Branding Strategies There are several types of branding strategies that companies use when branding an item or service: multiproduct, multibrand, reseller, co-branding, and mixed. The scenario in this assignment, presents a proposition by the Vietnam government to the Stanford Medical Center. This would include a co-branding arrangement in which Stanford would manage the facility and send several of its clinicians to guide and instruct the Saigon facility doctors and nursing staff. The purpose of this paper is to 1) discuss the various types of branding strategies, 2) present risks to be considered in accepting the arrangement, 3) discuss the benefits of co-branding and whether or not the arrangement outweighs the risks associated with today’s …show more content…
“Your branding strategy defines what you stand for, a promise you make, and the personality you convey” (“Brand Strategy”, 2015, para. 2). As well, it assists in the presentation of your product or service to stand out from the competition. According to Berkowitz (2011), there are five types of branding strategies: multiproduct, multibrand, reseller, co-branding, and mixed. The multiproduct branding strategy uses one name for all the various products within the company. For example, the hospital I work for includes its name in the off campus imaging centers, surgical outpatient centers, and free-standing emergency departments. As a result, customers are more inclined to associate the name with the good reputation, high standard of quality of care, and patient satisfaction of the brand. The multibrand strategy uses different brand names for each of its products. For example, Johnson & Johnson has various product lines which have their own brand name such as consumer health products, medical devices, and pharmaceutical products (http://www.jnj.com/). The purpose of this type of strategy is to attract and influence diverse market sections (Berkowitz, 2011). The reseller strategy is used when; one company purchases products from other companies and sells the products under their company name because they do not have the ability to manufacture the products themselves. Last, with …show more content…
Stanford Medical Center has the opportunity to develop a co-branding arrangement with the government of Saigon, but prior to making a decision – they must consider the risks and benefits. The health care market is continuously evolving; in which America is well-known for its advancements in technology and medical interventions. The co-branding strategy has been successfully implemented by the Mayo Clinic, the Cleveland Clinic, and John Hopkins with other countries across the globe. Therefore, the benefits of this proposal clearly offset the risks involved in working with the Vietnam
With 17 existing hospitals and ____ physician practices, the Greater New Orleans Region of Louisiana is not a practical choice for Kaiser Permanente expansion. The four parishes: Plaquemines, Jefferson, St. Bernard, and Orleans would not make for a successful business venture. This report examines how the Kaiser Permanente Brand and Strategy Division assessed the region and determined the region could not realize and expand the mission and vision for Kaiser Permanente…..
-Store brand name enables product to be accepted and adopted more easily by consumers because of brand recognition
Henry Ford Hospital (2016) is also affiliated with Wayne State University Medical School. The hospital is recognized for clinical excellence and innovation in several fields including: cardiology and cardiovascular surgery, neurology and neurosurgery, orthopedics and sports medicine, organ transplants, and treatment for prostate, breast and lung cancers (Henry, 2016). Marketing is a key aspect of any organization. Marketing is defined as the activities and processes for creating, communicating, delivering, and exchanging offerings for clients, customers, partners, and society as a whole (Rooney, 2009). Specifically, Henry Ford Hospital is a nonprofit organization. Non-profit marketing is defined as a management process of exchanges undertaken by NPOs, and aimed at generating a social benefit to a more or less wider group of society (Garcia & Gonzalez, 2013). Current challenges in marketing that the hospital has will be discussed, as well as how segmentation and target marketing are applied at Henry Ford Hospital. Lastly, how the organization’s services are positioned to meet the demands of the target market will be
In every given business, the name itself portrays different meanings. This serves as the reference point and sometimes the basis of customers on what to expect within the company. Since personality affects product image (Langmeyer & Shank, 1994), the presence of brand helps in the realization of this concept. Traditionally, brand is a symbolic manifestation of all the information connected with a company, product, or service (Nilson, 2003; Olin, 2003). A brand is typically composed of a name, logo, and other visual elements such as images, colors, and icons (Gillooley & Varley, 2001; Laforet & Saunders, 1994)). It is believed that a brand puts an impression to the consumer on what to expect to the product or service being offered (Mere, 1995). In other application, brand may be referred as trademark, which is legally appropriate term. The brand is the most powerful weapon in the market (LePla & Parker, 1999). Brands possess personality in which people associate their experience. Oftentimes, they are related to the core values the company executes.
