Brand Positioning and Value
Presented By:
Parul Verma
Lecturer, ABS
Brand Management Process
It involves the design and implementation of
marketing programs and activities to build,
measure and manage brand equity
4 main steps
1. Identifying and establishing brand
positioning
2. Planning and implementation brand
marketing programs
3. Measuring and interpreting brand
performance
4. Growing and sustaining brand equity
1. Identifying and Establishing Brand Positioning
Creating brand superiority in the minds of
consumers
Sources of brand equity.
Brand Building : Implications of brand building
Brand value
Internal branding.
2. Planning and Implementation
Brand Marketing Program
Choosing brand elements
Integrating the brand into marketing activities
and the supporting marketing program
Leveraging secondary associations
Criteria for choosing Brand elements
Building brand equity: Product strategy, pricing strategy.
Integrated marketing communication.
Celebrity endorsements.
Co-branding
3. Measuring and Interpreting brand
performance
Brand value chain : To trace the value creation process for brands, to
better understand the financial impact of brand marketing expenditures and
investments.
Brand equity measurement system : A set of research
procedures designed to provide timely, accurate and actionable information for
marketers so that they can make the best tactical decisions in the short run and
the best strategic decisions in the long run.
4. Growing and Sustaining Brand
Equity
Defining the branding strategy – Brand Product Mix & Brand
Hierarchy
Managing brand equity over time :Reinforcing Brands. Brands
revitalization
Managing brand equity over geographic boundaries, cultures,
and market segment : Global Brand strategy
Sources of brand equity
Brand Loyalty Brand Associatio
ns
Brand Awarenes Perceived Qualit
s y
Brand Building : 4 Steps of Brand Building
Brand Identity
Brand Meaning
Brand Response
Brand Relationship
Customer based brand equity
Customer based brand equity
Brand positioning
“Act of designing the company’s offer and image so that it occupies a
distinct and valued place in the target customer’s minds”
Positioning guidelines
Defining and communicating the competitive frame of reference
Choosing and establishing points of parity and points of difference
Part 3: POP and POD
POD (Point of Difference)
◦ Strong, favorable, unique brand associations
◦ May be any kind of attribute or benefit
Two types of PODs
◦ Attribute Based
Functional, performance related differences
◦ Image Based
Affective, experiential, brand image related differences
Part 3: POP and POD
POP (Point of Parity)
◦ Associations that are shared with other brands
Two types
◦ Category: attributes that are required to include your product as a
member of that category
◦ Competitive: POP that negate your competitors PODs
POPs can be “good enough”, but PODs should be “superior
Managerial Issues
Criteria for POD
◦ Desirability
Must be Relevant
Must be Distinctive
Must be Believable
◦ Deliverability
Feasibility
Communicability
Sustainability
Brand Value
Monetary premium that results from having customers who are committed
to a particular brand and who are willing to pay extra for it; also, the
financial value attributed to the brand, apart from other tangible assets.