Welcome to the world of strategic brand management, where you'll explore the art and science of creating, maintaining, and enhancing powerful brands. This course offers a comprehensive guide to mastering the principles of brand management, transforming it into more than just a valuable skill. Gain essential knowledge and tools to build strong brands, differentiate in competitive markets, and drive business success.
This course is designed for a wide range of individuals, including business professionals, brand managers, marketing enthusiasts, students, or simply curious learners eager to delve into the dynamics of branding. This course will provide you with strategic brand management tools to gain a competitive edge. It will enable leveraging advanced techniques and practical frameworks applicable to real-world branding scenarios.
Upon completing this course, you will:
1. Understand and appreciation of the role of brands in in creating business and shareholder value.
2. Develop understanding of frameworks and concepts that can help in brand planning and execution.
3. Enhance the ability to plan and execute impactful brand strategies.
4. Think critically about the strategies and tactics involved in building, managing, leveraging, and sustaining strong brands.
The course covers essential topics such as defining brand identity, the role of branding across different sectors, and the importance of brand design elements. You will also learn about brand differentiation, positioning, and how to sustain a brand's position in the market. Furthermore, the course delves into brand portfolio and architecture, providing a comprehensive understanding of brand extensions and their potential impact.
Join us to unlock the full potential of strategic brand management and drive your success in the competitive business world.
The module gives an introduction to the world of brands and why branding is important to create value for stakeholders and business. The module will also highlight the role of brands in driving business valuation and hence their importance in company strategy.
Faculty Introduction - Dr. Ashita Aggarwal•3 minutes
Faculty Introduction - Dr. Ruppal Walia Sharma•1 minute
Faculty Introduction - Dr. Janakiraman Moorthy•2 minutes
Introduction to Brand & Branding•3 minutes
Value of Brands to Companies and Other Stakeholders•5 minutes
What is Branding•6 minutes
Brand Identity•10 minutes
Framework for Brand Identity•9 minutes
Brand Identity Execution•10 minutes
Brand Names•6 minutes
Brand Characters•5 minutes
Brand Logos and Typefaces•8 minutes
Branding and Design - Why is it Important?•5 minutes
Branding and Packaging•5 minutes
Branding in B2B businesses•9 minutes
Branding in not-for-profit Sectors•8 minutes
5 readings•Total 135 minutes
Syllabus•15 minutes
Reading: Brand and Branding•30 minutes
Reading: Brand Identity•30 minutes
Reading: Brand Design Elements•30 minutes
Reading: Role of Branding Across Business and Sectors•30 minutes
5 assignments•Total 180 minutes
Practice Quiz - Brand and Branding•30 minutes
Practice Quiz - Brand Identity•30 minutes
Practice Quiz - Brand Design Elements•30 minutes
Practice Quiz - Role of Branding Across Business and Sectors•30 minutes
Graded Quiz - Brands and Branding•60 minutes
2 discussion prompts•Total 20 minutes
Introduce Yourself to Your fellow mates•10 minutes
Discussion Forum•10 minutes
Building Brand Differentiation
Module 2•5 hours to complete
Module details
The module focuses on the importance of creating differentiation and focus. In the competitive environment, brands that are differentiated are preferred and remembered, and hence, brand positioning plays a key role in building brand equity.
Tools to Identify and Evaluate Positioning•7 minutes
What are Perception Maps?•7 minutes
Unveiling the Perception Maps in Marketing•9 minutes
Positioning and Positioning Statements•11 minutes
Examples of Positioning Statements•4 minutes
Criteria for Evaluating Positioning Statements•9 minutes
Strategies for Sustaining Brand Position•5 minutes
3 readings•Total 90 minutes
Reading: Positioning- Introduction and Importance•30 minutes
Reading: Tools to Define Positioning•30 minutes
Reading: Managing and Executing Brand Positioning•30 minutes
4 assignments•Total 150 minutes
Practice Quiz - Positioning- Introduction and Importance•30 minutes
Practice Quiz - Tools to define positioning•30 minutes
Practice Quiz - Managing and Executing Brand Positioning•30 minutes
Graded Quiz - Building Brand Differentiation•60 minutes
1 discussion prompt•Total 10 minutes
Discussion Forum- Post a Positioning and Comment on Peer Example•10 minutes
Brand Portfolio and Architecture
Module 3•5 hours to complete
Module details
This module focuses on strategic choices around building the brand architecture and managing the portfolio. Brands are assets that can be leverged to grow and expand business. When a business has multiple brands in its portfolio, it requires a well thpough through systematic approach to structure the portfolio and explore opportunities for exaqpnding into new territories
Practice Quiz - Brand Portfolio and Brand Roles•30 minutes
Practice Quiz - Brand Architecture & Relationships•30 minutes
Practice Quiz- Brand Extensions•30 minutes
Graded Quiz - Brand Portfolio and Architecture•60 minutes
Integrated Brand Experience
Module 4•5 hours to complete
Module details
This module deals with brand storytelling and creating an experience for the customer, which will helps brands remain in customers' consideration portfolio. Consumers today absorb and process information through all senses and through multiple channels and hence the brands need to communicate their differentiation across channels and by incorporating multiple senses.
