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What is Brand Architecture? :What is Brand Architecture? Brand Architecture is the vehicle by which the brand team functions as a unit to create synergy, clarity and leverage.
Elements of Brand Architecture :Elements of Brand Architecture
Elements of Brand Architecture :Elements of Brand Architecture Brand Portfolio Portfolio Roles Brand market context roles Brand portfolio structure Portfolio Graphics
Brand Portfolio :Brand Portfolio Denims Formal wear Women’s wear Wrangler Lee Newport Ruf n Tuf Flying Machine Casual wear Wrangler Lee Newport Ruf n Tuf Flying Machine THF THF Arrow Excaliber Bay Island Bay Island Wrangler Lee Flying Machine THF ARVIND BRANDS LTD.
Brand Portfolio :Brand Portfolio Relationships within a brand portfolio
Single brand across organization
Endorsed brands
House of brands
Brand Portfolio :Brand Portfolio
Case : The Japanese Giants :Case : The Japanese Giants Concept, practice and techniques of branding – very different from West
Successful brand is king, individual products and lines have often played second fiddle
Corporate logos
Frequent purchasing and ever shifting trends in Japanese society – shorter PLC’s
Quick turnover Not enough time to develop individual brand identities
Case : The Japanese Giants :Case : The Japanese Giants Solution – Attach them to corporate entities
Examples
Sony
Yamaha
Corporate name instantly provides authentication to the product.
Winds of change after 1990’s
Less spending on product development, instead sustenance & promotion of established products.
Example – PS2
Elements of Brand Architecture :Elements of Brand Architecture Brand Portfolio Portfolio Roles Brand market context roles Brand portfolio structure Portfolio Graphics
Portfolio Roles :Portfolio Roles Strategic brands
Slate & Levis
TCS & TATA
Linchpin brands
Park Avenue & Raymonds’s
Portfolio Roles :Portfolio Roles Silver Bullet
Think Pad & IBM
Forhans’s Flouride & Forhans’
Cash cow brand
Marico - Parachute
Elements of Brand Architecture :Elements of Brand Architecture Brand Portfolio Portfolio Roles Brand market context roles Brand portfolio structure Portfolio Graphics
Brand market context roles :Brand market context roles Endorser and sub brands roles
Gillette Sensor
Cadbury Bournvita
Benefit brands
Gillette & Oral B
Diet Coke
Driver role
Cadbury’s – CDM and Bournvita
Nirma washing powdwer
Brand market context roles :Brand market context roles
Elements of Brand Architecture :Elements of Brand Architecture Brand Portfolio Portfolio Roles Brand market context roles Brand portfolio structure Portfolio Graphics
Brand Portfolio Structure :Brand Portfolio Structure Brand groupings
J & J - Segment( Infant Care and Intimate Feminine Care)
Product (Healthcare and Pharmaceuticles)
Design (Classic and Contemporary
Brand hierarchy trees
Brand range
Elements of Brand Architecture :Elements of Brand Architecture Brand Portfolio Portfolio Roles Brand market context roles Brand portfolio structure Portfolio Graphics
Portfolio Graphics :Portfolio Graphics Logo
Visual presentations
Characteristics of the ideal brand portfolio :Characteristics of the ideal brand portfolio Analogy between the ideal brand portfolio and football
Characteristics of the ideal brand portfolio :Characteristics of the ideal brand portfolio Fits the company’s future vision and destination
Prioritizes markets and key segments
Efficiently covers those priority segments
Ruthlessly prunes out those that do not fit
Fills gaps through new or extended brands and acquisitions.
Case : Allied Domecq :Case : Allied Domecq
Major mistakes in portfolio management :Major mistakes in portfolio management Too many brands in too many segments: there may be too many brands in relation to consumer needs, retailer space and company ability to promote
Duplication and overlap
Gaps in priority market segments
Inefficiencies in operations and the supply chain
Diffused and therefore ineffective resource allocation.
Major mistakes in portfolio management :Major mistakes in portfolio management Returning to the analogy
Why managing a brand portfolio is Important :Why managing a brand portfolio is Important Resource
Efficiency
Leverage
Clarity
Why managing a brand portfolio is Important :Why managing a brand portfolio is Important Growth
Clear prioritization of future focus by major market
Prioritization by brand and product
Concentration of spend on priority market, brands and products
Operational cost savings through simplified business
Disposal of brands which don’t fit
Gap filling by product development and acquisition
What to do? :What to do? Prioritizing segments
Use consistent segment definitions across countries
Case : Unilever :Case : Unilever High Low Brand Power Economic Power Low High
Examples of portfolio analysis :Examples of portfolio analysis BCG Matrix Analyzing Brand Maruti
Star – Zen
Question mark – Swift
Cash Cow – Maruti 800
Dog – Baleno
Examples of portfolio analysis :Examples of portfolio analysis Quantified Portfolio Analysis
Conclusion :Conclusion Newly merged firms
General motors – Saab, Alfa Romeo, Hummer
Ford motors – Volvo, Land rover, Jaguar
Creating “master” brands
Struggling Brand Managers :Struggling Brand Managers Remove a Brand without losing disproportionate profitability
To reposition a brand or to create a new brand
Will a brand help in entering new markets with advantage over competitors
Regional or local brands
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