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Brand Management
MK542E
Brands as Strategic Assets
Chapter Overview
Overview
Strategic importance of brands
Brands as value assets when buying or selling businesses
Brands in SMEs
Learning Objectives
Have an overview of literature
Understand corporate-based view of branding
Discuss role of senior management / CEO as brand custodians
Discuss brand development in SMES
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Introduction
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Reputation risk is the single biggest business hazard according to a survey in the USA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XJXI2Gv5vYc
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Umbrella Brands
Honda
Danone
Mono brands
Unilever
Detergents containing catalyst
Omo in the Netherlands, Persil in the UK, Skip in France
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Some industries have been slow to adopt branding/brand management than others
Branding often becomes critical when competitors come in the picture
Early adopters
FMCGs
Luxury ???
Late adopters
Non-profit organizations
High-tech industry
professional services
Public services
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Benefits
Product differentiation
Customers loyalty, better performance
Enhancing value to customers
Survive for a longer period of time
Barriers
Limited resources to conduct branding activities
Lack of vision/ strategic orientation
Informal decision process
Investments seen as costs
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Decision making
Flexibility
Speed of reaction
Eye for market opportunities
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Emerging brands
Everyone in the organization is aware of need for branding
The firm makes resources available for creating a strong brand (although it may be difficult)
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Established brands
The owner and the organization are determined
to build up a strong brand
They are able to achieve this objective
A high degree of brand awareness has been attained
They can maintain and enhance their position
Historical brands
The brands that have achieved a reasonable of recognition despite of little organizational
dedication
Mostly they are exceptions owing to the events in the past
Generally middle-sized companies having paid little attention to branding but having built
enormous brand strength due to a striking product or historical background
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Internal Branding
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Case Study
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JtiHOeOqVqQ
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dildar.hussain@esc-rennes.fr
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