In the past, beauty industry is classified as traditional industry but it nowadays emphasizes on professional medical cosmetic. Celebrity is the key for the success of medical cosmetic beauty industry because they can drive the output value of enterprises and access to consumer acceptance. This is the critical factor of profit in beauty industry. The Brand Identity Implementation System (Aaker, 1996) is the framework to study the development process of the personal brand. Though documentation analysis and case study, the study inducted the process and mode of successful personal brand, discussed the importance of personal brand to the beauty industry and studied how to successfully build personal brand. The study used multiple sources to collect and analyze data to study the chosen case during its life cycle. The study results that the founders¡¦ background of personal brand would be the variance to establish consumer trust, develop brand identity and declare brand value. Second, the good use of media or advertisement will be the good linkage of founder¡¦s specialty or intention and product effectiveness. In addition, personal brand should be aware of the amount of disposable income and the change of consumption pattern to develop various marketing strategies.

Tourism industry is one of the most prominent industries at the moment. Globalization has been playing a big role by mainly diminishing traveling barriers between countries. This trend had brought also an increase in competition between countries to identify themselves and to define how they want to be perceived by the tourists. In this case, developing a clear destination brand identity is crucial for success. Brand identity and brand image are two concepts that are related to each other but their meanings are different. There are several studies from the demand side concerning with destination brand image. Conversely, there is a lack of studies conducted in destination brand identity by considering the supplier side. Thus,the main purpose of this study is to investigate the brand identity creation from the supplier side. A conceptual model of “Strategic Brand Analysis in Destination Identity Context” was developed from the reviewed literature. This model guided the empirical investigation of regulators, academicians, civil society and business enterprises in Albanian identity context. In order to collect diverse perspectives, ten qualitative interviews from different fields were conducted. By conduction of interviews and qualitative content analysis with the support of “QSR NVivo 7” software, the strategic brand analysis of destination identity in Albanian context was examined. Additionally, presented theories about brand identity and collected empirical data were analyzed together. Based on this analysis, revised model was recommended for the “Strategic Brand Analysis in Destination Identity Context”. The results suggested that a comprehensive analysis including “Stakeholders Analysis” and “TourismCompetition Analysis” is required as the initial phase of destination identity formation. Each part of analysis has combining aspects, which need to be considered. This study contributes to the literature on brand identity and personality. In addition, the study also has implications for policy-makers of tourism destinations and managers of tourism companies. While the theoretical findings can be regarded as an exploration in the literature,this study fulfilled first research concerning destination brand identity of Albania in tourism.

The thesis deals with marketing communications business of BORS Břeclav a.s. The theoretical part is devoted to the definition of the main concepts of marketing and marketing research. The analytical part is devoted to the functioning of the entire organization and all its activities. The proposal section is devoted to new marketing communication and finding new marketing opportunities.

Global brands are increasingly expanding their footprint to developing countries, due to the promising opportunities that these countries hold; and as such, consumers are faced with the decision between global and local brands. In South Africa too, there has been an influx of global brands, which has placed pressure on the local retail landscape. Therefore, the main objective of this study was to determine whether there is a difference in perception among millennial consumers in South Africa between a global and a local fashion retail brand. Millennials are considered to be individuals born between the early 1980s and late 1990s. To understand consumers’ decision making process between global and local brands, the signaling theory was applied. The signaling theory is typically used to describe behaviour when multiple parties have access to different information – in this case it relates to consumers having access to the different signals sent out by both global and local brands. In addition to the signaling theory, the brand-analysis model was employed to measure these perceptions relating to brand-specific associations (perceived quality and emotional value), general brand impression (brand awareness and brand image) and brand commitment (brand loyalty and purchase intention). Therefore, the objectives and hypotheses for this study were directly derived from each of the brand-analysis constructs mentioned above. It is understood that researchers have not used the signaling theory and brand analysis model together. This study also considers them independently, however the brand analysis constructs are used as signals between brands and consumers. Using the two retail brands, H&M (global) and Mr Price (local) as stimuli, the data were collected through an online questionnaire. A non-probability sampling technique was implemented, which achieved a total sample size of n=263. The target population consisted of millennial consumers in South Africa, due to the significant spending power of this cohort. The findings were three-fold. Firstly, the hypotheses tests indicated that there are differences in consumer perception relating to each of the brand-analysis constructs, with higher ratings towards the global brand for perceived quality, emotional value, brand image, brand loyalty, and purchase intention. Local brands, however, appear to enjoy higher levels of brand awareness. Secondly, in order to gain deeper insights into these perceptions, this study also compared the difference in perceptions among the demographic subgroups. In contrast to the overall preference for global brands, certain groups, such as those with lower income levels and lower levels of education, had higher ratings for the local brand in terms of perceived quality, emotional value, brand loyalty and purchase intention. Lastly, the strength of the relationships between constructs was measured; and this showed that, for both brands, positive relationships exist among all of the brand-analysis constructs – with varying strength levels. The academic contributions of this study are as follows: In general, brand management literature in developing countries has been neglected. Previous research has shown that there are differences in brand perception between consumers from developed and those from developing countries. This study therefore aimed to add to the literature, not only towards a typical developing country, but towards a hybrid country, namely South Africa. In addition, the brand-analysis model and the signaling theory used in this study, serve as a basis for future research aiming to evaluate consumer choice. Practical contributions include the following: The findings yielded significant insights into the aspects to be emphasised by global and local brands, in order to be successful in capturing and maintaining the desire of consumers to purchase and use their brands. Thus, the findings provide an understanding of the drivers of global and local brand purchases for marketing practitioners – to improve or adjust their marketing strategies. On the basis of these findings, local brands are advised to invest in expanding their presence in other countries, and to advertise this as a signal of quality. Another strategy for local brands is to emphasise their authenticity and pride in the local culture as a signal of a deep connectedness with the local market. Global brands on the other hand, are advised to advertise their worldwide availability and acceptance as a signal of quality and prestige, and to offer an opportunity for consumers to be part of the global-consumer culture.

