10-1 Chapter 10 Brands, Packaging and Other Product Features 10-2 McGraw-Hill/Irwin Copyright © 2004 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. Chapter Goals • • • • • • • Nature and importance of brands Characteristics of a good brand name Branding strategies of producers and middlemen Building and using brand equity Nature and importance of packaging and labeling Packaging strategies Marketing implications of product features 10-3 McGraw-Hill/Irwin Copyright © 2004 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. Brands Brand Name Words, letters, numbers that can be vocalized Brand Mark Trade Mark 10-4 Symbol, design, color, lettering Legal protection of a brand Brands Reasons for branding Consumers Identity of product Consistent quality Easier, quicker to shop 10-5 Sellers Promotion Recognition Reduce price comparison Differentiation Brands Reasons for not branding No promotion Do not need consistent quality Product can not be physically differentiated 10-6 Selecting a Brand Name Suggest benefits or use Adaptable to product line additions 10-7 Easy to pronounce spell remember A Good Brand Name Distinctive Can be registered and legally protected Protecting a Brand Name Product counterfeiting Generic usage 10-8 Producer’s Branding Strategies Fabricating Parts materials Producer’s Own Brands Middlemen’s brands 10-9 Middlemen’s Branding Strategies Carry Only Producers’ brands 10-10 Carry both Producer And Middleman’s brands Common Strategies to Producers and Middlemen Separate Names Multiple-Brand Branding within a Family branding product mix Branding For Market Saturation Cobranding Two or more Brands on the same product 10-11 Dual branding The Leading Brands 10-12 Brands Trademark Licensing Brand Licensing Brand Equity Value the brand Adds to a product Owner grants permission to other firm to use the brand name and brand mark on products 10-13 Packaging Designing and producing the container or wrapper for a product Product protection Gain acceptance from middlemen Persuade consumer to buy 10-14 Packaging Strategies Packaging the product line Multiple packaging Changing the packaging 10-15 Criticisms of Packaging Depletes natural resources Health hazards Disposal of used packages Deceptive Expensive 10-16 Labeling Brand Descriptive Grade 10-17 Brand applied to the product Gives information Judged quality Labeling Fair packaging And labeling act 10-18 Nutrition Labeling And Education act Product Strategies Product Design Product Color Product Quality 10-19 Key Terms and Concepts • • • • • • • • • Brand Brand name Brand mark Trademark Producer’s brand Middlemen’s brand Product counterfeiting Family branding Multiple-brand strategy 10-20 McGraw-Hill/Irwin • • • • • • • • • Cobranding Brand equity Trademark licensing Packaging Family packaging Multiple packaging Label Brand label Descriptive label Copyright © 2004 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.