Podcast
Questions and Answers
What does brand positioning refer to?
What does brand positioning refer to?
Which of the following components contributes to a brand's performance?
Which of the following components contributes to a brand's performance?
What are intrinsic attributes of a brand?
What are intrinsic attributes of a brand?
Which type of brand is referred to as a private label?
Which type of brand is referred to as a private label?
Signup and view all the answers
Why do consumers prefer brands?
Why do consumers prefer brands?
Signup and view all the answers
Which statement describes a non-commercial brand?
Which statement describes a non-commercial brand?
Signup and view all the answers
What does the term 'salience' refer to in brand building?
What does the term 'salience' refer to in brand building?
Signup and view all the answers
Which of the following is NOT one of the purposes of branding for marketers and retailers?
Which of the following is NOT one of the purposes of branding for marketers and retailers?
Signup and view all the answers
What is a potential risk associated with brand extension?
What is a potential risk associated with brand extension?
Signup and view all the answers
How is 'ingredient branding' best described?
How is 'ingredient branding' best described?
Signup and view all the answers
What does 'brand equity' imply?
What does 'brand equity' imply?
Signup and view all the answers
What aspect of a brand does 'imagery' relate to?
What aspect of a brand does 'imagery' relate to?
Signup and view all the answers
Which of the following best represents 'judgments' in the context of brand building?
Which of the following best represents 'judgments' in the context of brand building?
Signup and view all the answers
What is co-creation in branding?
What is co-creation in branding?
Signup and view all the answers
What does the term 'brand personality' refer to?
What does the term 'brand personality' refer to?
Signup and view all the answers
What is the primary role of brand promise?
What is the primary role of brand promise?
Signup and view all the answers
Which type of brand is solely identified by a name without promotional support?
Which type of brand is solely identified by a name without promotional support?
Signup and view all the answers
Which type of brand primarily reflects ideologies or abstract notions?
Which type of brand primarily reflects ideologies or abstract notions?
Signup and view all the answers
How does brand association contribute to branding?
How does brand association contribute to branding?
Signup and view all the answers
Which element is NOT a reason why consumers prefer to engage with brands?
Which element is NOT a reason why consumers prefer to engage with brands?
Signup and view all the answers
Which term best describes the functional characteristics of a brand's proposition?
Which term best describes the functional characteristics of a brand's proposition?
Signup and view all the answers
What does brand positioning directly relate to?
What does brand positioning directly relate to?
Signup and view all the answers
What is the role of brand salience in the context of brand building?
What is the role of brand salience in the context of brand building?
Signup and view all the answers
Which of the following strategies focuses on using well-known brand names to introduce new products?
Which of the following strategies focuses on using well-known brand names to introduce new products?
Signup and view all the answers
Which characteristic is essential for a good brand name?
Which characteristic is essential for a good brand name?
Signup and view all the answers
What does emotional response refer to in the context of brand-building?
What does emotional response refer to in the context of brand-building?
Signup and view all the answers
Which component of brand equity pertains to the financial value created by the brand?
Which component of brand equity pertains to the financial value created by the brand?
Signup and view all the answers
Which of the following is a potential risk associated with brand dilution?
Which of the following is a potential risk associated with brand dilution?
Signup and view all the answers
What aspect of brand meaning does 'imagery' primarily focus on?
What aspect of brand meaning does 'imagery' primarily focus on?
Signup and view all the answers
In contemporary brand building, what is the significance of co-creation?
In contemporary brand building, what is the significance of co-creation?
Signup and view all the answers
What is a defining feature of corporate branding?
What is a defining feature of corporate branding?
Signup and view all the answers
Which of the following is NOT a feature of an effective brand strategy?
Which of the following is NOT a feature of an effective brand strategy?
Signup and view all the answers
Which type of brand is marketed without any promotional materials or identification of the company?
Which type of brand is marketed without any promotional materials or identification of the company?
Signup and view all the answers
Brand awareness only refers to top-of-mind awareness.
Brand awareness only refers to top-of-mind awareness.
Signup and view all the answers
What are the dimensions of brand awareness?
What are the dimensions of brand awareness?
Signup and view all the answers
A brand's __________ is its statement to describe the value it delivers to customers.
A brand's __________ is its statement to describe the value it delivers to customers.
Signup and view all the answers
Match the following types of brands with their definitions:
Match the following types of brands with their definitions:
Signup and view all the answers
What is a functional characteristic of a brand's proposition referred to as?
What is a functional characteristic of a brand's proposition referred to as?
Signup and view all the answers
Consumers prefer brands because they help reduce perceived risk associated with products.
Consumers prefer brands because they help reduce perceived risk associated with products.
Signup and view all the answers
What are the emotional benefits that brands offer?
What are the emotional benefits that brands offer?
Signup and view all the answers
Which of the following is a major benefit of brands for marketers and retailers?
Which of the following is a major benefit of brands for marketers and retailers?
Signup and view all the answers
Salience refers to a customer's emotional response to a brand.
Salience refers to a customer's emotional response to a brand.
Signup and view all the answers
What are the five dimensions of brand equity?
What are the five dimensions of brand equity?
Signup and view all the answers
Branding strategies that involve launching a new product line with a new brand name are called _______.
Branding strategies that involve launching a new product line with a new brand name are called _______.
Signup and view all the answers
Match the branding strategies with their definitions:
Match the branding strategies with their definitions:
Signup and view all the answers
What does brand personality represent in consumer behavior?
