CHOOSING BRAND ELEMENTS
BYRAKU BORDEORIMBA IIyr (08-10)
DEPARTMENT OF MANAGEMENT STUDIESPONDICHERRY UNIVERSITY
Brand Elements
• Brand elements are those trademarkable devices that identify and differentiate the brand.
BRAND ELEMENTS CHOICE CRITERIA
• There are six main criteria for choosing brand elements.
The first three-
• Memorable• Meaningful• Likable- are
“brand building”
The latter three-• Transferable• Adaptable• Protectable- “defensive” and deal with how to leverage and
preserve the equity in a brand element in the face of opportunities and constraints.
MEMORABLE
• How easily is the brand element recalled and recognized.
Short brand names.
MEANINGFUL• Is the brand
element credible and suggestive of the corresponding category.
Inherent meaning.
LIKABLE• How aesthetically
appealing is the brand element.
Concrete brand names.
TRANSFERABLE • Can the brand element be used to
introduce new products in the same or different categories.
Brand equity across geographic boundaries and market segments.
ADAPTABLE• How adpatable and updatable
is the brand element. Changed to synchronize with
the changing consumer perceptions and preferences.
PROTECTIBLE• How legally protectible is the
brand element. How competively protectible.
Names that become synonymous with product categories.
REFERENCES
• Marketing Management, Thirteen edition, A South Asian Perspective. Philip Kotler, Kevin lane Keller, Abraham Koshy, Mithileshwar Jha.
• LOOKING FORWARD FOR YOUR INPUTS OR COMMENTS.
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