What are brands good for
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What are brands good for?
Brands are an indispensable part of modern business
Brands promise to provide a clearly stated benefit
And sets them apart from the rest of their competitors
Brands are remarkably efficient in “aggregating” customers
The information revolution is undermining the logic of “aggregation”
Consumer “disaggregation” is more efficient and profitable than “aggregation”
Consumer “disaggregation” is moreflexible, adaptive and responsive to
consumer needs
It effectively and efficiently drives ”two way communication”
Core areas of “Brand Management”
Consumer relationship
Channel relationship
Organization of brand management
The most valuable strategic function is to “build consumer relationships”
“Two-way” flow of communication builds relationships that grow
Advantages of disaggregate marketing
• Quicker to respond to consumer needs
• Better ability to tailor their offerings• Influence customer buying
patterns• Reduced costs• More efficient targeting
How disaggregationdoes it better....
Building trust and credibility
Communicating a key benefit
Charging a price premium
Increasing sales volume
Increasing likelihood of purchase
Responding to competitor’s moves
“Disaggregation restores the imbalance of power between the manufacturers and theretailers”
is providing to be an impediment to the adoption of consumer level disaggregation initiatives
Disaggregation’s impact on brand management
So, the focus point should be on the consumers rather than the brand
We need 3 elements in the new structure
1.Relationship-building entity and mechanism
2.Targeted communications that can exert a tactical influence on customer behaviour
3. Obtaining expertise in new-product and brand development so that the portfolio of products can be continually
rejuvenated
Other changes in the new structure
• Required in the measures they use to gauge success
• Required in incentives and awards used to motivate people
• The way they deploy resources to the market
• The manner in which teams co-ordinate their market opportunities
Created by Yash Akshay Reddy, SVCE during an internship by Prof. Sameer Mathur,IIM Lucknow www.iiminternship.com