What does brand personality represent in consumer behavior?
Signup and view all the answers
Brand dilution occurs when a brand's extension loses its clear positioning.
Brand dilution occurs when a brand's extension loses its clear positioning.
Signup and view all the answers
Name one characteristic of a good brand name.
Name one characteristic of a good brand name.
Signup and view all the answers
The regular visual elements and key aspects of a brand's identity are often referred to as _______.
The regular visual elements and key aspects of a brand's identity are often referred to as _______.
Signup and view all the answers
Why is customer input important in contemporary brand building?
Why is customer input important in contemporary brand building?
Signup and view all the answers
Study Notes
Branding Decisions
- Brand Positioning: The place a brand occupies in a consumer's mind.
- Brand Performance: The measure of a brand's results against business and marketing goals, achieved when brand expectations and experiences match the promise.
- Brand Promise: A statement describing a business's value to customers, setting expectations for the brand experience.
What is a Brand?
- Brand: A name, symbol, words, or mark that identifies and distinguishes a company or proposition from competitors. It is more than a name or logo; it's an organization's promise to deliver functional, emotional, self-expressive, and social benefits.
-
Brand Awareness (Identification):
- Top-of-mind awareness
- Spontaneous/unaided awareness
- Aided awareness/recognition
-
Brand Association (Differentiation):
- Strong
- Favorable
- Unique
-
Brand Attributes:
- Intrinsic Attributes: Functional characteristics of a proposition.
- Extrinsic Attributes: Product-related aspects not physically part of it (e.g., name, image).
Types of Brands
- Manufacturer Brands: Sold under the manufacturer's name.
- Distributor Brands (Private Label): Developed by wholesalers, distributors, retailers. Identities and images are developed by these entities.
- Generic Brands: Sold with minimal identifying information, only legally required details.
-
Non-Commercial Brands:
- Idea Brands: Ideologies, initiatives, abstract, non-commercial notions.
- Person Brands: Real people (e.g., celebrities, human brands).
- Place Brands: Network of associations based on a place's expressions.
Why Branding?
-
Consumer Benefits:
- Identifies preferred products.
- Reduces perceived risk and improves the shopping experience.
- Gauges product quality.
- Decreases time spent making decisions and shopping.
- Provides psychological reassurance/reward (especially for occasional purchases).
- Informs about product source (country/company).
- Brands as a means of self-expression: desired self, ideal self, ought self.
-
Brand Benefits for Marketers & Retailers:
- Premium pricing
- Product differentiation
- Cross-selling
- Customer loyalty/retention
- Integrated marketing communications
- Corporate identity programs
- Legal protection
How to Build Brands
- Customer Identification & Association: Enable customers to identify with the brand and associate it with the product/need.
- Brand Meaning: Clearly define what the brand means and link its associations to the brand.
- Brand Responses: Encourage reactions and judgments related to the brand.
- Customer Relationship Care: Maintain strong relationships between the customer and the brand.
- Salience, Performance, Imagery, Judgements, Feelings, Resonance (critical dimensions for brand building).
Brand Names
- Good Brand Names: Easy to recall, spell, and speak. Consistent with overall branding, indicative of product benefits, distinctive, meaningful, and capable of registration.
Brand Meaning
- Brand Personality: Brands that match a consumer's values.
-
Brand Personality Scale:
- Sincerely (wholesome, honest, down-to-earth)
- Excitement (exciting, imaginative, daring)
- Competence (intelligent, confident)
- Sophistication (charming, glamorous, smooth)
- Ruggedness (strong, masculine)
Brand Strategies
- Line Extension: Expanding an existing product line (e.g., Diet soft drink).
- Brand Extension: Using an established brand name for a new product (e.g., Reese's Puffs cereal).
- Corporate Branding: Promoting the business entity's brand name.
- Multi-brand: Different brands for different products (e.g., Ariel, Dreft).
- New Brand: Creating a new product line and associated brand.
- Family Branding: Using one brand name for multiple products (e.g., Sony).
- Ingredient Branding: Highlighting a product component or ingredient (e.g., Reese's Oreo cups).
- Co-branding: Collaboration between multiple brands (e.g., Versace for H&M).
Brand Extensions: Risks
- Brand Dilution: Loss of clear positioning and meaning.
- Cannibalization: Reduced sales of existing products.
- Fit with parent brand is vital.
- Failure is common in brand extensions.
Contemporary Brand Building
- Co-creation: Customer input in new product development (e.g., TikTok creator's Pepsi ad).
- Semiotics Perspective: Brands as signs. Meaning is built with symbols, colors, and language (e.g., WII, University Logos).
- Brand Equity: The added value endowed to products and services by the brand.
- Consumer Brand Equity: Differential effect of brand knowledge on consumer response to marketing.
- Financial Brand Equity: Expected net value from the brand.
- Brand Value Chain: Process for creating brand value.
- Marketing Investments, Customer Mindset, Market Performance, Financial Performance: Crucial factors in evaluating brand success.
- Power of Branding: Creating relationships leading to customer loyalty.
Studying That Suits You
Use AI to generate personalized quizzes and flashcards to suit your learning preferences.
Description
Explore the essential concepts of branding, including brand positioning, performance, promise, and awareness. This quiz will test your understanding of how these elements work together to create a strong brand identity. Perfect for students and professionals in marketing and business.