Positioning is a key element of brand's strategic management and it is often a driver for success on given market. In every brand's life cycle there can be a moment, where current positioning simply doesn't work anymore, so there is need to reposition the brand to modify the current one or develop a new one. The main goal of this master thesis is to give readers full detail of the whole process of repositioning and to create ideal scenario for this process in FMCG market. I describe all most important parts of the brand and its strategic management related to positioning in the theoretical part. In the practical part I use a method of case study of Birell brand to describe real example of repositioning. This case study also includes reasons and consequences of the repositioning. In conclusion of the thesis, there is compiled ideal scenario of the whole process, that can serve as a basis for further research or as a instruction for future projects.

With the rising power of Internet and especially social media which includes different communities, blogs, portals(1) , etc., nowadays brand value, - its creation and control, is not in the hands of the companies anymore, but is shifted to the consumers. One aim of this paper is to investigate and try to prove the existence of social media influence on brand value. Another goal is to introduce a different vision of brand value in connection with Internet and the rise of social media's influence on consumer's minds. For the purpose of this research the terms brand value and brand equity would bear equal meanings. My theory, which I would like to introduce, was borrowed from biology and physics, namely from I.P. Pavlov's studies and his conditioned reflex theory(2) and the physics part is based on the dispersion of light theory which was first introduced, as we know, by Isaak Newton(3). I dare to say, that nowadays creation of brand value in consumer minds works the same way. When someone, man or woman, hears a brand name, a picture and a feeling, either positive or negative is immediately formed in the person's mind from personal experience with this brand. If not, then the brand is an unfamiliar one, thus we have to rely on a provided opinion, which was previously usually conveyed to us by family, relatives and close friends while recently, also by our growing virtual community. At the beginning of the thesis, I will present the theoretical background and data on World Wide Web and social media, followed by a concise description of some of the existing brand equity models, afterwards introducing my own vision on significant brand value components, elaborating on this theory with the help of relevant case studies and researches. Brand equity has generally been defined as "a brand's power derived from the goodwill and name recognition that it has earned over time, which translates into higher sales volume and higher profit margins against competing brands"(4). Further on in the second chapter I will bring together more definitions on brand equity/value to be able to propose a modified one, components of which will be discussed thoroughly in the same chapter. The main goal of my Master Thesis is to analyze the existence of a dependency between social media and brand value. A second goal is to assess whether the impact is a positive or a negative one or is a mixture of both.

The theoretical part is explaining the concept of brand, defines the differences between the brands and "brand", as well as the differences between the brands and the products. Also points to the importance of brands in marketing, types of brands and their elements. The greatest attention is paid to branding, priority of today's marketing. It focuses on the description of the main steps of the strategic brand management. Followed by a theoretical insight into the topic of art, marketing specifications in showbusiness, and outline of the contemporary art market, including the legal binding. Following the theory and the facts established in it, the practical part is set on monitoring a particular artist in the terms of application of principles of brand building. Thesis does not aim to provide an exhausting list of information from different areas, but rather to point out the possibilities of linking brand strategies and the arts. The goal is to assess whether the success in the field of art is linked with the quality of brand management strategy.

Thesis deals with identity and brand management of the brand Garnier, which belongs to the company's portfolio of L'Oréal. The aim is to show options, how to improve the loyalty of customers to this brand. In practical part is analysed the Garnier brand by the determination of its identity, marketing mix and SWOT analysis, which is afterwards used as a background for the primary research. The primary research has the goal to find out the image of the brand and the rate of customer's loyalty. In conclusion there are suggested the changes in Garnier's brand management.

