Varying Perspectives on Brand Equity By Jonathan Knowles 20 ❘ MM July/August 2008 Yo u s a y t o m a y t o a n d I s a y t o m a h t o . I started business life in finance (at the Bank of England in London), and in those early days I did not give brands a second thought. My life was dominated by financial facts and figures. And for the first 10 years of my career, I believed that these metrics were essentially all that were needed to manage and run a successful business. This view
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estate business, and power sector as well. Incorporated as the real estate arm of Indiabulls Financial Services Ltd (IBFSL), and demerged in 2006, Indiabulls Real Estate Ltd (IREL) has been involved in project development and construction, project management, investment advisory and other allied services in the real estate space. Indiabulls Power, incorporated in 2007 as a 100% owned of subsidiary of IREL, was also soon demerged keeping in line IBREL’s strategy of demerging its non-core businesses
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Case Analysis for Culinarian Cookware 2006-2010 March 28, 2010 Table of Contents Executive Summary Situational Analysis A. Environment I. Economic conditions and trends As evidenced by the case material, the US cookware market experienced growth by generating approximately $3.36 billion in revenues from 2002 to 2006. However, due to economic recession of the recent years (2008-present), cookware market faced new challenges and opportunities. The following developments appear
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__ 23 March 2015 ProQuest Table of contents 1. Linkages between Brand Personality and Brand Loyalty: A Qualitative Study in an Emerging Market in the Indian Context............................................................................................................................................ 23 March 2015 ii 1 ProQuest Document 1 of 1 Linkages between Brand Personality and Brand Loyalty: A Qualitative Study in an Emerging Market in the Indian Context Author:
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influence of Brand Image on consumer buying behaviour. The Case of Apple I-PHONE in the UK. INTRODUCTION OF TOPIC: Nowadays firms in all segments are probing for a new foundation of sustaining competitive advantage because the competition in the marketplace is getting more rigorous. However brand image has stand as one of the powerful tool of gaining comparative advantage. It is certain that firms with powerful brand image make a momentous progress in the marketplace. A strong brand will project
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Taking Care of Brands Through Vertical Integration Taking Care 11/7/05 3:44 PM Page 3 Taking Care of Brands Through Vertical Integration Esprit, H&M, Zara, and other vertically integrated brands have captured significant market share over the past few years, growing more rapidly than traditional manufacturers and retailers. By controlling the whole value chain, from manufacturing to retail—and thereby blending product and retail identity—vertical brands can offer attractive
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company, Chris Prangel, thinks that launching a light beer will attract a younger market segment. Others on the MMBC management team currently challenge this because they think that a light beer may stray away from the current brand strategy. The MMBC management team also feels that launching a light beer would be very expensive and could hurt Mountain Man’s key customer base and brand equity created through a grass roots and word-of-mouth marketing mix. ! Analysis of Threats and opportunities
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needs and wants. Also such an option does not address any of the issues presently facing Cima. Alternative 2: Enter the Weekender segment as suggested by Margaret Simon. This option appears to be an attractive alternative, but it may put Cima’s Brand name and image as a manufacturer of quality shoes for Mountaineers and Hikers in jeopardy. Alternative 3: Expand the presence in the current market segment by adding three new models to the existing ones as suggested by Anthony Simon. While this will
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holding in its other two market segments, the dramatic decline for Tradesman hurt its overall brand image. B&D is now faced with repositioning its brand to reach the Professional-Tradesman segment more effectively. If the company is successful in doing so, it will allow it to obtain an increased market share as well as generate more sales. The following are three positioning strategies that management needs to decide upon in order to better reach its Tradesman target segment: (1) Harvest Professional-Tradesman
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Brand Strategies Definition: - Its decision making for the effective handling of brands * Brands allow the customer to recognize products and increase the chance for repeated sales * Brands facilitate the development of permanent price- quality images for products * Brands simplify introduction of new products and allow manufacturer to have some control over distribution * Branding is used to differentiate between products Brand equity * A strong brand is a valuable
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