19th September 2011
Brand image is important separating one product from another. Brand image revolves around perception. It is this perception that creates world class brands. Brand image is significant in a social media era because there are just so many brands. A markete...
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19th September 2011
A brand image is critical to creating a brand because a brand’s image makes a speech to a consumer. Through its image, a brand explains to the world what the brand’s importance is. The first man to understand the importance of brand image was Alfred Sloa...
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19th September 2011
Brand image is the means by which products make speeches. This is a critical fact to know in creating a brand, especially in a social media era. The essence of social media is communication. A brand and its customer communicate to one another in an al...
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14th September 2011
HOW ALBERT SLOAN OF GENERAL MOTORS USED A PRODUCT MIX STRATEGY TO OVERCOME FORD’S MARKET LEAD IN 1923
In 1923, Albert Sloan of General Motors used a product mix strategy to become the pre-eminent brand in cars. This is a bench mark case that every soc...
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05th September 2011
REPOSITIONING IN A FAST MOVING MARKET: A COMPARSION BETWEEN ALAN MULALLY AND ALFRED SLOAN
Alan Mulally, the present C.E.O of Ford Motor Company and Alfred Sloan, who headed General Motors in 1923 compare to one another because both used social media ...
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05th September 2011
SOCIAL MEDIA STRATEGY AND BRANDING: HOW HAVE SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS CHANGED THE MARKET PARADIGMS OF TRADITIONAL INDUSTRIES
Because there is so much content and engagement created on a social media platform, modern markets now move "at the speed of tho...
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22nd June 2011
SOCIAL MEDIA STRATEGY AND BRANDING: WHY DO BRANDS NEED AN IDENTITY TO CREATE POSTIONING?
A brand’s positioning is created from its identity. The best way to understand brands is to compare them to a human persona. When a human personality is properly...
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22nd June 2011
Social Media Strategy and Branding: How Nike Created a Brand Image and How This Image Saved Them
The brand image is the complete impression that a consumer has of a product. This is important because a brand cannot be created unless it has an acceptab...
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21st June 2011
Social Media Strategy and Branding: What is Brand Image and Why Is it Important?
The brand image is the complete impression that a consumer has of a product. It is important because a brand cannot be created unless it has an acceptable image. It in...
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20th June 2011
Social Media Strategy and Branding: HOW DID NIKE USE FOUR TIERS TO CREATE A BRAND
A world class brand is created through four tiers. The tiers are image, identity, positioning, and differentiation. Success in social media marketing is dependent upon b...
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13th June 2011
Social Media Strategy and Branding: What are the Functions of a Brand?
A world class brand has 8 functions. It is critical to understand these functions to create a world-class brand. In a New Media Age, a marketer must have a solid understanding of ...
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10th June 2011
Social Media Branding: How Did General Electric Create Differentiated Products By Reverse Innovation
General Electric has recently created a portable ultrasound X-ray machine through reverse innovation. The process is a benchmark for companies to fol...
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02nd June 2011
SOCIAL MEDIA STRATEGY AND BRANDING: WHY AFRICA HAS AN EXPLODING MARKET FOR SOCIAL MEDIA
American markets have matured. Companies have to find new sources of revenue. Those sources are the emerging markets. The existence of social media has changed t...
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01st June 2011
Social Media Strategy and Branding: How Reed’s Law Works
In very simple terms, Reed’s Law states that a network of 2 people quickly becomes a network of 1,092. The math is involved but the concept is simple. Reed’s Law is basic as to why Social Medi...
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01st June 2011
SOCIAL MEDIA STRATEGY AND BRANDING: HOW HONESTLY CREATES DIFFERNTATION
Differentiation is the defining of your product in the mind of a consumer. In the Social Media Era, differentiation is a critical part of a branding strategy because there are so m...
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