umbrella branding
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Umbrella Branding
CONTENT
Definition
What is Umbrella Branding
Case Study
Traditional vs. Umbrella Approach
Umbrella approach customer viewpoint
Limitations of umbrella’s cover
UMBRELLA BRANDING
DEFINITION
•Umbrella brands are brand names that are utilized by a range of different but related products. Sometimes referred to as family branding.
•An umbrella branding strategy, is a marketing practice that involves marketing many related products under a single brand name.
What is umbrella branding ?
• When a group of products are given the
same brand name
• It becomes a case of family brand/umbrella
brand.
• A company may resort to different branding
approaches for different product lines.
Conti….
•Umbrella branding involves
creating huge brand equity for a
single brand.
• Umbrella branding is also known
as family branding. It is very
common to find umbrella branding
in FMCG products.
What is umbrella branding ? …continued
Basic idea of umbrella branding
• Enhance marketability of product.
• The concept conveyed to consumers is -
any product that carries the brand name is
produced using the same high standards of
quality.
• Umbrella Branding only works when the
company has a line of very similar
products.
• The master brand has to be acknowledged on
products because it commands trust, respect
& loyalty
Cases … Giant cover of umbrella.
• AMUL
•NIVEA
AMUL- Test of India cover.. of umbrella
• AMUL India's most successful dairy product company follows umbrella
branding.
• Compared the umbrella brand and individual brands to an Indian family.
• Amul created its brand equity by the help of UB.
• Where in umbrella brands - like the Indian family, the father is the head,
looking over the children.
• When they grow up and become independent, they hold the umbrella for
the family.
• Individual brands on the other hand are like a western family, who grow
up fast and leave the father behind.
Conti…. •Where in umbrella brands - like the Indian family,
the father is the head, looking over the children.
• When they grow up and become independent,
they hold the umbrella for the family.
• Individual brands on the other hand are like a
western family, who grow up fast and leave the
father behind.
•Amul’s advertising and marketing spend has
never exceeded 1% of its revenues.
•Despite a limited budget, Amul’s the Taste of
India campaign—have always managed to evoke a
larger-than-life brand feel.
• Customer knows Amul as a quality provider so
they believes all products of Amul as a quality
product.
NIVEA
• NIVEA cosmetics brand has a presence in huge number of product categories and countries
• 'Queen of Mega Brands’ because 14 products and serves 150 countries.
• According to analysts, there was the 4.4% increase in the company's revenues (€ 4.74 billion) and 10.7% increase in after-tax profit (€ 290 million) for the year 2002.
• Never tried to disturb the umbrella branding of Nivea and got fruitful results.
• It is easy for Nivea now to launch new products as customer got idea about company and its products.
• When people see a common identity they will want to try other variants of same identity because of the umbrella brand.
Pros• Brand image of parent brand act as Differentiating
factor for product in extremely competitive market. • Extra cost of Brand creation is not required. • Umbrella branding help to create dependent perception
about product as parent Brand. • Umbrella branding helps to give positioning to product. • Advertising and promotional efforts should be combined
for all the products falling under family brand. • New product launch become easier and cheaper.• New product find ready recognition and market set up.
Cons
• Unique identity of new product faces problem.
• If one product fail whole brand faces failure.
Umbrella Branding Customer’s Viewpoint.•When customer goes for shopping he
usually looks for his favorite brands. DO
they launched something new?
• If customer gets positive experience he
will tend to become loyal customer.
• So usually he looks product of same
brand or logo to make further shopping.
• If customer get negative experience from
any of those products he can avoid all
brand altogether.
• Just being part of any good parent brand
isn’t condition to satisfy customer.
• Ex products of coca cola makes their
individual advertisement for each
products.
People care more about products that meet their specific needs than a brand
Individual vs. Umbrella Branding.Individual branding Umbrella Branding
COST OF PROMOTION IS HIGHER
LESS PRICE
PRODUCTS HAS UNIQUE IMAGE IMAGE IS REFLECTION OF PARENT BRAND
LESS STRESS ON QUALITY STRESS IS MUCH HIGHER
CAN’T WORK TILL PRODUCT IS WELL IN MIND OF CUSTOMER
CAN BE THE WAY OUT TO LAUNCH OR RELAUNCH OF PRODUCT
RISK IS MORE TO LAUNCH NEW PRODUCT
EASY TO LAUNCH NEW PRODUCT
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