading brands in China. In 2012 Yum Brands had 889 new restaurants opened. As stated by David Novak‚ “ Our single biggest advantage
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do global brands compete? The text mentioned three dimensions that were found as the characteristics of a global brand‚ used by the consumers around the world in making purchase decision. The first one is the quality signal. Consumers associate brands with quality. And the producer/brand holder uses this to charge premium price on the products bearing their brand. This in turn making the consumers to associate high price brand with quality. Consumers also believe that global brands are more
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INTRODUCTION Since the late 80s‚ brand equity (BE) has been regarded as one important marketing concept in both business practice and academic research as it gives marketers more competitive advantage through successful brands (Lassar‚ Mittal‚ & Sharma‚ 1995‚ p. 11). Although there are many researches about brand equity carried on by numbers of authors‚ most of their conclusions are consistent with Farquhar’s concept of brand equity as “the value added by the brand to the product” (Srinivasan‚ Park
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Case Analysis The Maggi Brand in India Brand Extension and Repositioning Background of Maggi: Nestle India Ltd. (NIL) is the Indian subsidiary of the global FMCG major‚ Nestle SA. Maggi Brand was introduced to the Indian consumers by NIL with the launch of Maggi 2 Minute Noodles‚ an instant food product‚ in 1982. With the launch of Maggi noodles‚ NIL created an entirely new food category - instant noodles - in the Indian packaged food market. Initially Nestle tried to position the Noodles in the
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The Himalaya Logo: The Himalaya brand has much in common with the mountain range from which it draws its name. For centuries‚ the Himalayas have been an icon of aspiration and of man’s quest to unlock nature’s secrets. They represent purity and lofty ideals. The fact that several of our herbs are sourced from this region emphasizes our brand’s connection with the Himalayas. The logo is a visual definition of brand identity. The leaf that forms the crossbar of the letter H represents the company’s
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