1. Branding Elements and Strategies #3 Today I will: take notes and observe professional branding So I can: become familiar with branding elements and strategies I will know I’m successful when: I can identify a wide variety of real life examples of brand elements, types and strategies, explaining how branding strategies are used to meet sales and company goals

2. Branding should relate directly toward a company or product’s Target Market Job one = define Target Market Brand is a name, term, design, symbol or combination of these elements that identifies a product or service and distinguishes it from its competitors.

3. Elements of Branding Trademark – when legal protection is provided by federal government for any of the above. The or (*) symbol will appear. Brand Name – word, group of words or letters that represent a product or service (Pepsi, Big Mac, Swiffer) Trade Name – identifies and promotes a company or division of a particular corporation (Nike, Kellogg’s, Disney) Brand Mark – Visually recognizable unique symbol, coloring, lettering or other design element. Trade Character – brand mark that has human form

4. Types of Brands Three classifications of brands, one for each type of company 1.National brands (manufacturers – Coca-Cola) 2. Private distributor brands (wholesalers and retailers – Kirkland brand at Costco) 3. Generic Brands

5. Branding Strategies Product connect Target Market to Brand extensions – use of an existing brand to promote a new or improved product (National Geographic magazine extended to National Geographic Channel) Brand licensing – legal authorization for a company to use a trademarked brand (college named clothing) Mixed branding – Combination of manufacturer, retailer or distributor for mutual benefit (Reese’s Pieces used in Dairy Queen Blizzard). Co-branding – Combining of one or more brands in a single product (Starbucks location inside Safeway) Think Mixed together Think Co-existing side-by-side

6. Known for its 31 flavors, the company worked that element into its B and R logo.

7. Look closely at the two T's, and you'll see two people sharing chips and salsa

8. When the Big Ten added an 11th team in 1990, it didn't want to tweak its name, so it included an 11 in the logo

9. world's biggest bike competition uses the O and R to look like a cyclist

10. The arrow between the E and the X symbolizes the company's speed and efficiency

11. The C also doubles as a chicken for this company famous for its chicken sandwiches … and coming to Covington!!!!!

12. Hidden within this elephant are an F and W for 'Fort Worth

13. The Atlanta Falcons' logo acts as both a falcon and an F

14. Toblerone's home is Bern, Switzerland, also known as 'City of Bears,' so the company included a bear crawling up a mountain in its logo

15. Goodwill's smiley face also doubles as a lower-case G

16. Check out this yogi's pose — where her hand and leg meet forms an outline of Australia

17. The logo for California's Mammoth Mountain ski resort uses tusks to create an M and also as a woolly mammoth

18. The arrow points from A to Z showing how the company sells anything you'd ever want... it also doubles as a smile

19. Elefont, a tool to create 3-D text, slyly worked an elephant's trunk into its trademark E

20. The V and the A in Sony's logo are meant to represent an analog sound wave, while the I and O stand for binary digits, evoking the digital age

21. Who doesn't love a kiss? Take a peek between the K and the I for an extra one hiding out

22. The Washington State Cougars used their initials to create one fearsome feline

23. Look closely at the London Symphony Orchestra's initials in this logo, and you'll see a maestro leading the music

24. With a clever use of negative space, the Pittsburgh Zoo pays homage to wide array of wildlife. Look for ape, lioness, dolphins.

25. This logo was designed by professor Vaughan Pratt of the Stanford University. Having a clever ambigram you can read the brand name in every direction; horizontally and vertically

26. LG – Life is good especially when playing Pac Man!

27. Snooty Peacock is a jewelry store. Their incredible logo includes a woman wearing jewelry and the negative space peacock!

28. Northwest Airlines. First of all you can see the letters N and W, the first two letters of the brand name. But what most people don’t see is the compass that points to the Northwest, another reference to the brand name

29. The Bronx Zoo logo shows the animals within a city with tall building. Smart play with positive and negative spaces.

30. The T in the logo of TaylorMade – a golf equipment company – forms the bottom of a driver.

31. Assignment Work independently and THINK. Walk through your notes, the text or look on the SWIFT site and review this PowerPoint. For each definition, write down a specific real life example. You may not use those listed here or given in the text. 1.Brand name 2.Trade name 3.Brand mark 4.Trade character 5.Trade mark 6.National brands 7.Generic brands 8.Brand extension 9.Brand licensing 10.Mixed brand 11.Co-branding