A brand is the product of two things: [Prediction of what to expect] x [emotional power of that expectation].
If I encounter a brand and I don't know what it means or does, it has zero power. If I have an expectation of what an organization will do for me, but I don't care about that, no power.
This definition helps us understand the idea of brand loyalty and the 'loyalty ladder'. Different people have different perceptions of a product , which places them at different points on the loyalty ladder.
“品牌就是人,人也是品牌”,这句营销界的流 行语精辟地阐明了品牌与人之间的关系。
作为饮料市场的后来者,百事可乐挑战可口可乐 的营销策略之一就是将自身塑造为年轻、时尚、 自我(egos),以此去影响年轻一代的选择,从而 达到挑战可口可乐霸主地位的目的。
品牌相当于“演员”,市场就是“舞台”,如果 品牌在市场这个“大舞台”上把戏演得出神入化, 就会被观众追捧,成为人尽皆知的魅力明星,被 市场认可。 这种将品牌变成甚至“演员” 打造成“魅力明 星”的过程就被称为“品牌人格化”。 品牌人格化水平是品牌成熟度的标志,它显示品 牌建设者已经能从单纯的产品生产与对外传播发 展到积极塑造吻合消费者内在需求的有形产品和 无形价值。