designers allows Gucci to deliver such vision. 2. Situation Analysis The luxury sector‚ where the Gucci group is operating‚ is a market where brand‚ product and the intangible benefit associated to the brand are key success factors (KSF). The economic slowdown represents a potential threat to the group‚ which has poorly performed in some of its brands‚ and has maintained profitability by focusing on emerging markets (BRIC)‚ which are the most likely to be affected by the economic cycle. Given the
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Celebrity Endorsement 1. Introduction In the past two or three decades celebrity advertising/endorsement has become common practice amongst brands that wish to create and maintain attention‚ as well as increase product or brand recall rates (Erdogan‚ 1999). However‚ the juxtaposition of brands and organisations with admirable figures that possess qualities such as likeability‚ attractiveness‚ trustworthiness and credibility is not a new phenomenon (Erdogan‚ 1999). It is believed that an eighteenth
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1. Background The Harley Owner Group (H.O.G)‚ a factory sponsored motorcycle enthusiasts club was established in 1983. The group was primarily formed in order to enhance the Harley Davidson brand experience by bringing the company closer to its customers and also to promote a positive brand image by controlling the negative influence of the biker gangs that many felt dominated the sub-culture. By the end of 1999 the H.O.G counted half a million members and about 166‚667 members were considered
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2069 MAY 28‚ 2007 HEIDE ABELLI Mountain Man Brewing Company: Bringing the Brand to Light It was February 20‚ 2006‚ in the New River coal region of West Virginia. Chris Prangel‚ a recent MBA graduate‚ had returned home a year earlier to manage the marketing operations of the Mountain Man Beer Company (MMBC)‚ a family-owned business he stood to inherit in five years‚ when his father‚ Oscar Prangel‚ the president and owner‚ retired. Mountain Man brewed one beer‚ Mountain Man Lager‚ also known
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considered an inferior brand to Makita as tradesman believe that the brand is more geared towards amateur than professional. The consumer and professional market segment are differentiated by skillset of the users of the tool - consumer segment is considered an amature segment requiring low performance tools whereas professional segment requires highest performance tools. Another related issue is the color of the product. Charcoal grey & Black is generally associated with the consumer brands as most consumer
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international company‚ it learned that it had to create a campaign that would be accepted in all different regions and cultures. Since the 1960’s when Nike was first introduced‚ its elements of brand equity emerged and was customized according to American culture. Nike found that associating its brand with American athletes was a successful way to show its superior performances‚ accomplishments and achievements. Nike also advertized by sponsoring the American basketball league‚ which is the most
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the Company Cadbury India is a food product company with interests in Chocolate Confectionery‚ Milk Food Drinks‚ Snacks‚ and Candy. Cadbury is the market leader in Chocolate Confectionery business with a market share of over 70%. Some of the key brands of Cadbury are CadburyDairy Milk‚ 5 Star‚ Perk‚ Eclairs‚ Celebrations‚ Temptations‚ and Gems. In Milk Food drinkssegment‚ Cadbury’s main product - Bournvita is the leading Malted Food Drink in thecountry.Its heritage can be traced back in 1824 when
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White Team 8 Marketing Assignment: IBM Global Mobile Computing Segmentation 1. Segment 8 in particular‚ doesn’t seem compatible with IBM brand image: that is ‘highly appropriate for professional tasks’ and not for fun activities. 2. Segment 7 has the purchase intent mostly for status. Hence‚ Segment 7 might need brand equity and high-end technology from IBM. T-series and X-series might appeal most to this segment‚ as T-series have the latest technology in size and light design. X-series have powerful
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Building Customer-Based Brand Equity: A Blueprint for Creating Strong Brands Kevin Lane Keller WORKING W O R K I N PAPER G • REPORT P A NO. P E 01-107 R • 2001 S E R I E S M A R K E T I N G S C I E N C E I N S T I T U T E Building Customer-Based Brand Equity: A Blueprint for Creating Strong Brands Kevin Lane Keller WORKING W O R
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Table of content • The evolution of Diesel’s identity page 3 • The analysis of both brands: Diesel & StyleLab page 6 • D-Diesel and StyleLab: How closely should they be associate in the mind of consumer? page 10 • Three possible branding strategy for the StyleLab brand and their variants page 12 • Diesel: a continuous evolution since 1978 to the present page 14 • References page 17 2 1.1 The evolution of Diesel identity The fashion industry is very complicated‚ large and ever evolving as taste and
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