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Branding Elements
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Branding Elements
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The nature, scope, and importance of
branding in product planning
The various branding elements
The different types of brands
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Why It's Important Why It's Important
The right name is an important part of every successful business. The name and symbols of a business or a product project the
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Key Terms Key Terms
brand
brand name
brand mark
trade name
trade character
trademark
manufacturer brand
private distributor brand
generic brand
brand extension
brand licensing
mixed-brand strategy
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A brand is a name, term, design, or symbol (or combinations of them) that identifies a business or organization and the products that they offer. Brands are divided into two categories:
corporate brands
product brands
Branding
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Corporate brands identify the business and reflect quality, value, and reliability.
Example: Coca-Cola, Disney,
McDonald's, and Citibank
Product brands connote quality and reliability for a particular product.
Example: Pepsi, Coke, Barbie, Whopper,
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A brand name is the word, group of words, letters, or numbers of a brand that can
be spoken.
Example: PT Cruiser, Mountain Dew, SnackWells, and K2
A brand mark is a symbol, design, or distinctive coloring or lettering that identifies a brand.
Example: U.S. Postal Service's eagle,
Apple Computer's apple
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A trade name is the legal name under which a
company or division of a corporation does business.
Example: Amex, Dell, Kellogg's, and Xerox
A trade character is a brand mark with human form or characteristics.
Example: The Jolly Green Giant, the Pillsbury
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A trademark is a brand name, brand mark, trade name, trade character, or a combination of these given legal protection by the federal government and noted by the trademark
symbol ().
Branding
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Brand names, brand marks, trade names, trade characters, and trademarks are often
combined to form a firm's corporate
symbol or name.
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Top Ten Brands
Brands are often a
company’s most valuable asset. What is the total 1999 advertising
spending for these top ten brands? Do you think these brands would
continue to be valuable if the companies reduced or eliminated their
advertising?
Rank Brand Company 1999 Advertising
(in millions of dollars)
1 Chevrolet General 762.4 vehicles Motors Corp.
2 AT&T AT&T Corp. 711.4 telephone services
3 Dodge Daimler- 651.7 vehicles Chrysler
4 Ford Ford Motor 629.5 vehicles Company
5 McDonald's McDonald's 627.2 restaurants Corp.
6 Toyota Toyota Motor 569.4 vehicles Corp.
7 Sears Sears, 556.1 department stores Roebuck & Co.
8 Sprint Sprint Corp. 470.1 telephone services
9 Chrysler Daimler- 426.5 vehicles Chrysler
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Importance of Brands in Product Planning
The use of brands is important in product planning for several reasons. Branding:
builds customer loyalty
assures customers that products carrying
the same brand are of a consistent quality
addresses new target markets
establishes an image for a product or
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Generating Brands
Seventy-five percent of companies introduce a new product name each year. Brand names are generated by:
company employees
specialized computer software programs
branding agencies, naming consultants,
and public relations agencies
Half of all corporate name changes occur
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Three classifications of brands are:
manufacturer brands
private distributor brands
generic brands
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Manufacturer brands, also called producer
brands, are owned and initiated by manufacturers.
Example: General Electric, Heinz, Motorola
Private distributor brands, also called private
brands, store brands, or dealer brands, are owned and initiated by wholesalers and retailers.
Example: Radio Shack, Kmart
Types of Brands
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Generic brands represent a general product category and do not carry a company or brand name. The packaging carries only a
description of the product, such as “pancake mix” or “paper towels.” They are usually much cheaper than brand-name products.
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Branding strategies are the ways companies use brands to meet sales and company
objectives. Strategies include:
brand extensions
brand licensing
mixed branding
co-branding
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Brand extension is a branding strategy that uses an existing brand name for an improved or new product in the product line.
Example: Ocean Spray Cranberry Juice
extended to Cran-Apple, Cran-Raspberry, etc.
Advantages: Reduces risk of new product failure
Disadvantages: Over-extending a product line can cause brand dilution
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Brand licensing is the legal authorization by a trademarked brand owner to allow another company (the licensee) to use its brand,
brand mark, or trade character for a fee.
Advantages: Enhance company image, sell more products
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A mixed-brand strategy involves
simultaneously offering a combination of manufacturer, private distributor, and
generic brands.
Example: Union Carbide sells Glad
brand garbage bags and generic brand garbage bags.
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A co-branding strategy combines one or more brands to increase customer loyalty and sales for each individual brand.
Example: Kellogg’s Pop-Tarts are made only
with Smucker’s fruit filling. Starbucks Coffee Co.
opens coffee shops inside Barnes & Noble bookstores.
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1. What is the difference between a brand
name and a brand mark?
2. Why is branding important to product
planning?
3. Name three types of brands.
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SSESSMENTSSESSMENTThinking Critically
Internet service providers are teaming with airlines, financial institutions, media outlets, celebrities, and non-profit groups to offer private-label Web access. Do you think that individuals want to receive their Internet access from the New York
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Types of Brands
TYPES OF BRANDS
Manufacturer Brands
Private Distributor
Brands
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