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BRANDING STRATEGY. MM6016 BRANDING AND MARKETING COMMUNICATION. Master of Business Administration School of Business and Management Institut Teknologi Bandung. What is Strategy?. Creation of unique and valuable position, involving different set of activities
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BRANDING STRATEGY MM6016BRANDING AND MARKETING COMMUNICATION Master of Business Administration School of Business and Management Institut Teknologi Bandung
What is Strategy? • Creation of unique and valuable position, involving different set of activities • Requires trade offs in competing – choosing what to do and what not to do • Involves creating fit with company’s activities Michael E. Porter (2000), What is Strategy? Harvard Business Review
Branding Strategy Deciding what a company should do and should not do in building the equity of a brand so that it will fit the company’s branding objectives and overall activities of the company
Branding Strategy from An Extended BVC Perspective Competitors’ Extended Network Branding Context The Focal Company’s Extended Network Competition Brand Market Performance Brand Equity Branding Strategy & Investment Market
Branding Strategy Steps http://saudiasahi.com/images/strategy-overview.jpg
Results of Situation Assessment • Brand awareness problems: • Brand is not recognized • Brand is not Top of Mind • Brand Association problems: • Weak association • Missing association • Unclear association • Too much association • Perceived quality problems: • Bad quality • Inconsistent quality • Lower quality compared to competitors • Quality does not meet standard • Lack of important quality aspect • Brand loyalty problems: • Attitudinal loyalty problem: e.g. Lack of net promoters • Behavioral loyalty problem: e.g. Few repeat buyers
Brand Awareness Problems Try yourself with the following brands: • Mega Net • Arke • Atari Try to mention some brands under the following categories: • Energy drinks • Sneaker • Emergency light
Sunsilk Co-Creation Respondents’ Perceptions Source: Anjani, A.H., 2011. ANALYSING INFLUENCE OF SUNSILK CO-CREATION TOWARD PERCEPTION OF SUNSILK IN BANDUNG, Undergraduate Final Project, School of Business and Management, Institute of Technology Bandung
Panther’s key Brand associations Toyota’s much wider key Brand associations
Panther is strong in: DISTRIBUTION & SERVICE While weak in: PRODUCT & PROMOTION Perceived Quality Problems
Brand Loyalty Problem Brand loyalty is relatively lower than average 12
Branding Strategy Alternatives • Single brand strategy: • Brand revitalization • Expanding brand awareness • Brand elements redesign • New and completely different usage of brand • Brand repositioning • Brand reinforcement • Brand fortification • Brand leveraging • Multiple brand strategy • Brand extension • New brand/brand portfolio strategy
When to Use Branding Strategy? • Case 1: Kartu Halo • Case 2: Orchid Ecotel • Case 3: McDonald’s McCafe Initiative