Crafting the brand positioning

4 important questions on Crafting the brand positioning

Three variables should be monitored to analyze potential threats

  1. Share of market: competitors share of target market
  2. Share of mind: % customers that named competitor after statement: 'name the first company that comes to mind in this industry'
  3. Share of heart: % customer that named competitor after statement: 'name the company from which you prefer to buy'

Alternative approaches to positioning (3)

  • Brand narratives and storytelling: framework for a brand story -> setting time place context, cast the brand as character
  • Brand journalism
  • Cultural branding

3 main ways to convey a brand's category membership

  1. announcing category benefits
  2. comparing to exemplars
  3. relying on the product descriptor
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Positioning and branding for a small business (8)

  1. Find a compelling product or service performance advantage
  2. Focus on building one or two strong brands based on one or two key associations
  3. Encourage product or service trial in any way possible
  4. Develop cohesive digital strategy to make the brand 'bigger and better'
  5. Create buzz and a loyal brand community
  6. Employ a well-integrated set of brand elements
  7. Leverage as many secondary associations as possible
  8. Creatively conduct low-cost marketing research

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