Building, Measuring and Managing

Brand Equity Priyanka IIT Kanpur

Building Brand Equity

From a marketing management perspective, there are three main sets of brand equity drivers: 1.Choosing brand elements 2.Designing holistic marketing activities 3.Leveraging secondary associations

Choosing Brand Elements

Brand elements are devices, which can be trademarked, that identify and differentiate the brand 1. Brand element choice criteria 2. Developing brand elements

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Designing Holistic Marketing Activities

These activities include: Brand contact - Any information-bearing experience, a customer or prospect has with the brand Integrated marketing – Mixing and matching marketing activities to maximize individual and collective effects

Johnson & Johnson has become one of the most popular brands in Indian and South Asian markets because of its well integrated marketing program

Leveraging Secondary Associations

Brand equity is achieved by linking the brand to other information in memory that conveys meaning to consumers. It includes: 1.Internal Branding 2.Brand Communities

Secondary sources of brand knowledge

Measuring Brand Equity

Brand Equity can be measured by

The Brand Value Chain

Managing Brand Equity

As a company’s major enduring asset, a brand needs to be carefully managed so its value does not depreciate. It includes: 1. Brand Reinforcement 2. Brand Revitalization

Recap • Three main sets of brand equity drivers • Measuring brand equity • Brand reinforcement and revitalization for managing brand equity