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When promoting primary health care services, there are many factors that must be considered when developing an effective marketing plan. Primary care providers are the gatekeepers of health care in the United States; many patients have to visit them before being referred to specialist providers (Bodenheimer, 2003). They are also being tasked with ensuring patients are receiving preventative services and managing more complex chronic diseases (Akinci & Healey, 2004). Recruitment of primary care physicians is challenging because they are expected to do more and are not being reimbursed proportionally for the added workload (Bodenheimer, 2003). In this paper, a group of primary care physicians in Washington D.C. is looking to research their consumer population base in order to provide them better services and recruit new primary care physicians to their practice (Colorado State University-Global Campus, 2013). A successful primary care marketing plan will recruit quality health care providers while improving consumer accessibility to their services, customer satisfaction rates, and patients’ continuity of care with their health care provider.
Healthcare organizations are designed to meet the healthcare needs of individuals and promote a healthy community. The three healthcare organizations that interest me are: The Heart Hospital Baylor of Plano, Texas Health Center for Diagnostics & Surgery Plan, and Parkland Health and Hospital System. Due to evolving healthcare industry, focusing on just patients and physicians is no longer a marketing strategy. According to Mycek (2015), “Marketing teams need to expand their consideration set and focus on the new 5 P’s of Healthcare Marketing” (p. 1). The new 5 P’s of marketing now impact the marketing potential of healthcare organizations by offering changes in sales rep – physician access, purchasing, formulary decision making, and growing patient empowerment. The new 5 P’s of marketing are: Physicians, Patients, Payers, Public, and The Presence of Politics.
Banner health is non- profit organization dedicated to provide quality care to the patients. It provides a quality care to the patients in various specialized ares of health care such as cancer care, heart care, rehabilitation care, post surgical care, pediatric care and others (Bannerhealthcare, 2015). 29 hospitals and other medical centers are operated by banner health care and “it provides a more than $153 million in charity care”(Bannerhealthcare, 2015). The goal of banner health care is to optimize the excellence in clinical care, innovation, research technologies and others (Bannerhealthcare, 2015). This paper explains the readiness of the banner health care in addressing
Strategic purchasing is the key for such a goal (3, 9-11). Although the theoretical basis for implementing strategic purchasing of health services is rigorous, but in terms of action, health systems who developed this strategy faced several challenges. It is said that strategic purchasing will optimize the outputs and outcomes of health systems, but given the traditional conflict between purchasers and providers it is hard to tell that it would work in any context(12-14). Countries in the world experienced different kinds of strategic purchasing and they earned advantages.
A brand is utilized by a company to differentiate its products from others in the market. Some techniques for accomplishing this are through the use of distinguishing logos, names, color schemes, and slogans. An effective branding strategy is one of the most important components for gaining a significant advantage in a progressive market. Basically, a company brand is its promise to its customers about what can be expected from its product and how it differentiates from the competitors. The branding strategy is the part of the marketing plan that explains how and to whom the company proposes on conveying its brand messages. It will also explain where the company plans to advertise and what it will publicize both visually and verbally (Williams, 2013). Home Depot’s marketing plan will contain domestic and global branding strategies and will be a collaboration of brand messages from both Home Depot and Reach the Top®.
The roles of internal branding process and hierarchical level associate with employee’s knowledge and buy in behavior
*Problems: How far can management push this branding strategy without undercutting the distinctiveness of each individually branded hotel?
Branding is used to refer to a wide body of literature as to how businesses can use their brands to achieve a competitive advantage, through building brand equity, launching brand extensions, managing global brands, and so forth.
Branding and marketing are both buzzwords that to the uninitiated seem interchangeable. After all, they’re both methods businesses can use to increase their profits and productivity. Despite this end goal, there are subtle differences in how and why the tactics are used.
Early on in the twentieth century, when mass marketing and production became commonplace, company branding allowed consumers to identify with a company. The consumer made a one sided personal relationship