Business Development & Communication Scenario Analysis: Employees and Management of an Organization

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Branding can be said to be a process of strategy formulation, which involves all areas of the organization in its execution. Branding is about marketing but not confined to marketing department alone. Brands should always deliver value where the value is defined in terms of the consumers. Brand image can be said to be a phrase, which exists in the minds of the consumers, which is the total information that is received about the brand (Anon, 2011). This happens by word of mouth, advertisements, packaging, services etc that is modified by selective perceptions, earlier belief, social norms etc. Brand identity is what that is transmitted to the market place which is under our control if the organization understands the essence and expression of the brand. There are four dimensions for the brand; Function, Personality/ image, Differences, Source. The dimension forms the essence of the brand at the centre. A brand identity can be said to be strong where the dimensions are consistent and they support each other. If the dimensions are weak or are, sending conflicting messages the image, which results in the minds of the consumers may be, blurred. Factors which impact the value of a brand are the markets which are served by the brand, the number of separate and distinct brands, the organization size, the alignment of the divisional responsibilities with the responsibilities of the organization; dependency on retailers, brokers, wholesalers etc for reselling the products to the end users and consumers. Brands represent much more than recognizable name, a memorable mark or logo or catchy tag lines. Brand is more than distinguishable products with practical physical advantages for the consumer (Walton,

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