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Brand Positioning & Values. Chapter 3. Target Market. Consumer Aggregates Current users Potential users Competitive users Consumer Segments Behavioral Dem/psych/geo . Taxonomy of Users. Social or personality types Different wants and needs Identity profiles Health club users
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Brand Positioning & Values Chapter 3
Target Market Consumer Aggregates Current users Potential users Competitive users Consumer Segments Behavioral Dem/psych/geo
Taxonomy of Users • Social or personality types • Different wants and needs • Identity profiles • Health club users • Muscle Mike • Stylin’ Susan • Lookin’ Lucy • Sweating Sam • Zombie Zoe
Points of Difference & Parity Difference • Strong, favorable, unique • Attribute or benefit Parity • Shared with other brands • Important for brand extensions
Competitive Positioning Strategy Brand category focus Central Position - market leader, me-too
Creative Positioning Strategy Advertising focus User as hero - social attributes; special TM
Objective-based positioning • Brand awareness Prominent visuals
Brand attitude Political focus
Purchase Motivation Strategy • Negative - informational Dental floss • Positive - transformational Hair color
Means-End Chain:Toothpaste Attributes Benefits Value Fluoride no cavities health Generic low cost economy Baking soda whitening beauty Mint nice breath social No additives natural ecology
Brand Mantra • Built upon core brand values • Makes a core brand promise • Heart and soul of brand • 3-5 word phrases • Generates spirit of the brand • Helps position the brand
Mantra terms: Nike & Disney • Brand function - nature of product or service; performance, entertainment • Descriptive modifier - specific functions; athletic performance, family entertainment • Emotional modifier - how brand delivers benefits; authentic, fun
Your brand mantra • Brand function • Descriptive modifier • Emotional modifier
Positioning Politicians Category Bush Kerry Coffee Dunkin Donuts Starbucks Technology IBM Apple Auto Ford BMW Retail Kmart Target Fast food McDonalds Subway Campaign Old Reliable Challenger
ZMAT • Read brand focus 9.0 • Select a minimum or 12 images from magazines, photos, etc that represents your thoughts and feelings about your favorite brand • Put the images together in a collage that communicates your subconscious thoughts and feelings about the brand • Bring your collage to class with stories of how each visual feeling connects you to the brand