SUNYANI CAMPUS [pic] TOPIC: THE EFFECT OF BRANDING ON CUSTOMER GROWTH IN THE TELECOMMUNICATIONS INDUSTRY (A CASE STUDY OF VODAFONE GHANA) BY PINAMANG FRANCIS WILLIAMS A RESEARCH PROPOSAL SUBMITTED TO THE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS STUDIES IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENT FOR THE DEGREE OF COMMONWEALTH MASTERS OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION JUNE 2013 CHAPTER ONE 1. INTRODUCTION Branding has emerged as a top management priority in the last
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environment.” Over 90% of the Fortune 500 companies engage in CSR‚ and CSR investments amount to substantial proportions of many of these companies’ profits (Luo & Bhattacharya‚ 2006). CSR concerns not only the stakeholders in the social and environmental dimensions‚ but is potentially decisive to a company’s performance. Hence‚ companies view it as a strategic tool that can play a crucial role in profit maximisation (Hartmann‚ 2011). The effects of CSR on company performance have been widely debated
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become the organization’s most valuable assets. A brand is name‚ term‚ sign‚ symbol‚ design‚ or a combination of the above to identify the goods or service of a seller and differentiate it from the rest of the competitors. Marketers engaged in branding seek to develop or align the expectations behind the brand experience‚ creating the impression that a brand associated with a product or service has certain qualities or characteristics that make it special or unique. A brand image may be developed
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Table of Contents 1) Introduction 2 2) Sensory marketing 2 3) The five senses 6 A) Sight 6 B) Hearing 8 The product 8 The point-of-sale 8 Advertising 9 C) Taste 9 D) Touch 10 The product handling 10 People-to-people contact 11 Thermal environment 11 E) Smell 11 The product’s scent 12 The atmosphere’s perfume 12 4) Examples 13 5) Opinion 15 6) Conclusion 16 7) Bibliography 17 1) Introduction I have decided to write
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Marketing Individual Assignment 3 1) What is the product mix of Trung Nguyen? What are the key attributes of its coffee? How do these attributes help Trung Nguyen to differentiate itself from its competitors? The product mix refers to the total composite of products offered by Trung Nguyen coffee. It consists of different product lines‚ various product items in each product line and within each item is the product depth. Firstly‚ the product line is a group of product or service items that
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to 2002‚ Marlboro has reduced greatly in the competition of leading brands. Companies such as Microsoft and GE gradually increased in their brand recognition and became world leaders. However‚ Coca-Cola remained the top company when it comes to brand recognition based of the brand values. Some of the emerging companies in 2002 happen to be car companies such as Toyota‚ Honda‚ Ford‚ Mercedes and BMW. Lastly‚ the beer company Budweiser completely fell out of recognition most probably because of the lack
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evaluated on the basis of two sub categories‚ which are country of design (COD) and country of manufacture(COM) image. A lot of companies remain ethnocentric in their business operations‚ this means that they restrict their resources to the initial country of origin‚ but sell to varying markets on the international scene. This is in contrast to the truly global companies that distribute their resources worldwide and operate in a global market. It begs the question of whether country of design or
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brand by adding new products under the same “family” brand. Such branding may allow companies to introduce new products more easily since the brand is already recognized within the market. Strong brands can lead to financial advantages through the concept of Brand Equity in which the brand itself becomes valuable. Such gains can be realized through the out-right sale of a brand or through licensing arrangements. For example‚ Company A may have a well-recognized brand (Brand X) within a market but
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Excellence‚ Fria‚ Perfect Blonde‚ Open‚ Casting and L’Oréal Kids. BRAND PERFORMANCE: Branding Strategy of L’Oreal has enabled the company to spread its’ business not only in Europe but also in Asia and Latin America. In the year 2005‚ the Brand L’Oreal was ranked first among all the cosmetics companies of the world. L’Oreal Branding Strategy has achieved success throughout the world. Over the years‚ the company is successfully producing and selling different cosmetic products‚ haircare and skincare
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ourselves by joining a social network and using our page as a billboard to advertise our talents and goals. Developing a personal brand makes us a more valuable asset‚ whether to the company we work for‚ a potential employer‚ or your own enterprise. This paper discusses the development and deployment of “personal branding” through appropriate social media platforms such as LinkedIn‚ Facebook and Twitter. It gives and insight on strategies for using social media for career advantage‚ privacy issues and
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