Ford Motor Company‚ founded in 1903‚ has been a global multi-business company since the 1920’s. Currently Ford has major manufacturing facilities in the United Kingdom‚ Canada‚ Mexico‚ Germany and many other countries‚ 200‚000+ employees and automobiles distributed in over 200 markets across 6 continents (Ford Annual Report 2009). Ford has utilized its product portfolio‚ brand strategy and global business structure to withstand recent financial disasters in the auto industry and strive towards its
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Brand Knowledge Structure and Brand Elements What is Brand Awareness? Recognition versus recall – Brand versus situation cues Awareness depth versus breath – Brand versus situation linkages Why is brand awareness important? A necessary condition for inclusion in the set of brands being considered for purchase – A sufficient condition for choice in low-involvement decision settings – Influences the nature and strength of association – Brand Image Brand Perceptions through Associations
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SEGMENTATION – TARGETING – POSITIONING Fragmentation of mass markets segments Consumers: variety of needs & preferences Marketers: offer variety of choices via multitude of marketing offerings Marketing segmentation: Needs Action Linking market needs to an org’s marketing program Market needs Segmentation/Targeting MM A market segment: Group of consumers with homogenous profile & common needs will similarly respond to a marketing program Segmentation – targeting – positioning 1 Using market-product
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Brand Extensions Brand extension is a marketing strategy according to which a company marketing a product or a service launches a new offering (product or service) that is related to the one of the existing brands of the company‚ but offers different benefits and/or targets a different segment. Organizations use this strategy to increase and leverage upon their brand equity. When a firm is introducing a new product‚ it has the following 3 choices on branding: 1. Developing a new brand for the
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BRAND IMAGE AND BRAND LOYALTY Muhammad Shafiq Gul[1]*‚ Dr Farzand Ali Jan** Dr Qadar Baksh Baloch Muhammad Faheem Jan*** & Muhammad Farooq Jan**** Abstract This study was conducted to determine the level of brand loyalty and image‚ to examine interactive role of those factors that determines brand image and loyalty‚ to determine level of brand loyalty and image of Toyota car users and to suggest measures for developing brand loyalty in district Peshawar. The data was collected through
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Journal of Consumer Marketing Emerald Article: Brand communities for mainstream brands: the example of the Yamaha R1 brand community Reto Felix Article information: To cite this document: Reto Felix‚ (2012)‚"Brand communities for mainstream brands: the example of the Yamaha R1 brand community"‚ Journal of Consumer Marketing‚ Vol. 29 Iss: 3 pp. 225 - 232 Permanent link to this document: http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/07363761211221756 Downloaded on: 08-10-2012 References: This document contains references
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Problem Identification of The Management Information Systems of Ford Advances in information technology and perceived dissatisfaction with MIS performance is leading users to take over their own systems development work. This does not mean an end to the MIS department‚ but a staff rather than line
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Vishwajeet bharti(25) Santosh kr.chauhan() Shrestha dey() INDEX 1. INTRODUCTION 2.1. BRIEF ANALYSIS OF INDUSTRY 2. MARKETING STRATERGY 3.2. CUSTOMERS 3.3. COMPETITORS 3.4. COLLABORATORS 3. SEGMENTATION‚ TARGETING‚ POSITIONING 4. MARKETING MIX 5. ANALYSIS REPORT 6. REFERENCES INTRODUCTION Brief Analysis of Industry Sport is an integral part of modern contemporary society. Sport has always been associated with discipline‚ dedication and perfection and hence
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Having survived the financial crisis of 2008/2009 as a robust competitive member of the world’s leading car manufacturers‚ Ford is now trying to sustain its strong financial performance. To what extent this is dependent on the state of the world’s automobile industry and what structural features of the global industry are driving competition and profitability will be analyzed in this paper‚ as well as the question on how the industry will evolve in the future and what the implications of these trends
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I. Executive Summary The Ford Motor Company has been facing a steady decline in market share for approximately the past twelve years. This decline is largely attributable to their reputation for building poor quality vehicles that break down easily‚ and rising gas prices reducing demand for large trucks and SUVs‚ which is Ford’s main source of sales. Ford has already taken measures in response to this slump by introducing new car models such as the Fusion‚ as well as attempting to make their
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