What is Branding?

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Branding

According to the Heinemann AVCE in Business, 'brand is a particular product or characteristic that identifies a particular producer'. Branding is one of the common methods of differentiating the product from competitor products in the marketplace.

Business organisations will use branding to build up brand loyalty. Brand loyalty is where consumers are satisfied with their purchase of a specific product, and will likely to return to purchase it again in the coming future.

Branding is often classified into three categories: manufacturer brands, own-label brands, and generic brands. Manufacturer brands are brands which relate the producer with the specific product. Examples of manufacturer brands include Kellogg's cornflakes, Nescafe coffee and Heinz baked beans. Producers will be heavily involved with the promotion of these products.
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Own-labelled brands are owned and controlled by retailers. Examples of own-labelled brands include Tesco, Farm foods (ASDA), Sainsbury's own label, etc. the disadvantages of own-labelled brands are, producers and manufacturers not related with the product, or involved in their promotion.

Generic brands have no identifiable name or logo. Examples of generic brands include plain T-shirts or bin-liners. These brands only exist at the lower end of the market, with respect to price and quality.

A successful brand can be defined as the following: 'A successful brand is a name, symbol, design, or some combination, ...

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