Wednesday, December 07, 2005

Goodyear’s conceptual model of brand evolution

Stage 1: Unbranded Goods
Stage 2: Brand as Reference
Stage 3: Brand as Personality
Stage 4: Brand as Icon
Stage 5: Brand as Company
Stage 6: Brand as Policy

Goodyear brand spectrum

Site of Goodyear current company - http://www.brand-up.com

Value vs. behaviour

Value guide behaviour, particulary in novel situations

Fundumental difference between product branding and service branding

Functional values in service branding do not just relate to what was delivered, but to how it is delivered.

Value - definition

VALUE - "an enduring belief that a specific modeof conduct or end-state of existence is personally or socially preferable to an opposite or converse mode of conduct or end-state of existence" Rokeach (1973)