Brands are intangible assets that provide companies with the potential to extract higher rents or prices from customers. However, only few organizations are able to build and sustain brands over a long period of time. Brand management capability - the organization's ability to build and sustain brands becomes important for achieving sustainable competitive advantage. Despite the importance of brand management capability to organizations, majority of the brand management literature has primarily focused on the consumer perspective of brands. This gap in knowledge about the components of brand management capability impedes firms from replicating brand successes, and makes them reliant on brand managers. More recently, there have been multiple calls in literature to identify marketing-related organizational capabilities, which can provide organizations with a sustainable competitive advantage. The focus on developing marketing-based capabilities comes at a time when marketing is losing its influence in organizations. To this end, the current dissertation uses organizational capability theory and literature on brand management to identify the primary resource (intellectual capital comprising of structural, human, and relational capital), organizational culture type (clan, adhocracy, hierarchy, and market), and processes (strategic brand management, internal branding, and market information processes comprising of information acquisition, information transmission, conceptual utilization, and instrument utilization), that constitute the brand management capability. This dissertation also examines the association among various components of brand management capability and brand performance. A survey-based technique was used to gather data from individuals responsible for managing brands. The data was analyzed using PLS-SEM. The results indicate that human capital, relational capital, market and hierarchy culture types, internal branding, strategic brand management, and instrument utilization are positively associated with brand performance. Structural capital, clan and adhocracy culture types, information acquisition, information transmission, and conceptual utilization are not associated with brand performance. From a research standpoint, this dissertation contributes to the extant literature by identifying the resources, organizational culture, and processes that constitute the brand management capability. In addition to the extant brand management processes (internal branding and strategic brand management), a third set of processes identified in this dissertation (market information processes) is argued to be a critical component for successfully managing brands in organizations. This dissertation also provides empirical support for the role of marketing-based capabilities in determining organizational value, which has been debated in recent literature. Finally, this research addresses the calls for exploring marketing-based capabilities, especially at a time when marketing as a function is losing its influence in academia and organizations. From a managerial standpoint, this dissertation provides an outline for organizations seeking to build brand management capability. In addition to developing intellectual capital and brand management processes, firms need to create the right kind of organizational culture that is needed for brand management capability. This is consistent with the movement towards brands being managed with a strategic perspective.

The diploma thesis deals with the connection of the marketing mix with the brand of a company, namely Notino, s.r.o. According to theoretical knowledge and methodology, the market analysis, including the marketing mix, is carried out. There will also be a marketing survey on customer brand perception. On the basis of the theoretical and analytical part of the thesis, will be made a suggestion to support the brand development through the marketing mix.

The sports industry is massive, bolstered by its relationship with media. A recent development in the sport industry is the advent of social media, which offers the potential for two-way communication between sports organizations and their relevant stakeholders. Relationship management theory helps cultivate an understanding of social media as a vehicle for value creation for an organization and its stakeholders. This thesis is a content analysis of relationship communications strategies on Twitter using the accounts of five National Hockey League teams. This study builds upon existing literature by identifying stakeholder groups targeted on Twitter by NHL teams, defining subcategories in relationship management communications, and comparing the strategies and tactics used among five NHL teams. Results indicate that players are the most common internal stakeholder identified within this study, while sponsors are the most popular external stakeholder. Interactivity is not a major driver of social media content, but when teams do contribute to some form of interaction, they are most likely to place a mention of a stakeholder or stakeholder group within a tweet. Among relationship management communications strategies, NHL Twitter accounts most often provide announcements directly related to team performance. Engagement metrics show that team promotions receive the greatest number of replies and retweets. Four out of five NHL teams in this study are very similar with their use of relationship management communications strategies and identification of relevant stakeholders. In this sample, the San Jose Sharks account differs the most from the other teams in this study, emphasizing fan interaction and brand personification the most compared to the other teams in this study. Overall, this thesis contributes to knowledge about social media in the sports industry by providing an in-depth look at the stakeholders and communications strategies identified among NHL teams on Twitter.

