Building strong brands in Asia: selecting the visual components of image to maximize brand strength

Asian brands have often struggled to develop quality images. The visual aspects of branding have received little attention on how they might be used to strengthen brand perceptions in Asia. Guidelines for designing visual brand stimuli are developed using evaluations of logos in China and Singapore. There is a significant relationship between design and the responses companies seek, including positive affect, perceptions of quality, recognition, consensus in meaning, and feng shui. How designs are perceived, and their effect on consumer responses, were similar between China and Singapore. Companies are encouraged to leverage design to strengthen their brands. In particular, they should select logo designs that are elaborate, natural, and harmonious as these created positive affect and quality perceptions, clear meaning, true recognition, and feng shui. Many of these relationships hold in the United Sates as well, implying that the visual aspects of brand strategies may accomplish companies' goals across international borders.     

工业化进程中不同阶段的品牌战略

在工业化发展水平比较高的时期,品牌是同质商品差异化的决定因素之一.然而,由于工业化发展的不平衡,品牌在工业化不同的时期所呈现出的作用各不相同.本文按照工业化进程中不同时期生产与消费的特征,将其分为数量时代、质量时代与和谐时代三个时期,分析了品牌在各个时代中所扮演的角色,并针对甘肃省工业化进程不均衡的省情,提出了定位地区形象、整合品牌元素、培养城市个性及联系城市品牌和支柱产业的四项发展战略.     

品牌扩展策略应注意的问题及对策

品牌扩展策略，是指企业利用其成功品牌名称的声誉来推出改良产品或新产品，企业采用这一策略，可以节省宣传新产品的促销费用，使新产品能迅速顺利地进入市场。但是，如果扩展的品牌已在市场上有较高的声誉，新产品也必须与其有同样良好的质量、服务等，否则不仅会影响新产品的销售，更重要的是会降低已有品牌的声誉。本文通过分析现今我国企业品牌扩展中的问题，试图找到一些对策。     

品牌关系:一个整合概念模型

品牌关系是近年来品牌理论研究中的一个热点问题,在品牌关系研究中,消费者——品牌关系一直是研究的中心,通过扩展对品牌关系主体的讨论,提出了一个基于品牌——消费者关系的品牌关系整合模型。该模型将参与品牌关系互动的主体区分为品牌外生因素和内生因素,其中外生因素包括其它品牌、利益关系人和环境,内生因素包括产品、公司和消费者;内生因素与消费者之间的互动,影响到消费者对品牌形成的认知。     

品牌经营:旅行社竞争之发展战略

品牌是旅行社竞争力的核心，而我国旅行社目前缺乏品牌经营意识和科学管理，且市场化进程缓慢。因而要通过建立现代企业制度、实行科学管理、提高员工素质等措施来加强旅行社的品牌经营，提高其竞争力。     

基于渐变思想的品牌延伸边界模型研究

首先介绍已有的基于功能一表现的品牌延伸边界模型，指出该模型的边界“突变”特性以及无法更准确地对边界内产品可延伸程度加以度量的缺点。然后提出基于品牌内产品间的关联性一致性的具有“渐变”特征的品牌延伸模型，以“海尔”品牌延伸为例进行实证分析，并探讨对该模型进一步研究和利用的方向。     

多元化企业品牌延伸的相关利益者组合比较研究

从多元化的角度来说，企业的品牌延伸行为就是一种新产品的推出模式。在相关多元化和非相关多元化模式下，企业通过品牌延伸推出新产品会形成不同的相关利益者组合。而现有产品市场企业、延伸产品市场企业、行业内潜在进入者和行业外潜在进入者是构成相关利益者组合的基本企业类型，其中的现有产品市场企业和延伸产品市场企业是延伸企业的现实利益相关者，其行为模式对延伸效果有重要影响。     

论我国企业品牌延伸的实施策略

品牌延伸的具体实施策略是影响延伸效果的重要因素，而延伸实施中最常见和有效的措施就是一般营销策略和副品牌策略。对于国内品牌来说，由于自身状况和国内经济环境的影响，延伸实施中还需要更多关注品牌定位的维护、品牌知名度的提升以及延伸领域的选择等重要问题。     

An Empirical Investigation of Composite Product Choice

Prior ingredient branding research has examined the influence of “stated” factors such as fit between partner brands on composite product (e.g., Tide with Downy fabric softener) attitudes. This research focuses on choice of composite products, and addresses three managerially relevant questions: Which consumer segments are more likely to adopt the composite product? Will the choice of the composite product have positive or negative reciprocal effects on partner brands? Will the introduction of the composite product benefit the primary or the secondary brand more? The authors use a brand choice model to investigate the “revealed” choice of complements-based composite products. Study results indicate that (i) despite high fit between the composite product and the primary brand, consumer segments may have different choice likelihoods for these products, whereas prior research suggests equal likelihood; (ii) the choice of a composite product may not provide a positive reciprocal effect to the secondary brand; and (iii) the introduction of a composite product may benefit the primary brand more than the secondary brand, whereas prior research suggests a symmetrical benefit for the partner brands. Finally, the finding that introducing a composite product may not cannibalize the sale of the primary brand extends the ingredient branding literature, which has been silent on this issue.     

Transformation and Rebirth of Chinese Brands: A Case From the Hotel Industry

ABSTRACT

Chinese domestic brands have developed rapidly in recent years, and yet few of them have entered global competition as product or service brands brands with exceptions such as Huawei. In addition, the evolution of Chinese brands has hardly been understood or introduced properly by international business educators. In this article, we identify the development patterns of Chinese domestic brands by using a local hotel brand as an example. Particularly, we examine and discuss how a Chinese brand can be established with specific positioning, brand image, and product offering, as well as how the brand can grow by vertical and horizontal extensions based on balancing market opportunities and the brand’s own capabilities. Moreover, we expect this research to facilitate the understanding of Chinese brands among international business education.