Brand Identity. Material for BBA/MBA course "Brand Management", Chapter 3: Brand Identity. Your comments are welcome to improve this course. F. Gaucher, Aperto Libro Academy

1. CHAPTER 3 : BRAND MANAGEMENT
BRAND IDENTITY
F.GAUCHER - Corporate Reputation and Brand Management

2. Developing Brand Plans
2. Brand Positioning
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1. Brand Identity
3. Brand Architecture
Brand Essence
Perceptual Map
Value Proposition
Brand Identity Model

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Brand identity expresses the brand’s tangible and intangible
characteristics – everything that makes the brand what it is.

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Before projecting an image to the public, we must
know exactly what we want to project.

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A company's brand identity is how that business wants to be
perceived by consumers (its target audience).
Brand Identity represents what the organization wants the
brand to stand for.

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Kapferer’s model to define Brand Identity
How to define Brand Identity?

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A brand is a PHYSIQUE.
3. Brand Identity - Physique

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Tangible elements: Product, Design, Features
• Physique: the set of the brand physical features
• All the specific design and product features that
identify the brand
A brand has physical specificities and qualities

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The physical facet
also comprises the
brand’s prototype:
the flagship product
that is representative
of the brand’s
qualities.
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Example: the Coca Cola and Orangina bottle shapes

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Tangibleelements-Physique:
Brand’s Prototype
Levis 501
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Tangibleelements-Physique:
Burberry's
classic
checked
pattern
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Tangibleelements-Physique:
Nike AIR
feature
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Tangibleelements-Physique:
Brand’s
Prototype
Porsche
911
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Tangibleelements-Physique:
Brand’s Prototype
Citroen
DS
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A brand has a Personality.
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• Brand personality: it is the brand character.
• Brand personality says how the brand
communicates with the outside world.
A brand has a personality
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How the brand communicates with the outside world:
• Using specific VI (Visual Identity): colors, typo, logo,
writing style or voice, etc.
• Personality traits: smart, professional, creative, etc.
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Brands may use personality endorsement that
embodies the brand personality.

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Ref: Aaker
Porsche Brand Personality

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A brand is a customer Relationship.
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• A brand can symbolize some specific relationship between
two people, such as mother and child, bond of two friends,
teacher and student, etc.
• Type of relationship characteristics: Honesty, respect,
closeness, consideration, fun, trust, support, fairness,
friendly, love, etc.
• Brand resonance: resonance refers to the relationship that
a brand builds with its customers
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• The luxury carmaker Lexus clearly sets its class apart
from BMW by providing its customers a red carpet
treatment.
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24.  Virgin: Customers are fun companions.
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27.  Apple: Friendly and approachable
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A brand is a CULTURE.
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• Brand culture: the values (national culture,
region, subculture, etc.) on which a brand has to
base its behavior.
• Example: Apple California
A brand is a culture.
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A brand is a customer reflection.
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• Brand Reflection: A brand builds a reflection or an image
of the buyer or user.
• In other words, the brand's most stereotypical buyer.
• “that’s a brand for young people!”, “For fathers!”, “for
show-offs!”
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• Coca-Cola, has a much wider clientele than suggested by
the narrow segment it reflects (15- to 18-year-olds).
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A brand is a customer Self-Image.
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• Customer’s self image: the mirror the target group
holds up to itself
• Ex: Porsche is focusing on designing vehicles that
would reinforce the feeling of success, and
reflecting the customers’ high self-esteem, their
roles, and their status.
5. Brand Identity – Customer Self-Image
A brand speaks to our self-image.

40. • Lacoste customers’ self-image:
• Studies show that Even if they do not
practice any sports, Lacoste clients
inwardly picture themselves as members
of an elegant sports club – an open club
with no race, sex or age discrimination, but
which endows its members with
distinction.
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a brand speaks to our self-image.
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