Brand extension rules include: aligning the perceived brand values in the new category; organisational capabilities for stretching and supporting the activity; growth potential for the brand / company.
Today, a new type of brand extension is becoming very common: extending into the digital sphere.
The presentation examines how brands successfully extend into digital, through the leverage of the brands' expertise / benefits / components / market / lifestyle etc.
10. Potential Benefits
1. Penetrating a new lucrative
category
2. An aura effect for the original brand
3. Dealing with a changing market
4. Building loyalty
5. Targeting a new customer segment
18. Then, Digital Happened
Same industry
Adjacent
category
Same industry
New category
New industry
Same industry
Same
category
New channel
19. The adaption of digital tools
is, de-facto, a brand
extension,
and thus requires the same
decision-making process as
with any brand extension.
20. Traditional Brand Extension Rules
Does the new
category hold a
significant growth/
positioning
potential
Can the
company
provide added
value in the
category?
What are the
brand values as
perceived by
the consumers
in the specific
market?
21. New Brand Extension Rules: from brand-
centricity to consumer-centricity
What new
categories can we
invent in order to
help the consumer?
What sort of
technologies
can we leverage
in order to help
the consumer?
What is the
brand’s most
authentic and
engaging story?
63. To Sum Up:
In a digital world, brand
extension is not optional: it is
a must, which is inherent to
the digital activity
64. Therefore, as with any brand
extension, we must follow the rules:
Relevancy – as perceived by the
client;
Capabilities – adapting the
technology;
And Added Value achieved through
the new category.