Stages of Branding
Types of Brands
Branding Strategies
Examples of Brand Types
Misc Branding Terms
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99% of all businesses live at this level.

Brand Absence

100

A name, term, symbol, or design (or combination of them) that identifies a product and distinguishes it from competitors’ products.

A product brand

100

The marketer’s goal is to try to establish the “point of difference”—the factor that separates the brand from its competitors.

Brand positioning

100

The Nike “swoosh” is

A brand mark

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Customers’ allegiance to a particular brand.

Brand loyalty

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When consumers become aware of a brand and know a bit about it.

Brand Recognition

200

Sometimes called a store brand, is a brand owned by an intermediary.

A private brand

200

An existing brand name is used for a new or improved product line.

Brand extensions

200

Kellogg’s Frosted Flakes' Tony the Tiger is an example of

A trade character

200

The act of distinguishing between or separating two or more things.

Differentiation

300

The stage of brand loyalty in which consumers prefer to purchase a certain brand but will accept substitutes if the brand is not available

Brand Preference

300

Involves using the same brand for related products in a product line.

Family branding

300

One company allows another to use their brand name, logo, or character for a fee.

Brand licensing

300

Kellogs is an example of

A trade name.

300

An unbranded product that is plainly packaged, has lower or standard quality, is sold at a lower price than a branded product, and receives little or no promotion. 

A generic item

400

Only that particular brand will satisfy a customer for a given purpose.

Brand Insistence

400

Involves using different brands for products owned by one company.

Individual branding

400

Companies join forces to increase recognition, customer loyalty, and sales for both brands.

Co-branding

400

Starbucks Coffee is one example of

A manufacturer's brand

400

A group of related product items.

A product line.

500

Not only do customers insist on having your product, they rave about it to anyone who will listen.

Brand Advocacy

500

This is also known as a national brand.  Sears Kenmore is an example because Kenmore is made by Whirlpool.

Manufacturer's brand

500

These products don’t always have brands! These items are plainly packaged and receive little or no promotion.

Generic or no-branding strategy

500

Kenmore, which is really manufactured by Whirlpool, is an example of

An intermediary brand

500

A company develops a lengthy list of brand name possibilities than can come from many sources:

Brainstorming