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Brand Personality and Lifestyles. Cooper McCabe and Jackie Martinez. Brand Personality. The set of traits people attribute or associate to a product as if it were a person Brand personality can build brand equity Examples: Apple, Trader Joe’s
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Brand Personality and Lifestyles Cooper McCabe and Jackie Martinez
Brand Personality The set of traits people attribute or associate to a product as if it were a person Brand personality can build brand equity Examples: Apple, Trader Joe’s Discussion: What brands have a certain personality that appeal to you?
Lifestyles Patterns of consumption reflecting a person’s choices of how one spends time ad money Brands are built to target the specific lifestyles of their consumers People sort themselves by what they like to do, how they spend leisure time, and how they spend disposable income
Psychographics The way we feel about ourselves; the things we value
“Honda drafts Ferris Bueller, Seinfeld for U.S. Rebound Bid” Recently, Hyundai is gaining on their U.S. market share because they are promoting themselves much more heavily Honda Motor Co has always been associated with dependability; a valuable trait that adds to the brand equity. Honda Motor Co needed to revamp their brand personality without reinventing itself
Discussion Questions…? Do you think these commercials changed Honda/Acura’s brand personality? How much does a brands personality influence your consumption behaviors?