Fundamental of Branding

Paper Code: 
ABM 102
Credits: 
3
Contact Hours: 
45.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

Course Outcomes

Learning and teaching strategies

Assessment Strategies

On completion of this course, the students will be able to;

 

CO5: Examine what a brand is, the various levels which make it up, and different types of brands

Approach in teaching:

Interactive Lectures, Discussion, Tutorials, Reading assignments, Demonstration, Team teaching

Class test, Semester end examinations, Quiz, Solving problems in tutorials, Assignments, Presentation, Individual and group projects

CO6: Demonstrate knowledge of the nature and fundamental concepts of brand development and management.

Learning activities for the students:

 

CO7: Explain the process and various stages of brand evolution.

Self learning assignments, Effective questions,

 

CO8: Interpret different brand perspectives and conceptual knowledge of anatomy of the brand.

Simulation, Seminar presentation, Giving tasks.

 

CO9: Analyse the buying decisions and consumer behaviour

 

 

 

8.00
Unit I: 

Introduction
Concept of Brand, Brand Management, Brand and, Products, Importance of Brands

9.00
Unit II: 

Brand Perspectives
(Visual/Verbal, Positioning Value, Brand Image, Added Value, Perceptual Appeal & Brand Personality), Anatomy of a Brand- (The Perceptual & Product Concept)

9.00
Unit III: 

Stages of Brand Evolution
Unbranded Goods, Brand as Reference, Brand as Personality, Brand as Icon, Brand as Company, Brand as Policy, Value Hierarchy- Physical, Informational, Spiritual

10.00
Unit IV: 

Brand and Consumers
Buying Decisions, Perspectives on Consumer Behavior (Economic, Passive, Emotional & Cognitive)

9.00
Unit V: 

Customer Loyalty
Brand Development Index & Category Development Index (BDI & CDI), Valued Discrimination (Strategy for Building Superior Brands), Identify Segments, Key Drivers of Buying, Determining Relative Importance, Sources of Discriminative Value

Essential Readings: 

• Brand Management; Harsh V Verma, 2nd, Excel Books, 2016
• Tapan K.Panda, Product and Brand Management, Oxford University Press,2016
• Dutta Kirti, Brand Management – Principles and Practices, Oxford University Press,2012
• Kapferer .J.N, The Strategic Brand Management-Advanced Insights & Strategic Thinking,5 edition,2012

References: 

• Strategic brand management, Keller,Ambi, Isaac Jacob,Prentice Hall of India, 2016
• Building Brand Value: 5 Steps To Building Powerful Brands, Parmeswaram, M.G., Tata McGrawHill, 2006
• Brand Aid: A Quick Reference Guide to Solving your Branding Problems and Strengthening your Market Position, Brad VanAuken, AMACOM, 2014
• Chandershekhar, K.S., Product Management- Text, Applications and Cases, Himalayan Publishing Houser, Edition 2012.
• Positioning: The Battle for Your Mind, by Ries& Trout, 2016
• Kevin Lane Keller ,Strategic brand management: building, measuring, and managing brand equity,Prentice Hall, 2013
• Tapan K.Panda, Product and Brand Management, Oxford University Press,2016
• A.K.Chitale, Ravi Gupta, Product and Brand Management, PHI Learning Limited Delhi, 2016
• Sangeeta Trott,Vinod V.Sople, Brand Equity An Indian Perspective, PHI Learning Limited Delhi, 2016

Academic Year: 
2022-2023
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