The goal of this master´s thesis is to analyse the perception of Gambrinus brand on the Czech beer market and on the basis of the analysis to formulate recommendations for the owners of the brand to maximize the brand value and improve the brand perception. The theoretical part of the thesis is to describe the brand in general, the strategic management of the brand and methods of the research. The practical part of the thesis is focused on the description of the Czech beer market with emphasis on Plzeňský Prazdroj group. In the next chapter Gambrinus brand is analysed in terms of values, marketing campaigns and the market position. The last chapter consists of quantitative and qualitative research with a goal of analysing the perception of Gambrinus brand on the Czech market. On the basis of the results of the research, the recommendations for the owners of the brand are made.

his diploma thesis deals with construction of the marketing strategy for Philip Morris ČR, a.s.. The tabacco market has experienced continuesly increasing government regulation along with increasing consumption taxation in the last years. The strategy is desinged accordingly to this fact in order to achieve higher market share of this company. Philip Morris ČR, a. s. has faced nearly 25% drop in market share since 2002. This diploma thesis formulates and provides appropriate recommendations on the base of the market analysis as well as on the analysis of the firm. All recommendations are focused on the construction of effective marketing strategy.

Submitted by Johnny Rodrigues (johnnyrodrigues@ufcg.edu.br) on 2018-06-11T15:01:29Z No. of bitstreams: 1 ESTELA MARIS DE MEDEIROS E OLIVEIRA - DISSERTAÇÃO PPGDesign 2016..pdf: 9117581 bytes, checksum: f51af2f10ee757a7e61c6b588d3d1c11 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2018-06-11T15:01:29Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 ESTELA MARIS DE MEDEIROS E OLIVEIRA - DISSERTAÇÃO PPGDesign 2016..pdf: 9117581 bytes, checksum: f51af2f10ee757a7e61c6b588d3d1c11 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2016-12-12 / Esta pesquisa apresenta um estudo exploratório acerca do processo de significação de marcas e, com isto, propõe um processo que analisa a comunicação de significados em assinaturas visuais. O objeto de estudo é a marca/função ou marca/signo, considerando-a como signo portador de significados e a interpretação do indivíduo que não possui experiência com a mesma. A motivação para a realização do estudo veio da observação do crescente número de empresas de serviços de alimentação de médio porte na região Nordeste que obtiveram crescimento por meio de franquias, vendo neste cenário a oportunidade de investigar o processo de comunicação de significados de marcas em expansão que visam conquistar novos mercados. O processo proposto foi aplicado à marcas com características comuns quanto à área de atuação e composição formal, e investigou os três níveis de significação: os atributos físicos do signo, a missão do objeto e a percepção do interpretante. O processo de comunicação foi avaliado a fim de identificar como os atributos físicos da assinatura visual influenciam a transmissão dos significados esperados. Os significados associados às marcas foram interpretados de acordo com a grade de valores semânticos propostos pela Interação Significante (IS) com o intuito de compreender o tipo de interação que as empresas mantêm com o público. A aplicação do método proposto constatou que: 1) as marcas avaliadas apresentam baixo grau de comunicação dos significados, principalmente das qualidades de dimensão pragmática prática e crítica; 2) ruídos na configuração formal comprometem a comunicação de significados de dimensão pragmática; 3) significados de dimensão emocional são, em grande maioria, relacionados a signos icônicos e cromáticos, e signos desta natureza têm um alto poder de significação; 4) as empresas estudadas manifestam pouca atenção a valores emocionais lúdicos tanto em seus atributos formais quanto no discurso de perfil, e enfocam em questões pragmáticas práticas. Com os resultados obtidos, o processo utilizado se mostrou eficiente e passível de ser aplicado em outros estudos que busquem investigar a comunicação de significados de marcas em seu estágio inicial de significação. / This research presents an exploratory study about the process of marks and, based on this, it is proposed a method to evaluate meanings on visual signatures. The study object is the mark/function or mark/sign, considering it as a sign carried with meaning, and that its interpretation is made by an individual that does not have any experience with it. Our motivation came from the observation of the increasing number of midsize food companies from the northeast region of Brazil which are heading to the franchising market, then, foreseeing in this scenario an opportunity to investigate the meaning communication process of those trademarks which aims to expand its market share in different regions. The proposed method was applied on different marks with common features of operation and formal composition, where we investigate three meaning levels: physical attributes of the sign, mission of the object and its individual perception. We evaluate the communication process to identify the physical attributes of its visual signature that influence the transmission of expected meaning. The associated meanings were interpreted based on a semantic values grade proposed by the Signification Interaction (SI) process, aiming to understand what type of interaction the companies maintain with their public. Applying the proposed method, we found: 1) the evaluated marks presented low levels of sign communication, mainly on the their practical and critical pragmatic quality dimensions; 2) noises in the formal configuration commit the sign communication in the pragmatic dimension; 3) most of emotional dimension signs are related to iconic and chromatic signs, and these types of signs have high levels of meaning power; 4) the investigated companies manifest low attention to ludic emotional values both in their formal attributes and profile message, focusing only in practical pragmatic features. Based on the obtained results, the used method showed to be efficient and feasible to be applied on different studies that aim to investigate the meaning communication of marks in their initial stage of signification.