Branding Ethiopia: Opportunities and Challenges Research Proposal Presented to Graduate School of Business Leadership University of South Africa /UNISA/ In partial fulfillment of the Requirements for the MASTERS DEGREE IN BUSINESS LEADERSHIP By GETU KEBEDE KIDANE (43089488) Study Leader JH VISSER July 2010 Addis Ababa‚ Ethiopia TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY 1 1.1. Introduction 1.2. The Ethiopian Contextual Background
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BM: CASE 3: A NEW MORNING FOR MOUNTAIN DEW Mountain Dew was launched in 1969. PepsiCo initially marketed Mountain Dew with the countrified tag line “Yahoo Mountain Dew! It will tickle your innards”. Since then‚ the drink has outgrown its provincial roots. After an unsuccessful attempt in the early 1980s to bring urban teenage drinkers to the brand by advertising on MTV‚ the company switched its focus to using outdoor action scenes in its ads. In the late 1980s‚ Mountain Dew posted double-digit
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Employer Branding and its Effect on Organizational Attractiveness via the World Wide Web: Results of quantitative and qualitative studies combined Paper presented at the 4th International e-HRM Conference “Innovation‚ Creativity and e-HRM” 28-29 March 2012‚ Nottingham Trent University‚ UK Tanya Bondarouk1 University of Twente School of Management and Governance Department of Operations‚ Organization and Human Resources 7500 AE Enschede‚ The Netherlands Email: t.bondarouk@utwente.nl Huub
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Individual branding Each brand has a separate name (such as Seven-Up‚ Kool-Aid or Nivea Sun (Beiersdorf))‚ which may compete against other brands from the same company (for example‚ Persil‚ Omo‚ Surf and Lynx are all owned by Unilever). Attitude branding and iconic brands Attitude branding is the choice to represent a larger feeling‚ which is not necessarily connected with the product or consumption of the product at all. Marketing labeled as attitude branding include that of Nike‚ Starbucks
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ROL: Concepts of Employer Branding Employer branding is a relatively new field in research and management. Scientific literature on the topic is still scarce whereas quite a few management handbookshave evolved in recent years (cf. Backhaus & Tikoo‚ 2004; Edwards‚ 2010; Sutherlandet al.‚ 2002). Employer branding and its related concepts‚ such as employer attractiveness‚ are characterized by a lack of structure and some confusion with regard to definitions and termini (Sponheuer‚ 2009). One
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Umbrella Brands The 1980s witnessed a revolution in the understanding of the working of the brands. Marketers depict brands as a reflection of customers’ own personalities‚ so that they can relate to their products well. In fact the distinguishing aspect of the modern marketing has been its focus upon the creation of differentiated brands and using them as weapons for launching multi-level attacks on competition. Market research has been used to help identify and develop bases of brand differentiation
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This week case study branding yoga is very different from other case studies we did before. ding yoga case tells us how the experience is branded which is more interesting for me as I did have the experience of practicing yoga. From my knowledge‚ practicing yoga is good for the health and many females practice yoga in order to lose weight and body shaping. I got surprised when I found that yoga actually transcend the physical itself to the spiritual practice which can purify one’s mind and body
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Online Branding As traditional advertising is threatened by shrinking audiences‚ rising costs and new blocking mechanisms‚ advertisers are looking to the Internet to find an effective alternative. The web is not a perfect solution‚ and its voluntary nature poses particular challenges for brand managers. But as the technology landscape shifts‚ companies are increasingly moving online to promote and enhance their brands. • Recognize that effective branding strategies integrate online activities
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Employer branding From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia Minchington (2005) defines your employer brand as “the image of your organization as a ‘great place to work’ in the mind of current employees and key stakeholders in the external market (active and passive candidates‚ clients‚ customers and other key stakeholders).” Employer branding is therefore concerned with the attraction‚ engagement and retention initiatives targeted at enhancing a company’s employer brand. Strong employer brands
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A Study on Employer Branding “How to Attract Indian Talent?” Employer Branding- How To Attract Indian Talent? Introduction: Employer–employee relationships have undergone a paradigm shift over the past few decades. The war for talent has meant companies are jostling for space in an increasingly crowded job market where skill is at a premium. A successful employer branding strategy can have a far reaching impact in increasing the number and quality of applicants. With companies like Infosys
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