Choose any two brands from the following FMCG product categories available in Australia - Toothpaste
Choose one brand that is prominent in the marketplace and another one (same product category), which you feel Australian consumers are not very familiar with. Conducting secondary research you are expected to report on the breadth and depth of brand awareness (page 108; Keller 2020) for the chosen brands.
For any one of the brands discussed, identify the associations that you feel contribute significantly towards the brand’s equity. Using secondary research, you have to construct a mind map by undertaking a ‘brand associations’ research task. You are expected to report on the strength, favourability and uniqueness of brand associations (pages 76-77; Keller 2020) as well as present the brand’s mind map (pages 333-336; Keller 2020).
Your report should have the following components:
1. Introduction (about 150 words)
The introduction should highlight the main purpose of your report. Further, it should guide the reader/examiner on the structure
of your report.
2. Discussion
I. Brand awareness (600-650 words)
- Theoretical discussion of the importance of brand awareness (about 200-250 words). Referring to 1-2 journal articles on brand awareness (concepts relating to brand salience include brand recall, recognition, and brand familiarity), discuss the importance of measuring brand awareness. Note: Do not regurgitate the Keller textbook.
- Presentation and discussion of breadth and depth of brand awareness for chosen brands (about 400-450 words).
(Note: Secondary data results to be included in the appendix).
II. Brand associations (about 600-650 words)
a. Discussion of the importance of brand associations (about 200-250 words). Referring to 1-2 journal articles, discuss
the rationale formeasuringbrand associations from the authors’ perspective.
b. Presentation and discussion of the “brand associations” findings including mind map (about 400-450 words).
(Note: Secondary data results to be included in the appendix).
3. Conclusion (about 100 words).
The last part of the report is the conclusion, which wraps up the key points of your work.