Sk. Saifur Rahman has held several editorial positions at magazines and newspapers in Bangladesh, including his current role as Executive Editor of Canvas, a Bangla lifestyle magazine focused on fashion and beauty. His past experience includes being in charge of the international desk at RTV television and working as a staff reporter and news adviser at other publications.
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Branding and communication
1. Sk. Saifur Rahman
Present
Executive Editor
Canvas, a Bangla Lifestyle Magazine
based on Fashion & beauty
Resource Person, Small & Medium
Enterprise (SME) Foundation
Past
In-Charge, International Desk at RTV
Staff Reporter at National Television Limited-
RTV
News Adviser at Canvas, a Fashion, Beauty &
Lifestyle Monthly
Fashion editor at The Daily Janakantha
Senior Sports Reporter at the Daily
Janakantha
3. What is Branding
The process involved in creating a unique name
and image for a product in the consumers'
mind, mainly through advertising campaigns
with a consistent theme. Branding
aims to establish a significant and
differentiated presence in the market that
attracts and retains loyal customers.
5. “Any act by which one person gives to or
receives from another person information about
that person's needs, desires, perceptions,
knowledge, or affective states. Communication
may be intentional or unintentional, may
involve conventional or unconventional signals,
may take linguistic or nonlinguistic forms, and
may occur through spoken or other modes.”
What is Communication
11. Brand & Branding
A Brand is a promise about who you are and
what benefits you deliver that gets reinforced
every time people come in contact with any facet
of you or your business.
Branding is the process of building a positive
collection of perceptions in your customer’s mind.
17. • A set of associations that reside in people’s minds
• These signals are based on ideas that are different
and relevant to them and simple to grasp
• A brand is consistent within all channels
Brands&Branding
Brand
25. Brands&Branding
Brand Mission
The internal statement of what the Brand
is out to accomplish.
Acts as a guide for shaping a Brand's perceptions
and experiences.
A first step in integrating the business plan into how the
Brand influences it.
The foundation which the Brand is built upon.
28. Brands&Branding
Brand Personality
The aspect of a Brand’s identity that reflects the
human persona.
The observable tone, behaviors and manner of
the Brand.
The ability to contract with key competitors and
appeal to the target audience.
Must be reflected in the tone and manner of all
communications.
34. Brands&Branding
Brand Identity/Image
“In my mind, a brand is built on a historic value proposition that
builds a certain loyalty. If you start messing with the perceived
benefits, those adjustments can't do anything but hurt the long-
term interest of the business.”
The collection of names, symbols, colors, personality
and messages used to define and judge what a Brand
is all about.
Identity should reflect what is true and authentic
about the Brand.
The image is how others view the Brand.
Identity and image must be aligned.
37. Brands&Branding
Brand Identity/Image
Image is people’s
opinion or feeling
about a product, service,
company, or person.
Can you control people’s feeling?Can you control people’s feeling?
39. Brands&Branding
Brand Positioning
“A good positioning helps to guide marketing strategy by
clarifying what a brand stands for, what it’s about, why
it’s unique, and why consumers should buy the brand.”
The point of difference and perception of the
Brand that is conveyed.
Creates a personality and image of what the
Brand stands for and serves as the conduit
between the Brand and its audience.
Example
Pepsi: choice of a new generation
Apple: Think different
42. Brands&Branding
Brand Value
The best quality
Must be innovative
Must be good value for money
A challenge to existing alternatives
It must add a sense of fun and cheekiness
43. Brands&Branding
Brand System
A set of named and/or trademarked products,
features and services.
Well defined guidelines for brand usage in all
areas of communication.
45. Brands&Branding
Branding
What is Branding?
“[Branding] is a practice…that has
always existed above and beyond all
other business strategies. It is an
organizing principle so broad yet so
defining that it can shape and direct
just about everything a company does,
and, most important, how it does it.”
58. Brands&Branding
Branding
50’s USP
(unique selling proposition)
The physical product, rather than brand, was the core differenceThe physical product, rather than brand, was the core difference
These days, a USP can hardly be claimed by any product.
Nothing’s really unique anymore
64. Brands&Branding
How your product or service is
differentiated.
The tangible process for creating and
managing the signals
that transmit the brand idea and
generate associations.
What people want the company to be,
and what unique
attributes a company conveys.
What is Branding?
65. Brands&Branding
In its simplest form branding is made
up of three basic guidelines.
Find something different to say about your
brand.
Make your idea as simple and focused as
possible.
Align it with your business strategy.
Branding
66. Brands&Branding
Branding
How a Brand is Built
.
Establish the point of difference or
something unique
Verify if this matters and target market
relevancy.
Determine if there will there be a large
enough audience that can relate to the brand.
Establish that there is a need for the
product or service.
67. Brands&Branding
Branding
.
Establish a presence through how
well a brand is regarded in the market
place and how consumers know and
understand a brand.
The first function is the development
of a name
69. Brands&Branding
Branding
.
How a Brand is Built - A Brand’s Name
Brand names can take on various strategies. From companies
such as General Motors and Proctor & Gamble (that are basically
umbrella companies to sub brands) to product specific brands
such as Adidas, Coke and Microsoft, Sony they all have various
functions to achieve.
Sony
Walkman PlayStation Bravia
70. Brands&Branding
Branding
.
A brand’s name for a consumer
product should have a connection
with its audience that communicates a
point of difference and uniqueness.
Brands that don’t will have to rely on
brand statements to communicate their
message.
71. Brands&Branding
Branding
.
As brands have grown over the past few
decades the name has become more
important. Brands such as Proctor &
Gamble’s product brands, Duracell
Batteries and Nike products, have
created names That tell a story
and communicate the positive
aspects of the brand.
72. Brands&Branding
Branding
.
There are other product categories that
rely solely on the strength of the parent
brand such as Nike Air Jordan and Google
Ad Words.
Leverage the strength of an established
brand.
73. Brands&Branding
Branding
This works effectively in markets that are
included in the overall business of the brand.
Great examples of this are the products that
Apple has and its I series including iPod, iPhone,
iBook and iMac. All the products continue the
Apple branding as well as the attributes.
74. Brands&Branding
Branding
.
Continue developing the connection to
your target market throughout the entire brand
experience.
There are many aspects to the brand that
need to be considered.
Everything from color to spokesperson can
influence the way the brand is perceived.
75. Brands&Branding
Branding
.
All elements of a brand have to be
accountable to be the basic structure of a
brand – its mission, vision, promise and
position.
Strength is gained by having a consistent
structure that communicates brand’s
attributes throughout every channel and
elements.
76. Brands&Branding
Branding
.
Every touch point is critical
Defend the brand at every opportunity
Engage target market
Internal branding
Traditional channels