2013年12月7日星期六

Brand positioning

Putting the brand positioning in the last in my blog is for the purpose of highlighting its importance. I think brand positioning is one of the most important links in the brand strategy management and a top priority to be in the first place.

Brand positioning is commercial decisions made by the enterprise on the basis of market positioning, product positioning, specific brand in cultural orientation and personality differences. It is to create a brand image related to the target market of the process and result. In other words, it is for a particular brand to determine an appropriate market position, making the goods occupy a special place in the minds of the consumers. When a need suddenly appears, for example, you suddenly felt thirsty in hot summer, you will immediately think of "Coca-Cola" s cool and refreshing.

"The father of positioning", the world's top marketing guru Jack Slaughter points out in his book that positioning is to make the brand occupy the advantageous position in the minds of consumers and to make the brand become a category or a feature on behalf of the brand. Therefore, when related requirements appear, consumers will choose positioning brand as preferred brand, that is to say the brand to occupy the position.

For Cisco and Huawei, how to position the brand? First of all, stand on the position of satisfying consumers’ needs and draw the consumers’ eyes; Secondly, the enterprise may, according to the era of progress and trend of the development of new products, try to guide consumers to produce new pursuit.

Meanwhile, during brand positioning we should clear a point that there is no brand to serve all the customers. Therefore, market segments and correct orientation are the inevitable choice of brand competition. Segment of the market is to meet the specific needs of consumers, finding a gap in the market and making it looks "the only" in the market. The "only" has a lot meanings. It can be quality, price, technology, packaging and after-sales service, etc. It can even be some imaginary concepts separated from the product itself. For example, Chinese enterprise network marketing, Huawei or Cisco can show an image of security, reliable and trustworthy.

To sum up, brand positioning has profound influence for enterprises to grasp the brand. Direction is more important than efforts. Therefore, positioning should be put on the first place.



Source:
Brand positioning, Baidu Baike, Dec 2013


SUN Jiawei


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  1. Huawei had outstanding smartphone brand. it have very nice app and better launchers. thanks or sharing.

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