You Exec - Brand Management Complete
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Brand Management
Presented by You Exec
AAKER’S BRAND PERSONALITY SCALE
• Cheerful • Successful
• Unique
• Sentimental • Leader
• Imaginative
• Friendly • Confident
Wholesome Up-to-date
• Up-to-date
• Original
• Independent
• Wholesome
• Contemporary
BRAND POSITIONING STRATEGY
Company XYZ is the leader in financial technology. We provide breakthrough and easy-to-use digital products to service and empower retail investors with
CORPORATE BRAND information transparency, community unity, and ease of trades
POSITIONING
Personalized data Excellence in technology Community oriented Sustainable value for all
Value propositions
GUIDANCE FOR
STAKEHOLDER SPECIFIC
Topic priorities
MESSAGE
DEVELOPMENT Business priorities/stakeholder research
BRAND ANATOMY
• Name
SURFACE
•
BRAND
Logo
• Brand identity
Iconic Capital
• Packaging
• Social presence
• Strategic plan
• Research
• Brand values
• Management structure
Financial Capital • Culture (outbound)
• Investor relations
• Marketing strategy
EXPERIENTIAL BRAND
• Engagement
• NPS
• Customer relations
Emotional Capital • Loyalty clubs
• Knowledge management
• Database/CRM
• Human resource
• Culture (inward)
• Staff motivation
Human Capital
• Recruitment programs
• BOH environments
BRAND VISION, PURPOSE, & GOALS
VISION PURPOSE
To be the first health-conscious brand to generate the craving, At our company, our purpose is to give people what they want
popularity and sales of a mainstream brand. Make ourselves a to consume without feeling guilty. We are confident that health
$100 million brand by 20XX. doesn’t have to feel ”boring”.
GOALS
Awareness 33% 42% Below norm, 80% among niche, 42% overall.
Penetration % 10% 12% Brand promise & sampling helps drive trial
Emotional
EMOTIONAL
“So, how does that make
BENEFITS
me feel?”
Functional FUNCTIONAL
“So, what do I get?” BENEFITS
Features
PRODUCT
Product-focused strengths,
FEATURES
claims, differences
Consumers
TARGET AND
Define target, need states,
INSIGHTS
enemies and insights
Good
Gets information I Information
want Flat
Source of
Functional
contacts
Fast
Saves me
time Dull
Database of up-to-date
Logo/identity
information Easy to use
Keeps me up to
date Functional design Touch of fun
Fun & functional
content
Cold
Gets me
Personal content Facts & Interesting people
Brand
WHEEL Knowledgeable Exclusive
personality Honest/straight
talking
Hard-nosed
No bullshits
Professional Pragmatic
Professional
With it/ in
Informed Current the know
Well connected
Sharp Ascetic
Going
places/leading
Clear cut
Respected
Achiever
Sharp
Ambitious A thinker
BRAND ARCHITECTURE BRAND PORTFOLIO
• A depiction of the optimal relationship between any two brands • An articulation of how a company should define its
within the portfolio portfolio to drive profitability
• Dictates both whether and how brands should be related to on another • Specifies the optimal number, scope, and role for every
brand in the portfolio
MASTER
BRAND Product A Product A
High-End
Product A Product A
STRATEGIC
OPPORTUNIT
Y
Product A Product A
Mid-Range
Product A Product A
PRODUCT PRODUCT PRODUCT PRODUCT
01 02 03 04
1. Know the value of your content now – and its future value 2. Know your area of greatest opportunity
Where do your customers spend time? What are your greatest pain points around content creation and distribution?
What’s the number one challenge that stands in the way of scaling? The number one challenge
What do you hope to achieve with your content?
that stands in the way of creating greater efficiency
What content and assets does your customer need? What provides value to them? What are the small wins that can snowball into bigger wins for your team?
3. Know your brand vision 4. Future-proof your brand
What is your vision for content? How often does your organization evaluate its brand identity?
What are your strategies for content creation and distribution? Are your operations capable of expanding and evolving alongside your business?
How well is your content organized, defined and executed upon? Do you have the right technologies in place in order to meet business goals?
Who owns the content production and content governance for your brand? How many of your current processes are manual? Which ones?
How efficient are your content creation and distribution processes? What opportunities are there for automating current processes without sacrificing quality?
7. Gather stakeholder requirements for tech 8. Validate
What functions within your brands will these solutions be servicing: brand, product, campaign,
What is your vision for what your content needs to achieve in the future?
sales, demand generation, communications?
What will make life easier for your internal team and external partners?
Is there significant stakeholder support to achieve this vision?
What will get your content to market faster and to more channels/markets?
Do you have a plan for how your content, processes, and strategies will impact business?
Are stakeholders aware of specific benefits that new automations & technologies can provide? Have you envisioned the road ahead and how automation will get you to the next growth phase?
Have you answered “what’s in it for me?” For stakeholders when trying to change the current Do you fully understand stakeholder needs and user journeys?
state?
