INTRODUCTION Since the late 80s‚ brand equity (BE) has been regarded as one important marketing concept in both business practice and academic research as it gives marketers more competitive advantage through successful brands (Lassar‚ Mittal‚ & Sharma‚ 1995‚ p. 11). Although there are many researches about brand equity carried on by numbers of authors‚ most of their conclusions are consistent with Farquhar’s concept of brand equity as “the value added by the brand to the product” (Srinivasan‚ Park
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Marketing – Red Bull Dietrich Mateschitz founded Red Bull in 1984 after discovering the widespread popularity of tonic drinks in the Far East. He developed the Red Bull Energy Drink‚ launching the product on the Austrian market in 1987. Since then‚ Red Bull has launched a range of products‚ including Red Bull Cola in 2008 and Red Bull Energy Shots in 2009. Today Red Bull has annual sales of around 4 billion cans in 160 countries. Red Bull has a distinctive approach to marketing. It uses
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The fact that brands are a part of the company equity is now a universal concept‚ however what this awareness implies has not yet been fully analyzed. As is often the case‚ phrases such as ‘brands are our equity’ become company leitmotivs. The truth is that‚ when taken at its word‚ this brand equity awareness has actually revolutionized operational marketing. The most salient aspects of this development are described below. ____________________________________________________________ __________________
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Executive summary Red Bull GmbH (Red Bull) is an Austrian company founded in 1984‚ which produces in distributes energy drinks. Between 2003 and 2008‚ before the global recession‚ the energy drink industry had explosive volume growth rates of 17 % on the total market. The primary market‚ North America accounted for a 35 % increase in that period1. However‚ the recession in 2008 caused the growth rates to decrease significantly. Even though the energy market outperformed the general soft drink
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Case 6 Nike Celess Valk MKTG 4082 10/29/12 To answer question one it’s important to not that Nike has created a very powerful image in the minds of consumers in America. Nike wanted consumers to see it as an innovative brand that produces top of the line performance gear that was associated with very powerful and important athletes (mostly males). Their profile users are represented as famous athletes such as Michael Jordan or Tiger Woods. The athletes reflected the brand personalities such
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The AsiaTravel is facing the following problems regarding its brand value to customers: * Its brand name is merely the generic version of its services‚ therefore price is seen as its main competitive advantage in the travel market; * Associations of the brand have not been clearly defined and conveyed to customers‚ therefore their perception about its brand name is not sufficiently strong for them to recognize and recall this brand among other alternatives; * Information on past experiences
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4‚ pp. 223-233‚ Apr 2012 (ISSN 2220-3796) Brand Elements Lead to Brand Equity: Differentiate or Die Mosarrat Farhana University of Dhaka‚ Bangladesh mosarrat_58@yahoo.com Abstract: The aim of this paper is to discuss brand elements and to explore its contribution to brand equity based on some relevant research reviews and some examples of prominent brands where brand elements have played a significant role to reach consumer’s head and heart. Brand is a combination of name‚ symbol or design‚ which
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pertain to both brand equity and positions concepts. It will go on research the Apple brand by identify targeted market segments‚ how it developed its brand loyalty and where it chooses to position itself in the market. Introduction The Apple brand has taken on a life of its own over the last decade. The following explores one person’s opinions on Apple and why they are loyal to that brand over others. It will conclude by examining the various traits that helped to define Apple. Brand loyalty interview:
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DOVE Brand Equity A key part of DOVE’s success and where it differentiated itself from other personal care brands‚ increasing its brand equity‚ is the use of a different marketing approach when introducing the campaign for real beauty in 2004. This campaign gave women a feeling of identification and association with the brand and the products without even having tried them. Women could identify with the images they were seeing in the DOVE advertising campaigns which resulted in them being willing
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Case study The contents of this case study should be used to illustrate the answers to all five assessments that make up this Unit. Candidates are expected to use additional resources and research in order to answer the questions. ZK Industrial Company Limited are a toy manufacturer based in Shantou‚ Guangdong Province‚ People’s Republic of China. They were established in 1995 and produce a range of toys and gifts‚ undertaking the entire production process from design
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