As a company’s marketing strategies adapt to changes in the marketplace, there’s always the possibility that its established brand will suffer. By its very nature, a brand must balance legacy — what it stands for today and what it’s stood for in the past — with vitality — how it can be revived and refreshed as new conditions demand. Under such circumstances, it’s not hard to lose focus […]

BRANDING ESSAY Subject: The brand as an aspirational and cultural agent 14/03/2013 According to Philip J. Kotler “a brand is a name, term, sign symbol or design, or a combination of them to identify the goods or services of one seller or a group of sellers and to identify them from the competitors”. This definition expresses the brand as the sum of the representations that […]

This case study paper would be discussing the Wendy’s Corporation. The paper discusses a brief background of the company. This would be followed by the objectives that the company had set and the current business strategies that the company is doing. A SWOT analysis is done in order to analyze the company’s situation. Alternative Solutions had been hypothesized in order to provide guidelines and suggest […]

Research Proposal # 1 Name of The Research Proposal: Brand Positioning & Repositioning Brand Positioning In marketing, Positioning has come to mean the process by which marketers try to create an image or identity in the minds of their target market for its product, brand, or organization. Generally, the Brand positioning process involves: 1. Defining the market in which the product or brand will compete […]

At first glance, the dim forecasts which surrounded the merger of adidas and Reebok seem to have come true. For three successive years after the merger, adidas AG has yet to fully benefit from the expected synergies of the two companies, with Reebok steadily posting a negative growth in net sales and profits. In 2007, for instance, the company posted a measly 2. 1 percent […]

Branding is a tricky practice. It’s multidisciplinary and all-encompassing. No wonder, then, that so many people misinterpret what brand engagement is really about. Many digital-marketing campaigns run amok when they don’t properly integrate their branding efforts. Here are seven misconceptions that cause trouble for digital marketers looking to engage consumers with their brand strategies.  1. A logo is enough. . And ever since, most laypeople can’t […]

Decide if you would like to brand your product or service. Then identify three products or services in your industry that have a logo or slogan. After which, either develop a logo or slogan that will identify your product or service or explain why branding is not the best marketing plan. Then write a marketing memo to the advertising division of your company rationalizing your […]

For the past years, Ikea’s cultural branding stands out from other competitors because it blends value into their fashionably designed furniture to ensure that modern household goods are made affordable. However, rising prices in raw material and transport cost has forced Ikea’s first price hike in five years. Furthermore, with competitors such as Wal-mart, Carrefour and Tesco’s expansion into furniture and furnishings, and following Ikea’s […]

Weaving social altruism into a business is becoming an increasingly popular trend. From seeking certification as a B Corporation — in which a for-profit company meets certain standards of social and environmental performance — to pursuing impact investing, many executives are examining whether they should integrate a social mission into their companies’ core business strategies. Business leaders shouldn’t just jump on the bandwagon of incorporating […]

A brand is an intangible attributes of a product, arisen out of gut feeling and perception of the customers. With globalization brands have travelled across geographies and explored new markets building returns for it. Global products have sometimes tended to retain their characteristics in new market and country leading to failure of the brands. Standardized products in a new market have failed leading to re-think […]