3. Brand positioning is important because it
spells out the “what?”, the “For Whom?”
and the “Why?” of a brand, among other
things.
It also substantiates the relative pricing level
of a product or product line - it serves as a
basis for comparison.
Brand Positioning
4. Introduction to concepts and terms
Brand Image Brand Identity Brand Position
How the brand is
now perceived
How we would like
to brand to be
perceived (ideal)
The part of the
brand identity and
value proposition
to be actively
communicated to
a target audience
5. Brand Identity
A unique set of brand associations
that the brand owner aspires to
create or maintain. These
associations represent what the
brand stands for and imply a
promise to customers.
Brand Customer
Relationship
Created by the
value proposition
of the brand
Benefits
6. Brand Identity: Core and Extended
Core
Identity
Extended Identity
The core identity
represents the timeless
essence of the brand (it
contains the
associations that are
most likely to remain
constant as the brand
expands)
The extended identity
includes elements that
provide texture and
completeness.
7. Brand Associations
• A brand association
• Is anything that is linked in memory to a brand
• Should be strong and positive to lead to a purchasing impulse and
long-term brand loyalty
• Becomes stronger when a customer is exposed to it multiple times
• Can create value by
• Helping to process info (facts and specs)
• Creating differentiation
• Generating a reason to buy
• Creating positive attitudes and feelings
• Creating a basis for extensions
Brand Image
a set of associations, usually
organized in a meaningful way
(clusters)
10. Brand Associations
Emotional
Benefits
Brand
Personality
Product
Attributes
Health Geographic
Functional
Benefits
•Feel good
about
themselves -
able to give
good food to
children
•Early adopter -
cool, current
•Safe
•Quality
•Family time -
less time taken
cooking
•More personal
time
•Traditional
Foods
•Wide pallate -
educate
children
•Cause - doing
good
•Explorer
•Adventurous
•Well traveled
•Early adopter
•Educated
•World-aware
•Fun of learning
•Ethical
•Treat others
well
•Young at heart
•Healthful
•Socially
Conscious
•Innovative
•Tolerant
•Modern yet
embracing
traditions
•Friendly
•Quality
•One-serving
package
•Pre-cooked
•Ready-to eat
•Spices and
flavors
•Convenient
•Wheat free
•Gluten free
•Kosher
•Organic
•No-
preservatives
•No added
sugar
•No added salt
•Anti-oxidant
rich
•Traditions and
ingredients
from...
•The best the
world has to
offer our
children
•World without
borders
•Organic
•Kosher
•Packaging
(hygiene,
flexibility,
convenience)
•Safe
•Ready to eat
12. Competitive Set Feature Table
Sprout
Earth’s
Best
Ella’s
Kitchen
Happy
Baby
Plum
Organics
Homema
de Baby
•Sophisticated
•Gourmet
•Made by
celebrity chefs
•Good
Packaging
•Nationwide
distribution
(mass &
specialty)
•Established
•Widest
distribution
•Negative:
packaging
•Sesame street
characters
•Lid not BPA-
free
•UK-based
(European
distribution)
•Good
packaging
•Kid-centric
(spokesperson /
voice)
•Fun, playful
•Specialty store
distribution
•Breadth of
product
categories
•Strong
packaging and
identity
•Some products
are multi-serving
or larger sized
•Nationwide
distribution
(mass /
specialty)
•Boring / staid
packaging
•Some mass
distribution
•Breadth of
products
(range)
•Organic
•Potential
access to more
capital due to
recent
acquisition
•Fresh
•Not processed
•Limited shelf
life (distribution
challenges)
•Organic
•Kosher
•Local to So Cal
•Own
manufacturing
faciltities (cost
implications?)
14. Positioning Statement - Elements
• What are you making?
• For Whom?
• Functional Benefit
• Emotional Benefit
• Self-expressive Benefit
Value Proposition
15. Exercise - Maps & Positioning Statement
• What are you making?
• For Whom?
