Branding during the COVID-19 Pandemic: between Adaptation and the New Perspectives

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Stefan Serezliev ◽  
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Keyword(s):  
Brand Management ◽  
Brand Positioning ◽  
New Type

The COVID-19 pandemic has seriously shaken the foundations of modern brand management. The first reaction of communication specialists was to look for ways to optimize communication messages during a crisis, but is that enough? The author explores the possibilities for complete restructuring of the modern brand – i.e. brand positioning, mission and vision of the brand during such complex crises. Is it possible to talk about a new type of Post-truth? The article aims to establish some of its characteristics.

Branding paradigm for the bottom of the pyramid markets

2009 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. 58-68 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rajagopal
Keyword(s):  
Brand Management ◽  
Business Strategies ◽  
Bottom Of The Pyramid ◽  
Brand Positioning ◽  
Market Segments ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Rural Markets ◽  
Global Brands ◽  
Consumer Value ◽  
Bop Markets

PurposeThis paper aims to deliver new models of brand management in bottom‐of‐the‐pyramid (BoP) markets, considering the personality traits, image, technology and reputation of firms associated with the brands.Design/methodology/approachReviewing the previous research studies, the paper advocates new strategies for enhancing the performance of global brands in BoP market segments, improving brand‐positioning approaches, measuring brand performance and consumer value, evaluating brand attributes, and underlining brand dynamics in the competitive marketplace.FindingsThe study argues that the performance of global brands in low‐profile consumer market segments is constrained by high transaction costs and coordination problems along the brand promotions, consumption and consumer value chain. Hence, firms looking towards managing brands in BoP market segments need to reduce brand costs by increasing the volume of sales and augmenting consumer value. Brands of BoP market segments are socially and culturally embedded. They are co‐created by consumers and firms, and positioned with the influence of brand equity of the premium market. Unlike traditional brands, BoP brands may be sufficiently malleable to support brand interpretations in the rural and suburban consumer segments.Research limitations/implicationsAcquired brands need to be merged into the existing structure, especially where these brands occupy market positions similar to those of existing brands. A balance needs to be maintained between the brand name and its equity. Managers should keep themselves better informed about consumer needs, market changes and company initiatives, thereby enabling staff to help consumers to improve service quality, which in turn can improve market positioning.Practical implicationsIn today's rapidly changing product markets, a firm needs to focus on a limited number of strategic brands in international markets in order to consolidate and strengthen its position and enhance brand power. The paper offers new business strategies to managers on brand positioning and targeting in suburban and rural markets with convenience packaging, pricing and psychodynamics.Originality/valueNew initiatives to manage global brands in BoP markets comprising suburban and rural markets that need to be implemented in the existing organizational culture are discussed.

Retail Marketing Strategies and Brand Management

2019 ◽  
pp. 1412-1427 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kijpokin Kasemsap
Keyword(s):  
Literature Review ◽  
Critical Review ◽  
Brand Management ◽  
Marketing Strategies ◽  
Retail Industry ◽  
Brand Positioning ◽  
Industry Sector ◽  
Review Analysis ◽  
Fashion Retail ◽  
Retail Marketing

This article aims to provide a critical review of the published literature related to retail marketing strategies and brand management in the global retail industry. The literature review covers the overview of marketing strategies; retail marketing strategies and technological utilization; international retail marketing strategies in the global retail industry; retail marketing strategies and internationalization; the challenges of retail marketing strategies in the fashion retail industry; the overview of brand management; and the significance of brand management in the global retail industry. Effective marketing is necessary to compete in the ever-growing worldwide retail industry sector. The improved retail profits are within reach with the purposeful retail marketing strategies. Brand management means defining the brand, positioning the brand, and delivering the brand. The literature review analysis provides both practitioners and researchers an important understanding about retail marketing strategies and brand management in the global retail industry.

scholarly journals MANAGEMENT OF BRANDS’ PORTFOLIO POSITIONING OF DOMESTIC ENTERPRISES

Management ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 31 (1) ◽  
pp. 67-77
Author(s):  
Pavlo M. Dudko
Keyword(s):  
Goal Setting ◽  
Brand Management ◽  
Marketing Research ◽  
Practical Implementation ◽  
Brand Positioning ◽  
Methods And Techniques ◽  
Brand Portfolio ◽  
Brand Portfolios ◽  
Theoretical Foundations ◽  
Practical Recommendations

