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Branding Essentials
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Origin of branding: What does the statement "The brand is a promise" mean?
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The brand represents the commitments a company makes to customers — the expectations about product performance, experience, values and emotional outcomes that the company pledges to deliver consistently.
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Walter Landor quote: How did Walter Landor summarize where brands are built?
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Walter Landor said, "Brands are built in the mind," emphasizing that a brand exists as perceptions, associations and feelings held by consumers rather than only as physical assets.
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Visual cues: What role do brand logos and names play?
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Brand logos and names are visual cues that trigger emotions and associations in consumers' minds and remind them of the brand promises.
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Brand Identity vs Brand Image: Define each and state the difference.
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Brand Identity: How the brand owner wants the brand to be perceived (desired positioning, values, personality, visual identity). Brand Image: How the brand is actually perceived by consumers (their beliefs, associations and attitudes). Difference: Identity is the intended self-presentation; image is the receiver’s actual perception.
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Official brand definition (American Marketing Association): What is a brand?
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A brand is a name, term, design, symbol or any feature that identifies one seller's good or service as distinct from those of other sellers. The legal term for brand is trademark.
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Branding: What is the process of branding?
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Branding is the process of giving meaning to a company, product or service by creating and shaping a brand in consumers' minds — helping customers quickly identify offerings and giving them a reason to choose them over competitors.
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Brand building: List the four main steps of the Brand Building Process.
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1) Define and position the brand (vision, mission, values, personality, brand value proposition) 2) Express the brand 3) Build awareness and reputation for the brand 4) Measure the brand
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When defining and positioning a brand, what is the main question you must answer?
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What is our value proposition?
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To find the brand proposition you must consider which three perspectives?
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1) The brand owner perspective 2) The competitors 3) The target audience
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Brand Owner Perspective: What elements fall under capabilities and vision for the brand?
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Brand Vision, Brand Mission, Brand Purpose, Brand Values, and Brand Personality.
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Brand Purpose: What question does 'Brand Purpose' answer?
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Why do we do what we do? (the company's fundamental reason for being and how it creates value for stakeholders).
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Brand Vision: What question does 'Brand Vision' answer and what does it include?
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Where are we going? It includes strategic goals and the organization’s vision for the future.
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Brand Mission: What question does 'Brand Mission' answer?
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What we do — what we offer based on our skills and expertise (the concrete activities and offerings of the brand).
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Brand Values: What question do brand values answer?
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How we do things — the core values, culture and beliefs that guide behaviour and decisions.
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Target audience definition: What marketing technique is used to identify the specific customers a brand should be relevant to?
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Segmentation — dividing the market of potential customers into similar groupings so the brand can target those it wants to be relevant to.
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List the four types of segmentation mentioned.
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1) Demographic Segmentation (gender, age, physical characteristics) 2) Geographic Segmentation 3) Behavioral Segmentation (purchase behaviour, product use, lifestyle) 4) Attitudinal Segmentation (what customers think, needs and benefits they seek)
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Target audience insights: What are the core questions you should ask about customers?
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Who are my customers (prospects & current)? What do they think of my brand/products/services? What do they look for — what are their needs and what benefits do they search for? What are their emotional and rational drivers, hidden needs, risks of switching, and what do they do today instead?
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How can you gather target audience insights? List methods mentioned.
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Quantitative & qualitative research, online buzz analysis (mentions on social networks, blog comments), customer service feedback, sellers (salesforce) feedback, and other primary research channels.
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Brand drivers: What are brand drivers?
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Brand drivers are the benefits the brand offers that meet customer needs; they are detailed, descriptive aspects of the brand that explain why customers choose it.
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List the categories of brand drivers provided.
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Functional benefits (what the product does), Emotional benefits (how it makes the consumer feel; self-image), Economic benefits (saves time and money), Self-expressive benefits (how the product makes us appear; reflection), Benefits to Society and Environment.
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How do brand drivers help in media planning?
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Brand drivers guide message and media selection: emotional benefits are often communicated via TV/advideo, functional and economic benefits via brochures or detailed materials — matching the type of benefit to the appropriate media increases message effectiveness.
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Brand Value Proposition: What must it consider (list items)?
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It must consider the brand mission, values and personality; points of difference and points of parity versus competitors; and what the target audience considers relevant (brand drivers).
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Interbrand Brand Definition Model (full): What are the three inputs that feed into the Brand Proposition?
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Brand Owner Perspective (-> Brand Values), Brand Position vs Competitors (-> Brand Personality), and Target Audience Insights (-> Brand Drivers). These combine to form the Brand Proposition.
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What does a great value proposition tell your audience? (Three bullets)
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1) How your product or service solves/improves problems 2) What benefits customers can expect 3) Why customers should buy from you over competitors
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Simple definition: What is a value proposition?
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A value proposition is a positioning statement that explains what benefit you provide for whom and how you do it uniquely well; it describes the target buyer, pain points you solve, and why you're better than alternatives.
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Value proposition: Provide a common template for crafting one.
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Template: "For [target customer] who [need/insight], [brand] is a [category/solution] that [key benefit]. Unlike [primary competitor or alternative], we [unique differentiator/proof]."
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Points of Difference (POD) vs Points of Parity (POP): Define each.
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Point of Difference (POD): A benefit or attribute strongly associated with a brand, one that consumers perceive as distinct and superior to competitors. Point of Parity (POP): Associations or attributes that are not unique to one brand but are necessary to be considered a legitimate competitor in a category (category or competitive parity).
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What are three characteristics a Point of Difference (POD) must have?
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A POD must be: 1) Relevant (meaningful to customers), 2) Distinctive (sets the brand apart from competitors), 3) Deliverable (the brand can actually deliver on it).
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What characteristics should Points of Parity (POP) have?
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Effective POPs are typically: feasible for the brand to achieve, communicable to consumers, and credible/convincing — i.e., they remove barriers to purchase by matching category norms or competitor strengths.
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Why are Points of Parity (POPs) important even if they aren’t the reason someone chooses a brand?
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POPs are necessary to establish legitimacy in the category and to remove reasons why consumers might exclude a brand, enabling PODs to be the deciding factor.