What's included
8 videos3 readings4 assignments
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8 videos•Total 81 minutes
Brand Culture Framework•7 minutes
Brand Personality•7 minutes
6M Part 1•10 minutes
6M Part 2•12 minutes
6M Part 3•15 minutes
Brand Experience Map•11 minutes
Sensory Branding•13 minutes
Example of IBC•7 minutes
3 readings•Total 90 minutes
Read More About Integrated Brand Experience•30 minutes
Read More About Brand Communication and Storytelling•30 minutes
Read More About Sensory Branding •30 minutes
4 assignments•Total 150 minutes
Practice Quiz: Integrated Brand Experience•30 minutes
Practice Quiz: Brand Communication and Storytelling•30 minutes
Launching and building a successful brand is only the first step in the brand's journey. Brand managers must have a strategic plan to grow, nurture, and maintain brands over a period of time. As business contexts and consumers evolve, brands also need to evolve their strategy and execution plan. This module explores the focus areas and strategic alternatives, brand managers can analyze to sustain value over a period of time acorss differetn stages in the brand's life cycle.
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9 videos3 readings4 assignments
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9 videos•Total 65 minutes
Why Does Brand Equity Need to be Refreshed?•8 minutes
Laying the Foundation in the Introductory Stage of the Brand Life Cycle•7 minutes
Branching Out in the Growth Stage of the Brand Life Cycle•6 minutes
How do we Identify Value Gaps in the Maturity Stage of the Brand Life Cycle•7 minutes
Finding New Sources Of Value•7 minutes
Sustaining Brand Value: Tata Steel Case•6 minutes
Sustaining Brand Value: KitKat Case•10 minutes
How do we Sustain Value by Leveraging Existing Sources of Brand Equity?•7 minutes
How do we Sustain value by Creating New Sources of Brand Equity?•8 minutes
3 readings•Total 90 minutes
Read More About Strategic Focus•30 minutes
Read More About Sustaining Brand Value•30 minutes
Read More About Refreshing Brand Equity•30 minutes
4 assignments•Total 150 minutes
Practice Quiz: Strategic Focus•30 minutes
Practice Quiz: Sustaining Brand Value•30 minutes
Practice Quiz: Refreshing Brand Equity•30 minutes
Graded Quiz - Refreshing Brand Equity•60 minutes
Brands: Monitoring, Control and Metrics
Module 6•5 hours to complete
Module details
This module would cover the concepts of brand audit, measuring brand equity to maintain a healthy P&L. We will also try to understand the various methods of brand valuation which is key ingredient in driving business growth and stakeholder value.
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9 videos4 readings4 assignments
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9 videos•Total 60 minutes
Introduction to the Module •2 minutes
Brand Monitoring Control System •6 minutes
What is Brand Equity and Brand Valuation •7 minutes
Importance of Brand Metrics•6 minutes
Assessing Brand Awareness, Association, and Image •7 minutes
Assessing Customer-Based Brand Equity•8 minutes
Brand Valuation- Concept and Need •8 minutes
Brand Tracking and Control •9 minutes
Brand Management Audit•6 minutes
4 readings•Total 100 minutes
Read More About Brand Metrics•30 minutes
Read More About Ingredients of Brand Equity Measures•30 minutes
Read More About Brand Valuation•30 minutes
Course Completion: Congratulations and Best Wishes•10 minutes
4 assignments•Total 150 minutes
Practice Quiz: Brand Metrics•30 minutes
Practice Quiz: Ingredients of Brand Equity Measures•30 minutes
Practice Quiz: Brand Valuation•30 minutes
Graded Quiz - Brands: Monitoring, Control and Metrics•60 minutes
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