Brand Building and Management in Social Media This present paper deals with brand activity in social media environment. Brand which has functional and also symbolic meanings serves as a link between product, service or business and (potential) customers. Brand's value is therefore influenced by a lot of factors. The text puts brand's movement into a wider theoretic context of the onset of new forms of communication (network communication many-to-many) and reveals how to manage the brand in this environment of social media which is so different from mass media world. Recommendations are made how to work with the community and content around the brand. Assuming quality monitoring social media can bring benefits also to the brand, not just consumers. Discussed are in particular following benefits: customer care, brand tracking, evaluating advertising campaigns, getting feedback and suggestions for improvements and alert system. The mixed research explores social media listening, it monitors the three brands of Czech mobile operators and then their representatives analyze the measured data. There are also presented the actual activities of these brands in the Czech social media environment.

Frågeställning: På vilket sätt kan existentiellt engagemang påverka konsumenters upplevelse av varumärkens värde? Syfte: Syftet med uppsatsen är att bygga vidare på tidigare forskning om konsumenters interaktioner med varumärken. Uppsatsen ämnar implementera existentiellt engagemang som en faktor i analysen av konsumentbeteede genom att kvantifiera och operationalisera grundläggande koncept av existentialism i syfte att ge bidrag till den teoretiska utvecklingen av konsumentbeteende. Slutligen är syftet med undersökningen att explorativt generera indikativa insikter av vilken påverkan existentiellt engagemang har på konsumenters upplevda värde av varumärken. Metod: Kandidatuppsatsen är explorativ och bygger på en deduktiv forskningsansats med kvantitativ forskningsstrategi. Empiriska data har insamlats med hjälp av webbenkät via Google formulär. Slutsats: Uppsatsen genererar ett bidrag till forskningen genom att explorativt kvantifiera och operationalisera grundläggande koncept av existentialism. Spiritualitet och autenticitet har i undersökningen använts för att mäta existentiellt engagemang och de operationaliserade påståendena har visat reliabilitet. Resultatet ger indikativa svar att existentiellt engagemang positivt påverkar målorienterat värde i störst utsträckning, följt av socialorienterat värde och sedan självorienterat värde.

Globalization has opened up new markets. Companies have now endless opportunities to expand their business reachwith sportsclubs being no exception. Internationalization in sports has its beginnings with foreign players joining a team and changed in 1995 with the Bosman ruling. After the Bosman ruling, the transfer of international players became easier. Not only can one notice the internationalization of sports teams by the transfer of players but also by the expansion of the sports itself. The NFL plays home games in London, the NBA in Mexico City and FC Bayern Munich has opened subsidiaries in the US and China. Yet, this all seems like the whole sports industry is expanding. However, the influences behind this drive are unclear. The purpose of this thesis is to gain an understanding of internationalization in the sports industry. As the current literature indicates several gaps regarding the internationalization of sports clubs such as the limited view on one sport at the time or the data usage of clubs in their internationalization process, this thesis focuses on offering a broaderpicture. Therefore, the research question formulated for this thesis is:What influences the internationalization in the sports industry?For answering the research questions and fulfill the purpose of this thesis, an inductive approach was selected with a qualitative exploratory research study. By mixing the pur-posive and self-selected sampling, six semi-structured interviews were conductedamong different sports clubs. The findings indicate that there are several different influences in the internationalization process of sports clubs. Leagues and their ambitions are one direct influence. Here, the leagues statutes seem to be guidelines forthe clubs and their perspec-tives on growing. Another influence are the market conditions, where one can distinguish between the home market and foreign market conditions. There are some markets that do not allow much for further grow, as another sport is dominating the industry. For that reason, expanding internationally becomes necessary. Yet, some clubs see more potential on the home market to expand their scope and are thus, not thinking of internationalizing soon. Also influencing the internationalization are partnerships. Partnerships, either new or existing ones, offer the benefit of having knowledge or a business network the club can potentially benefit from. This study contributes to the literature of sports teams’ internationalization by adding the underlying concept of influences in the process. Understanding the influences will not only support the eventual internationalization but also offers the opportunity to unite or-ganizations in their efforts.