BRANDING COMPONENTS CANVAS
Brand personality
Typography Awareness
Persona 6 words that describe your brand Name The arrangement of type (typeface, size, length, The channels, methods and materials you will use to
personality, voice & value (use the
A description summary of your
Your business or product name spacing, etc.) That best helps convey your brands help your target customer become aware of your
target customer (using the buyer brand personality adjective board
story brand.
persona template) for this)
For Your target audience that need Audience need your product addresses & name of your product/service
is a Define product category that How does your product solve the customer’s needs in a sentence?
unlike Competitor , our product How is your product different from the competitor?
For Target customer/audience, name of your product/service is the Define problem category
that will Problem your product solve for your customers so they can Benefit your product brings to your customer
BRAND MESSAGING MAP
Experiential learning
An inclusive
A commitment to Collaboration among that’s engrained in the Distinguished faculty A midsized campus Thriving in a region
environment that
embedding an & throughout the curriculum through who are responsible for a more effective that’s at the forefront Access to diverse Drawing on the
Cutting-edge high- An authentic, facilitates complex, Ideal weather for an
interdisciplinary schools and colleges research, for delivering quality approach to of film, performing cultural experiences, vigorous
quality programs entrepreneurial and critical, and creative active and balanced
curriculum for through dynamic performance, curriculums and who developing innovative arts, health care, and internships, and job entrepreneurial spirit
within all disciplines creative culture thinking and respects lifestyle
undergraduates in all pairings of majors and internships, and are committed to programs and biotechnological prospects of the West Coast
the expression of all
majors and minors minors study-abroad student success exploring ideas innovations.
perspectives
programs
A rigorous interdisciplinary approach A supportive and empowering community The entrepreneurial mindset of Southern California
Embrace opportunities to learn in concert with practice Consider and contribute to diverse perspectives Collaborate to solve problems creatively
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BRAND AUDIT:
BRAND MIND MAP
Free Basic Package Competitor Analysis
Socialbakers Competitors
Our Target Market SEOs
brand
Clickable Marketers
PageLeveler Celebrities
Visits Pages Per Visit Avg. Visit Duration % New Visits Bounce Rate
Country/Territory Visits Page Per Visit Avg. Visit Duration % New Visits Bounce Rate
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
2. How likely is it that you would recommend this company to a friend or colleague?
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Very Dissatisfied Somewhat Dissatisfied Neither Satisfied Somewhat Satisfied Very Satisfied
nor Dissatisfied
BRAND AUDIT: NET PROMOTER SCORE (NPS)
12 8 1 0 6 12 1 37 56 115 97
11.60%
= 50%
BRAND AUDIT:
ACTION & MONITOR
Issues Highlighted Action Plan Expected Results Timeline
15% visitors don't know how to use the website Prepare detailed video tutorials to explain the process Increase in customer awareness & usability 1 week
One of the main keyword customer surveys' has disappeared Focus more on optimizing the keyword "customer survey'
Get website back in search results on the desired keyword 1-2 months
from the top 5 search results via guest blogging
Bounce Rate is over 70% Check for usability issues on the landing pages Less visitors leaving after visiting one page 1-2 days
10% customers not able to download software Check for errors on download page More software downloads 1-2 days
Only 20% visitors are from the targeted countries Promote site on platforms relevant to target country(s) Increase in users from targeted countries 1-2 months
PERSONA Jason is a Regional Director who travels 4-8 times each month for work. He has a
specific region in which she travels, and he often visits the same cities and stays at What does this person struggle with in relation to meeting goals? What serves as a
the same hotel. He is frustrated by the fact that no matter how frequently she takes roadblock for this person’s success?
similar trips, he spends hours of her day booking travel.
To help our persona achieve their goals? To help our persona overcome their
About goals, challenges etc.
challenges?
Jason Smith
The Frequent Flyer
Demographic
Identifiers Marketing Messages
AGE 35
LOCATION Austin, TX Communication preferences? Social media platforms? How can you describe your solution to have the biggest impact on your persona?