• Functional Benefit
• Emotional Benefit
• Self-expressive Benefit
16. Positioning Statement
Brand X is a new line of healthy and delicious functional foods - for
babies 6 to 12 months of age - that is the best the world has to offer.
Mothers who buy this line are early adopters. They are discerning,
world-aware consumers, who lead busy lives and who think Brand X
products are the only acceptable alternative to home-made food.
In addition to their organic certification and convenient form factor,
Brand X products afford babies superior nutritional value and a
variety of flavors and textures -- drawn from other cultures -- that will
broaden their palates as they grow. Brand X mothers like to extend
their socially-conscious lifestyle to the products they purchase. For
them, Brand X does good by donating a portion of profits to support
healthy nutrition for children.
17. Communication - Start with Brand Associations
Emotional Personality
Product
Attributes
Health Geographic
Functional
Benefits
•Feel good
about
themselves -
able to give
good food to
children
•Early adopter -
cool, current
•Safe
•Quality
•Family time -
less time taken
cooking
•More personal
time
•Traditional
Foods
•Wide pallate -
educate
children
•Cause - doing
good
•Explorer
•Adventurous
•Well traveled
•Early adopter
•Educated
•World-aware
•Fun of learning
•Ethical
•Treat others
well
•Young at heart
•Healthful
•Socially
Conscious
•Innovative
•Tolerant
•Modern yet
embracing
traditions
•Friendly
•Quality
•One-serving
package
•Pre-cooked
•Ready-to eat
•Spices and
flavors
•Convenient
•Wheat free
•Gluten free
•Kosher
•Organic
•No-
preservatives
•No added
sugar
•No added salt
•Anti-oxidant
rich
•Traditions and
ingredients
from...
•The best the
world has to
offer our
children
•World without
borders
•Organic
•Kosher
•Packaging
(hygiene,
flexibility,
convenience)
•Safe
•Ready to eat
18. Practical Applications of Brand Positioning
• Explicit (copy)
• Primary
• For healthy families (Organic)
• Multicultural
• The best the world has to offer our
children
• Convenient (pre-cooked)
• Secondary
• No-preservatives
• No added sugar
• No added salt
• No wheat
• No Gluten
• Allergen friendly
• Tertiary
• Cause (secondary packaging
panel, front flash on packaging)
• Implicit (senses)
• Through attributes (look & feel -
perception)
• High quality (form factor, visuals,
tone, voice)
• Convenient (form factor)
• Hygienic (form factor)
• Flexible (form factor)
• World-aware (ingredients / spices)
• Parents feel good about
themselves - able to give good
food to children
• Through visuals: consumer profile:
• Want high quality
• World-aware (world without
borders)
• Early adopters
• Educated
24. DESIGN COMPARISON...
Does the package clearly communicate
what’s inside?
Does the package attract attention?
Does the package instill confidence?
LAURA
29. Project Overview
1.) Please give an overview of the companies history and in particular it’s design strategy over each period.
2.) Please give examples of previous designs (if any) – and in particular the reasons for the changes along the way.
3.) Please describe your future objectives for the next 5 years.
4.) Please list the final deliverables your require from the designer.
5.) Please indicate your ideal deadline for each item.
6.) Please indicate your budget, if possible.
7.) What will you be providing the designer with? -- Product shots, photographs, fonts, copy, etc.
Branding
1.) What are your unique selling points (purchase factors) of your services or products?
2.) What are their tangible and emotional benefits to the target audiences?
3.) What is your unique selling points (purchase factors) over your competitors?
4.) What are their tangible and emotional benefits to the target audiences?
5.) In those target audiences, please define if there are any influencers or decision makers and how you’d expect
them to make a decision to buy your product.
Logo Design
1.) Do you have current packaging, business cards or an online presence (website)?
2.) What do you want the new logo design to convey to the target audience?
3.) Do you have a color preference or preferences?
4.) Are there any colors or shapes that you feel would be perceived negatively in your companies’ line of business?
Creative Brief Example