Introduction. Nowadays, the development of the economy of Ukraine is a demonstration of the trend towards globalization and the necessity for enterprises, including greater understanding, to give more nutrition to the form and brand development.Hypothesis of scientific research. The management of brands’ portfolio positioning should not be based only on trademarks, which belong to an enterprise, but also on the construction of molecule of brands portfolio, which affect on the decision of the consumer independently of holding them, that allows the increasement of the validity of proper brand in the eyes of consumer.Aim of this research is the extension of the theoretical foundations and the development of science-and-practical recommendations, which is followed by the complete management of the brand portfolio.Methods of investigation: The following tools: (goal setting, information and marketing communications; marketing research); models, methods and techniques (traditional methods of statistics, analysis, marketing) modeling; model of brand code and mental fields according to T. Ged; naming techniques); the method of generalization of information, the result of which is the development of the brand / brands, the formation of the portfolio; formation of a brand beech were used in the study.Results of research. Based on the analysis of portfolio concepts in brand management, the essence of the brand portfolio as a set of brands that make up the brand carrier and affect the associated position in the perception of the consumer, regardless of ownership of the company is precised. The meaning "brand carrier" refers to a product, brand, enterprise, organization, person or character associated in the minds of consumers with a certain distinctive quality.Conclusions: Approaches to the formation of brand portfolios, which can be centric (based on the hierarchy of brands and based on systems / networks of brands) and invariant – based on the "molecule" of the portfolio. The model of the organization of management of a brand which includes principles, the purpose, tasks, essence of management and directions of works is formed. Systematized principles of brand management, which we divide into general and specific. Methodical approaches to brand management on the basis of brand positioning are studied, it is established that the method of brand management on the basis of brand positioning should be understood as a way of its practical implementation, then the method is a set of methods and techniques of its appropriate application.

scholarly journals Brand Management: Defining the Essence and Place in the System of Related Categories

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (522) ◽  
pp. 242-247
Author(s):  
V. O. Pidhurska ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Strategic Management ◽  
Development Strategy ◽  
Corporate Culture ◽  
Management System ◽  
Brand Management ◽  
Theoretical Base ◽  
Brand Positioning ◽  
Logical Scheme ◽  
Effective Implementation ◽  
Brand Development

This article is aimed at analyzing and systematizing the existing approaches to determining the essence of brand management, as well as its place in the system of related categories of marketing. At that, within the terms of the set goal, the task is to reduce the «conceptual» load on the theoretical base in the marketing sphere by analyzing and structuring current categories, and not creating new ones. During the research, two tangent categories with brand management – «management of brand» and «branding» – were distinguished and their relationship with brand management was determined. Analyzing the theoretical positions of leading specialists in the sphere of marketing, opinions of foreign and domestic scientists, the presence of identifiable concepts of «brand of management» and «management of brand» was specified, which is not true. Management of brand is a component of brand management, which consists in systematic activity using existing and searching for new resources and brand positioning tools. A concise and logical scheme is proposed that reveals the essence of brand management and the main stages of its implementation in the context of this issue. The scheme also reveals the place of branding in the brand management system, namely: at the stages of brand creation and its development /modification. It is determined that brand management directly correlates with the strategy of the enterprise and affects its implementation. The brand development strategy should correspond to the philosophy of the enterprise, its mission and organizational and corporate culture. It is emphasized that brand management is one of the main directions in the strategic management of the enterprise, as it allows to capitalize the value of branded assets and increase its competitiveness. Prospects for further research in this direction are to study the features of modern brand management and tools for its effective implementation.

scholarly journals BRAND POSITIONING DAN PERCEPTUAL MAPPING UNIVERSITAS BUNDA MULIA, ATMA JAYA, BINUS, IBII, DAN UNTAR DENGAN METODE DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS

2017 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Rudy Santosa Sudirga
Keyword(s):  
Discriminant Analysis ◽  
Cultural Values ◽  
Public Perception ◽  
Brand Management ◽  
University Education ◽  
Brand Positioning ◽  
Sustainable Competitive Advantage ◽  
Marketing Manager ◽  
Perceptual Mapping ◽  
Positioning Strategy

<p><em>Although universities are increasingly competing for accepting huge number of students, little has been written about the influence of cultural values on the brand positioning of university education brands. This study investigates the values of brand positioning for some private university education, and the factors teh students use to gain information about universities. The purpose of this paper is to present a call to action for universities to practice what they preach in developing and communicating differentiated brands. The paper reviews some recent literature on university brand positioning strategy. Universities marketing manager should seek to clearly differentiate their offering from the competition. The large amounts of expenditure on university marketing would be more efficiently used if the principles of brand management taught within them were applied properly. The public perception of a university’s programs is often considered a primay factor in building the brand positioning of the respevtive institution. Maintaining a favorable brand positioning can have a significant impact when recruiting potential students, when soliciting corporate partners, and when facilitating development opportunities with alumni and key stakeholders. This study also aims to discuss how the attributes of university brands influence consumers’ evaluations of brand positioning and the differences and competition among brands. A perceptual map, developed using probabilistic discriminant analysis algorithms, depicts the relative position of each brand and illustrates their attractive properties.This statistical techniques can enhance managers’ ability to identify promising brand positions and enhance the overall brand positioning design process. A brand’s positioning is designed to develop a sustainable competitive advantage on product attribute (s) in the consumer’s mind. Brand positioning has been defined as the act of designing the image of the firm’s offering so that target customers understand and appreciate what the product stands for in relation to its competitors. Each brand within a set of competitive offerings is thought of as occupying a certain position in a customer’s “perceptual space”. Perceptual mapping refers generally to techniques used to represent and evaluate a brand’s positioning.</em></p><p>Key Words- <em>Brand Positioning, Perceptual Mapping, Universities</em></p>

