Definition of Branding

Branding has been practiced by large corporations for decades, the result of which is the existence of hundreds of household brand names (i.e., brands known by the vast majority of people in the world or in a given region). With increased global competition and a multitude of products and services available in the marketplace today, small and midsize companies are also increasingly interested in building strong brands in order to remain competitive. But, exactly what is branding and what does it entail?

Here is a simple definition of branding:

Branding involves a set of activities undertaken by the seller of a product or service whose objectives are threefold:
1. improve its perceived value;
2. associate certain attributes or qualities with it in the minds of customers, and
3. increase the depth and breadth of general customer awareness (mindshare) about it

All three of these objectives are geared toward increasing revenues from the given product or service. Revenues can be increased through branding in one of two ways:
1. enticing more customers to purchase the well-branded product, or 2: by allowing the seller to charge more for the product or service given its higher perceived value relative to competitors.

Building a strong brand is as much of an art as it is a science. Good branding is a function of multiple factors and requires the seller to: provide sufficient resources (i.e., money and personnel), have branding know-how, carry out focused and repeated advertising and PR campaigns through multiple channels, and even to have a bit of luck. Apart from the factor of luck itself, all of these factors are firmly within the control of companies who take the time to design and execute an effective branding campaign.

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