Brand Culturalization and the Brand Family

 

Thank you for your interest in the culturalization of our Door County brand.  A tremendous amount of work has gone into identifying the essence of the Door County brand and it's through this process that we hope to bring that message to your community to assist with your sub brand.  One way to think about this process is to think of each community as a pillar that holds up the parent brand.  Each pillar is unique but holds true to the values of the parent brand.

 

Click HERE to view a PDF version of the PowerPoint presentation by Mary Nosbisch Jan 27-29th, 2009.

 

Glossary  (Printer-Friendly Glossary)

Brand

Holistically, what the product stands for in the minds of its consumer (i.e. reputation)

 

Target Audience

A group of individuals with common demographics, psychographics and/or attitudes and represent your product’s most likely purchasers

 

Primary Benefit

The positive results from a usage experience with the brand that addresses a need or want of the target audience

 

Reason to Believe (Benefit Support)

Factual statements that make the primary benefit promised believable

 

Frame of Reference (Competitive Set)

A group of acceptable alternatives (as defined by the consumer) in the event that they do not choose your brand

 

Brand Asset

Physical characteristics that have come to represent a brand to consumers

 

Brand Values

The code by which the brand lives      

 

Brand Personality

What the brand personified would look like

 

Brand Core (Brand DNA)

Essential aspects of the brand that define it to its viewing consumers ~ usually an edited version of the most important of its assets, values and personality

 

Brand Promise

Shorthand for the brand strategy that embraces the soul of the brand

 

Demographics

Description of outward traits that characterize a group of people

 

Psychographics

Description of lifestage, lifestyle and/or activities that characterize a group of people

 

Brand Positioning Strategy

The distinctive position that a brand adopts in its competitive environment to ensure that individuals in its target market can tell the brand apart from others

 

Positioning Strategy Statement

Written description of the position that a brand occupies in the minds of a defined target audience

 

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