Leveraging brand’s reputation in a growth category
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Brand Extension
GROWTH THROUGH BRAND EXTENSIONS • Brand extension : "leveraging brand’s reputation in a growth category" • This is not a recent phenomenon – Luxury brands originating in haute couture have extended to accessories, jewellery, watches, cosmetics… – Distributors’ brands covered several differentiated categories : Migros, St Michael… – Industrial brands extended from initial product type : Siemens, Philips, Mitsubishi • A strategic move at some point of a brand to sustain growth – Increasing the volume per capita of present customers & profitability – Improving brand relevance & adressing needs of more specific targets or situations – Taking opportunities from business globalisation, in less saturated markets and/or high profitable categories – Innovating to modify the brand’s competitive situation, create new competitive advantages • Brand extension requires the redefinition of brand meaning, changing some facets – Redefine the historical brand benefit – Moving from tangible to intangible values • Brand vs. line extension – Brand extension : use of the brand name on a different product category – Line extension : launch of new products in the same category FROM PRODUCT BRANDS TO CONCEPT BRANDS • Limitations in 20 th century classic conception of brands – 1 brand = 1 product = 1 promise – Which leads to an increasing number of brands – All can be done is range extension (size, format, varieties…) – It doesn’t differentiate history & reality of the brand • Preliminary assumption for success 1. Brand has strong equities : associated with number of benefits, inspires a high level of trust 2. These assets are transferable : buyers will still believe that the new products bear them 3. These benefits are relevant to the new category, segmenting it in an unforeseen way 4. Products & services will deliver a real perceived competitive advantage 5. Brand & company will be able to sustain competition over the long run • Defensing reasons – Higher media costs – Distributors’ brands – Positionned in declining product categories – Competition domination EXAMPLES • Explain what can be the reasons for the following brand’s extensions : – Labeyrie into smoked salmon & caviar – Porsche entering the 4x4 market – Marlboro into fashion lifestyle (Classic) – Camel Trophy – Caterpillar shoes – Michelin to guidebooks SYNTHESIS • Brand extension is a strategic choice accompanied by other changes – Production – Know-how – Distribution channels – Communication – Corporate culture • It has to be financed internally or by forming alliances • It’s important to understand the possible level of extensions Inner core (kernel) Outer core (spontaneous associations) Extension zone (latent potential) No-go area (threat for brand asset) Source : Davidson Download 0.89 Mb. Do'stlaringiz bilan baham: |
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