A New Approach to Network Analysis for Brand Positioning

2015 ◽  
Vol 57 (5) ◽  
pp. 727-742 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hui-Ju Wang
Keyword(s):  
Network Analysis ◽  
Brand Management ◽  
Brand Positioning ◽  
Electronic Industry ◽  
New Approach ◽  
Step Process ◽  
Analysis Techniques ◽  
Practical Guide ◽  
Academic Researchers ◽  
Practical Implications

The purpose of this paper is to expand the domain of brand positioning measurement by demonstrating how network analysis techniques are used in brand positioning research. Using 12 sample brands in the electronic industry, this paper proposes a four-step process as a practical guide in analysing the effects of brand positioning on differentiation. Through the techniques of core-periphery structure, the paper creates four clusters to reveal differentiation of brand positioning. It provides clear arguments for using network analysis as the preferred method to capture the structure of brand positioning. The results have significant theoretical and practical implications for academic researchers and practitioners in the field of brand management.

Brand positioning strategies for industrial firms providing customer solutions

2014 ◽  
Vol 29 (3) ◽  
pp. 253-264 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anne Maarit Jalkala ◽  
Joona Keränen
Keyword(s):  
Customer Value ◽  
Brand Management ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Brand Positioning ◽  
Business Managers ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Industrial Firms ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Multiple Case ◽  
Technology Industries

Purpose – Despite increasing interest in customer solutions, and the importance of brand management in the B2B context, prior research provides little understanding on brand positioning strategies adopted by solution providers. The present study aims to examine the possible brand positioning strategies for industrial firms providing customer solutions. Design/methodology/approach – The empirical part of the present study consists of a multiple case study, involving four industrial firms providing customer solutions. Primary data was gathered by semi-structured interviews from a total of 22 business managers from the case companies. Findings – The present study identifies four possible brand position strategies for industrial firms providing customer solutions: customer value diagnostic, global solution integrator, high quality sub-systems provider, and long-term service partner. The identified strategies highlight the tendency of solution suppliers to position their brands around different capabilities that are needed at different phases of the solution delivery process. Research limitations/implications – The present study was conducted from the industrial supplier's perspective and is context-bound to companies operating in solution-oriented process and information technology industries. Practical implications – Managers need to identify the capabilities that are central to delivering customer value and acquire and/or develop capability configurations that differentiate their brand positioning from competitors. Originality/value – Existing literature on branding lacks understanding about the specific characteristics of building brands in solution-oriented B2B contexts. The present study identifies four brand positioning strategies that illuminate the special characteristics of branding customer solutions.

scholarly journals Positioning of Private Label Cheese Brands in the Republic of Serbia

2019 ◽  
Vol 68 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 80-87
Author(s):  
Užar Dubravka ◽  
Mugoša Izabela ◽  
Radojević Vuk
Keyword(s):  
Brand Management ◽  
Private Label ◽  
Brand Positioning ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Private Brands ◽  
Retail Outlets ◽  
Private Label Brands ◽  
The Republic ◽  
Quality Tool ◽  
Cheese Production

Summary Over the past few decades, private label brands have been gaining market share in numerous retail outlets. This paper first elucidates the concepts of brand positioning, brand management and branding itself. The term brand has been used as a means of identifying the same or similar products or services present in the market. The private label brand is a quality tool providing competitive advantage under modern market conditions. The influence of the basic attributes which, knowingly or not, shape the private brands of local cheeses will be emphasized, as well as the influence of other factors affecting the brand positioning. The purpose of this paper is to highlight the role, importance and concept of private label brands in cheese production, which improve the competitive position of cheese producers.

Retail Marketing Strategies and Brand Management

2016 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 66-78 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kijpokin Kasemsap
Keyword(s):  
Literature Review ◽  
Critical Review ◽  
Brand Management ◽  
Marketing Strategies ◽  
Retail Industry ◽  
Brand Positioning ◽  
Industry Sector ◽  
Review Analysis ◽  
Fashion Retail ◽  
Retail Marketing

This article aims to provide a critical review of the published literature related to retail marketing strategies and brand management in the global retail industry. The literature review covers the overview of marketing strategies; retail marketing strategies and technological utilization; international retail marketing strategies in the global retail industry; retail marketing strategies and internationalization; the challenges of retail marketing strategies in the fashion retail industry; the overview of brand management; and the significance of brand management in the global retail industry. Effective marketing is necessary to compete in the ever-growing worldwide retail industry sector. The improved retail profits are within reach with the purposeful retail marketing strategies. Brand management means defining the brand, positioning the brand, and delivering the brand. The literature review analysis provides both practitioners and researchers an important understanding about retail marketing strategies and brand management in the global retail industry.

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