SURVEY
I think we are not doing enough to save scant natural resources from being used up. 1 2 3 4 5
Natural resources must be preserved even if people must do without some products. 1 2 3 4 5
I feel sorry that the government does not do more to help control pollution of the environment 1 2 3 4 5
Much fuss is being made about air and water pollution than is really justified. 1 2 3 4 5
I feel angry and frustrated when I think about the harm being done to plant and animal life by pollution. 1 2 3 4 5
I think the government should devote more money toward supporting conservation and environmental programs. 1 2 3 4 5
Consumers should be interested in the environmental consequences of the products that they purchase. 1 2 3 4 5
Consumers should pay higher prices for the products which pollute the environment. 1 2 3 4 5
Data and Data, decisioning, content management, Integrated cross-channel data, content management, 360° view of customer, including third-party data and
analytics predominantly aligned by channel measurement, and decisioning, with strong automation dynamic usage of predictive models/machine learning
Strong e-commerce site (desktop and mobile web) Flexible site and app infrastructure with versioning,
Digital Best-in-class ecosystem and UX/UI across multiple
driving conversion effectively, robust (and growing) A/B testing, and ability to readily deliver dynamic
properties apps, platforms, and content providers
app user base content and experiences
Brand E
Brand A
Brand C
Brand D
Brand B
Our Brand
EXPENSIVE
CHEAP
Brand H
Brand F
Brand G
Brand I
LOW QUALITY
30
70
28
20
72 20
80
80
United Kingdom
$0.21 Trillion
22
United States
$1.32 Trillion Germany 78
$0.09 Trillion Japan
$0.17 Trillion
India
$1.30 Trillion
5 20 1 13 GLOBAL MARKET
Online Sales Non-Online Sales TRENDS
BRAND COMPETITORS
Our Company Competitor 01 Competitor 02 Competitor 03
PRODUCT
93 69 88 57
QUALITY
PRODUCT
86 86 54 74
FIDELITY
AFTER SALES
75 70 79 58
SERVICE
CUSTOMER
93 73 83 63
SERVICE
PRICE 49 93 58 74
SHIPPING SPEED 79 82 65 78
BRAND POSITIONING STRATEGY
D
B C
Competitive battle where
C DUMB ZONE
consumers doesn’t care at all
For the Target audience Who has this Problem , our Company provides this Solution
Different from the Market competitors , you have this Advantage by providing this Reason to believe
UNFAIR ADVANTAGE
TARGET AUDIENCE SOLUTIONS
How do you stand out from your competitors? Why
Who can you help? Identify 3 to 4 user personas you What is your solution to your consumers’ problems?
should consumers have confidence in your service above
envision turning to you for solution Present the defining elements of your service
others?
Rebranding element Team lead Cost estimation Start date Complete date
Brand audit James Flintstone $10,000 January 1st, 20XX January 8th, 20XX
Customer research James Flintstone $4,000 January 8th, 20XX January 31st, 20XX
Corporate stationary Beatrice Smith $50,000 June 1st, 20XX June 15th, 20XX
Photography and video Caroline Shaw $20,000 March 12th, 20XX April 15th, 20XX
Brand architecture James Flintstone $10,000 February 14th, 20XX March 2nd, 20XX
Brand strategy Ashley Richardson $20,000 April 16th, 20XX May 6th, 20XX
Copywriting Jonathan Goldsmith $3,000 April 13th, 20XX April 20th, 20XX
Website Oscar Davidson $7,000 July 2nd, 20XX July 15th, 20XX
Brand identity Ashley Richardson $7,000 February 3rd, 20XX February 10th, 20XX
Marketing collateral Patrick Jones $20,000 May 10th, 20XX July 10th, 20XX
Internal brand research James Flintstone $5,000 February 1st, 20XX February 18th, 20XX
Naming and tagline Jonathan Goldsmith $6,000 April 21st, 20XX May 2nd, 20XX
Brand guidelines Caroline Shaw $3,000 July 18th, 20XX July 21st, 20XX
Rollout Ashley Richardson $100,000 July 30th, 20XX August 30th, 20XX
BRAND HEALTH TRACKING 80+ Good Brand Health 70-79: Average Brand Health 70<: Poor Brand Health 50<: Very Poor Brand Health
% that would consider your brand How strongly is your brand associated with the
if re-evaluating market’s top 3 desired
73
How strongly are you seen to be
Your unprompted awareness ranking
differentiated from other businesses in
within the market
the market
110683247
100187228 4,932,000
Reach
93119796
85188432 The total number of brand impressions, or number of
people who saw our post in their timelines (All social
Total Reach
media timelines combined)
2,655,000
8.1%
Engagement Engagement
4.7%
The total number of clicks shares and comments
Engagement
(Engagement activity), the content influenced to
happen, shown as a % of the number of people
Jan-18 Jan-19 Jan-20 Jan-21 January-March 2020 April-July 2021 reached.
CONSUMER EXPERIENCE
100
81 Brand D 45%
78 78
Brand C 52%
50
Brand B 56%
Brand A 62%
0
Industry A Industry B Industry C 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70%
D 16% D 4% 60%
20%
B 26% B 7%
0%
A 68% A 43% A B C D
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40% 45% 50% Attribute A
20%
BRAND POSTITIONING
0%
A B C D
BRAND ATTRIBUTE A
Attribute B
Reaching 17% of members
17% 60%
48%
43% 40% 40%
46% BRAND ATTRIBUTE C 40%
Reaching 46% of members
38% 20%
BRAND ATTRIBUTE B
0%
Reaching 38% of members A B C D
Attribute C
IMPACT - TRENDING
SHARE OF VOICE - ENGAGEMENT SHARE OF VOICE – ONLINE ACTIVITY SHARE OF VOICE – SPEND
Series 1 Series 2 Series 3 Series 4 Series 1 Series 2 Series 3 Series 4 Series 1 Series 2 Series 3 Series 4
0% 0% 0%
Oct Nov Dec Oct Nov Dec Oct Nov Dec
ENGAGEMENT BY REGION
100 k
Region Mentions Spend Cost Per Engagement
50%
Underperforming “Age Segment” Insight: 40.40%
• MEN 20-30
Organic
• California
• December 25%
59.60%
31% Reduction Paid
in Social Engagement
0%
Oct Nov Dec
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