Chapter 12: International Branding Strategies Flashcards
What’s a ‘brand’?
Name, term, sign, symbol, or design, or
combination of them
What do brands help with?
• Identify goods of a seller or group of sellers
• Differentiate one’s goods from those of competitors
• Convey a firm’s marketing strategy and positioning
to the markets
What is brand loyalty?
Exists when a customer always buys the same brand
What is customer loyalty?
Exists when a customer always buys one company’s products
What’s the development of branding?
•Ancient Greece and Rome -Wares were promoted by means of written information
•Middle Ages -Craftsman, guild and city signs were used for branding and promotion
Late nineteenth century
•Brands were used to help consumers distinguish one manufacturer’s products from another
•Most branded products were sold through rational marketing campaigns
Present times
•Brands are listed as assets on balance sheets
•Global brand -Gives a firm a uniform worldwide image, enhancing efficiency and cost savings
•Country-specific brand: Brand that is sold in only one country
Country-of-Origin Effect (COE) ?
Influence of country of manufacture on a consumer’s
positive or negative perception of a product
What are some factors that influence consumer perceptions?
• Stereotypes about specific countries and product categories • Ethnocentrism • Manufacturing country’s economy • Fads surrounding products
What are Foreign-made products:?
Products made in a different country from the one they are being sold in
What are domestic-made products?
Products sold in the country in which they were made
Whats the difference between Pioneering versus follower brands?
- Pioneering brands: Brands that were first in the market
* Follower brands: Brands that came later to the market
What are the features of brands owned by retailers?
- Provide the retailer with high margins than manufacturers’ brands
- Receive preferential shelf-space and strong in-store promotion
- Provide quality products at low prices for consumers
What are some brand elements?
- Legal instrument
- Logo
- Company
- Shorthand
- Risk reducer
- Identity system
- Image
- Value system
- Personality
- Relationship
- Adding value (READ SLIDES)
what are the contents and functions of the legal instrument?
contents:
Mark of ownership
Name. logo, design
trademark
functions:
Prosecute infringers
What are the contents and functions of the logo?
contents:
Name, term, symbol, design
product characteristics
functions:
Identify, differentiate through visual identity and name
quality assurance
What are the contents and functions of the company?
Contents:
Recognisable corporate name and image
Programs of organisation define corporate personality
Functions:
Product lines benefit from corporate personality
convey consistent message to stakeholders
Differentiation- establish relationship