This document discusses building brand communities. It defines a brand community as a group of consumers organized around the lifestyle, activities, and ethos of a brand. It explores how brand communities create shared consciousness, rituals and traditions to differentiate members and reproduce the brand's meaning. Brand communities provide functional, emotional and social value to customers. They can increase brand resonance and equity by strengthening consumer perception and loyalty. The document provides examples of Apple, Harley Davidson, and political brand communities. It offers strategies for marketers to build and engage communities through consistent innovation, events, and promotional offers.
2. A group of consumers organized around the lifestyle,
activities & ethos of the brand
Content + Conversations = Community
Opportunity to find meaning & sense of self through
commitment to a brand
3. Shared Consciousness Rituals & Traditions
Sense of Moral
Responsibility
• To differentiate
between true
believer &
opportunities
• Marks members’
inclusion &
exclusion from
various lifestyles
• Reproduces
meaning of brand
by behaviors &
scripts
• Celebrating brand
history
• Sharing brand
stories
• Sense of duty to
community as a
whole
• Integrating &
retaining
members
• Assisting in the
use of brand
6. A value premium that a company generates from a product with a
recognizable name, when compared to a generic equivalent
DEFINITION
COMPONENTS OF BRAND EQUITY
ROLE OF MARKETING
To create brand equity for their products by making them memorable, easily
recognizable, and superior in quality and reliability.
3 Basic components:
Consumer Perception + Negative or Positive Effects + Resulting value
12. Organic
• Borne out of passion
• Grow by ‘Word of mouth’
• Don’t like to be controlled
• Organized by experts
• Content is created to attract people
• Focused & Controlled
Inorganic
13. Apple has built its community based on design ,
innovation & imagination
Cult-like relationship which goes beyond business &
products
Association with Apple is like self-enhancement &
special community to associate with
15. Shared Consciousness Rituals & Traditions
Sense of Moral
Responsibility
• Restricting
membership to
owners of Harley
Davidson
• Only brand
loyalists exist
within the
community
• By holding &
sponsoring Harley
Davidson rallies
• Allowing people to
share their
experiences
• Ensuring brand
survives future
generations
• Strict rules
governing
membership
• Hierarchical
structure
• Community to
police itself
16. MI fan club Zoo-zoos community created
Vodafone buzz
Rajnikanth fan community Modi Brand campaign to
generate loyalty
17. Fastest way of
spreading word
Evoke reactions
Self-sustaining
19. Consistent innovation to keep the
trust of community members Timely events , online or offline, to
generate & engage new members
Bring in promotional offers for
community members to make
them feel special & differentiated
20. Brand
Communities
Linkage to Brand Resonance Model
Channels used to promote communities
Customer Relationship built
Brand Community Characteristics
Strategies & guidelines to build communities
Examples of Indian & Global brand communities
Managing Brand Communities
21. This presentation is created by Abhinav Gandotra (PGP31002),
IIM Lucknow, as an assignment under the course ‘Brand
Management’ by Professor Sameer Mathur, IIM Lucknow