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Mind the Brand - When entering a market : En studie om varumärkesutvidgning från tjänst till vara

Subject: This paper is about Brand Extension and if the process differs when a company extends its brand from a service to a product in comparison to an extension from a product to a product. As an example we have analyzed the mobile phone business and the mobile phone operators who launch their private branded mobile phones Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to analyze how companies use brand extension from service to product as a part of their brand extension strategy. Method: A literature study was done in the brand extension area, but also in the area of brands to have a deeper understanding for the subject. A qualitative study with interviews was combined with a quantitative survey study. On the basis of the theories we could analyze the collected data and fulfill the papers purpose. Results: Important features and differences in services and products were identified and the importance of a strong brand identity before an extension. The consumers showed positive attitudes and reactions towards the companies brand extension strategies through the survey.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:UPSALLA1/oai:DiVA.org:sh-2225
Date January 2008
CreatorsGrafström, Kajsa, Stridbeck, Elin
PublisherSödertörns högskola, Institutionen för ekonomi och företagande, Södertörns högskola, Institutionen för ekonomi och företagande
Source SetsDiVA Archive at Upsalla University
LanguageSwedish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeStudent thesis, info:eu-repo/semantics/bachelorThesis, text
Formatapplication/pdf
Rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess

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