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Semester VI
Business Management (DSE 8)
BRAND MANAGEMENT
Course Code: UCOD129

Course Objective: To understand the methods of managing brands and strategies for brand
Management.

UNIT I : INTRODUCTION TO BRAND (25 Marks, 15 Lectures)

Meaning and Definitions of Brand – Branding- Concepts – Brand Evolution– Factors


shaping a brand over its life cycle- Features of good brand name-Functions of Brand -
Significance of Brands – Different Types of Brands – Co branding – Store brands-Branding
Challenges and Opportunities, Brand Choice decision and models, Launching a new brand,
Building brand in Indian Market,

UNIT II: BRAND STRATEGIES (25 Marks, 15 Lectures)


Strategic Brand Management process – Identifying and establishing brand positioning and
values- Brand building, brand positioning and values brand repositioning- designing and
implementing brand strategies, brand extension, brand transfer, brand hierarchy – Branding
for Global Markets – Competing with foreign brands, Digital branding, Global branding,
Corporate Branding, Service branding, B2B branding

UNIT III: BRAND COMMUNICATIONS, BRAND EXTENSION AND BRAND


EQUITY (30 Marks, 16 Lectures)

BRAND COMMUNICATION - Brand image Building – Brand Loyalty programmes–


Brand Promotion Methods – Role of Brand ambassadors, celebrities – On line Brand
Promotions.

BRAND EXTENSION – Naming new brand and extension, Advantages of extension,


disadvantages of extension, Brand Adoption Practices – Different type of brand extension
– Factors influencing Decision for extension – Re-branding and re-launching.

BRAND EQUITY -Customer based brand equity, Concept of brand equity, sources of brand
equity, benefits of brand equity, choosing brand elements to build brand equity, Brand
element choice criteria, Brand element option, brand element tactics
UNIT IV: BRAND VALUATION AND PERFORMANCE ( 20 marks , 16 lectures)
Measuring sources of brand equity, qualitative research techniques, quantitative research
techniques, measuring outcomes of brand equity, Comparative methods, Holistic methods,
Brand equity measurement systems, Brand audit, establishing brand equity management
system, Measuring Brand Performance – Brand Equity Management –Global Branding
strategies - -Role of Brand Managers- Managing brand crisis, ethics and brands, managing
brand overtime

References:
1. Kevin Lane Keller, Strategic Brand Management: Building, Measuring and Managing,
Prentice Hall, 4rd Edition, 2012.
2 Moorthi YLR, Brand Management – I edition, Vikas Publishing House 2012
3. Lan Batey, Asain Branding – A Great way to fly, PHI, Singapore, 2002.
4. Paul Tmepoal, Branding in Asia, John Willy, 2000.
5. Ramesh Kumar, Managing Indian Brands, Vikas Publication, India, 2002.
6. Jagdeep Kapoor, Brandex, Biztranza, India, 2005.
7. Mahim Sagar, Deepali Singh, D.P.Agarwal, Achintya Gupta.–Brand Management Ane
Books Pvt.Ltd – (2009).
8 Gulnar Sharma and Karan Singh Khundia , Brand Management, Himalaya Publishing
House ( 2012 )
9) Aaker, David A: Building a Strong Brands, Free Press, New York
10)Joel Kapfferrer: Strategic Brand Management, Kogen Page

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