Executive Education - Courses and Subject Focus at the University of Michigan Ross School of Business

Building and Leveraging Strong Brands

A Strategic Approach
Executive Summary

This focused brand management marketing program is an intensive, two-day marketing course that will help you gain a more complete understanding of brand building. You will learn how to take a strategic perspective and leverage your existing brand assets to create a "brand architecture." You will also gain tactical tools to implement an effective strategic marketing plan to optimize brand building and maximize marketing ROI. (FormerlyBrand Equity Management)

Dates & Locations16 Oct - 17 Oct 2008Ann Arbor, MI - $3,380 USDRegister
 15 Oct - 16 Oct 2009Ann Arbor, MI - $3,380 USDRegister
FacultyRajeev Batra
Highlights

  • Develop a road map for a complete brand-building program
  • Create a brand designed to leverage your competitive strengths and address the needs of targeted customers
  • How to "express" your brand vision through integrated, multiple consumer touch-points
  • Maximize your return on investment through creative brand extension strategies
  • Create a powerful brand architecture
Building and Leveraging Strong Brands - A Strategic Approach is Designed For:

  • Marketing vice presidents and general managers
  • Product managers, brand and category managers
  • Marketing communications managers and marketing consultants
  • Past participants in The Big Picture three-day program

Learning Objectives

Building a strong brand goes well beyond pretty logos. This program utilizes a strategic framework that reviews the many elements needed to build strong brands, including approporiate identity and awareness, a reputation for high quality and industry leadership, a feeling of trust and confidence, brand imagery, and associations that make strategic sence and brand loyalty. It also looks at ways to improve the ROI from brand-buildng, including smart brand extensions and a coherent brand architecture. Wherever possible, connections are made to the participant's own brands and industry, through individual and group exercises.

At only two days in length, the Building and Leveranging Srong Brands program is designed to fit into a busy executive's schedule, allowing for maximum flexibility in pursuing executive development goals with minimal time away from the office.


Fee Policy

The program fee includes tuition, instructional materials, living accommodations, continental breakfast, lunch, and coffee breaks each day. Fee is payable in advance in US dollars and is subject to change. See our Cancellation, Transfer and Substitution Policy

Dates & Locations16 Oct - 17 Oct 2008Ann Arbor, MI - $3,380 USDRegister
 15 Oct - 16 Oct 2009Ann Arbor, MI - $3,380 USDRegister
FacultyRajeev Batra
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