WINTER ASSIGNMENT
(Product and Brand Management: PBM-03)
Brand Audit Report
Objective: This assignment will make our student acquaint of the concept
Brand Audit, which is a diagnostic tool designed to assess a brand's sources
of equity and it's current position, and to suggest ways to improve and
leverage the equity, identifying possible opportunities for brand extension
and threats to the image identified, in the form of a strategic plan.
Every Student will be allocated a BRAND to conduct Audit
in their specific area.
Every Student will submit a Hard Copy of the Brand Audit
Report
Question: The assignment should cover the following elements while
performing the brand audit of the allocated Brand . Audit Report should be
divided into TWO major parts.
1. Brand Inventory :
a. An overview of how all products and services are marketed,
branded and sold by the company.
b. Identify all brand elements (logos, symbols, characters,
packaging, slogans, trademarks)
c. Identify the inherent attributes of the product/idea/service
(pricing, communications, distribution policies, other relevant
marketing activities)
d. Profile direct and indirect competitive brands for points of parity
and points of difference.
2. Brand Exploratory ( CBBE concept)
An investigation into consumers: Minimum 15 Consumers
and 15 retailers (Conduct interview- Video)
a. knowledge of the brand
b. Awareness and Strengths
c. Favorability and uniqueness of associations including
categorization, use, and the brand promise.
d. Current Marketing Strategies
e. Plus customer's purchase, use and disposal patterns.
The goal is to find out what consumers think, feel and do
about the brand and product category in order to identify
sources of brand equity, and to uncover any problem
areas. Sources for this will be direct feedback from
consumers and retailers.
3. Suggestion and Recommendations: How to improve Brand
Equity?