brandXpress blog




Entries Tagged as 'Brand Extension'

Fast Magazine’s Best and Worst Brand Extensions of 2008

January 7th, 2009 · No Comments

Brand extension is “the application of a brand beyond its initial range of products, or outside of its category. This becomes possible when the brand image and attributes have contributed to a perception with the consumer where the brand and not the product is the decision driver”

Fast Magazine published in an article their choice of best and worst brand extensions of last year:

[Read more →]

Tags: Brand Extension

Top Brand Extensions

March 8th, 2007 · 5 Comments

Brand extension is a marketing strategy in which a firm that markets a product with a well-developed image uses the same brand name but in a different product category. Brands use this as a strategy to increase and leverage equity.
Product extensions, on the other hand, are versions of the same parent product that serve a [...]

[Read more →]

Tags: Brand Extension

Extending and Stretching Your Brand

November 1st, 2005 · No Comments

Brand extension is “the application of a brand beyond its initial range of products, or outside of its category. This becomes possible when the brand image and attributes have contributed to a perception with the consumer/user where the brand and not the product is the decision driver”.
Brands exist for the long-term. They establish trust in [...]

[Read more →]

Tags: Brand Extension

Brand Extension - 10 principles

July 26th, 2005 · No Comments

Mentioned here before, [tag]brand extension[/tag], is the application of a brand beyond its initial range of products, or outside of its category.
Many brand extensions are simply bad business ideas. Just because consumers would accept chocolate pudding from Nestl� doesn�t mean this is a good business idea. The category may be dominated by another company. Nestl� [...]

[Read more →]

Tags: Brand Extension

Brand Extension

June 17th, 2005 · No Comments

According to AllAboutBranding.com, brand extension is
“the application of a brand beyond its initial range of products, or outside of its category. This becomes possible when the brand image and attributes have contributed to a perception with the consumer/user where the brand and not the product is the decision driver”.

[Read more →]

Tags: Brand Extension