Various Forms of Shareholders Ownership
The previous articles discussed how shareholders play an important role in promoting good corporate governance. This article looks at the patterns of shareholder ownership that are prevalent in organizations in the corporate world. To start with, any company whether it is private or public limited needs to have shareholders who contribute equity to the setting […]
International Sourcing is the Backbone of International Retailing
In the current times International Retailing industry is largely characterised by international sourcing. Though one might argue that for centuries countries have been engaged in sourcing materials from different countries, international sourcing as in the retail trade has grown and changed over a period of time. In the initial stages, the impetus for retailing of […]
Social Responsibilities of Organization Towards Employees
What is an organization without its employees? Nothing. Employees are said to be the true assets of an organization. Even the best of technology or best of infrastructure would not be of much use if employees do not perform up to the mark and are not satisfied with their current profiles. As they say, “charity […]
Advocacy Groups and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)
We have seen how corporations need to embrace CSR as a paradigm if the challenges of the 21st century have to be met. We have also examined the role of the media in championing CSR. In this article, we look at how Advocacy Groups and Pressure Groups like Greenpeace and Media Lens along with other […]
Why is MLM an Opportunity for Anyone and Everyone ?
Whether in an office environment, Corporate setup, at home, amidst friends, clubs or wherever you go, it is quite likely that you will discover the existence of a Network that is engaged in Multi Level Marketing. You are likely to receive calls from friends forgotten long ago who will re awaken the relationship and try […]
Symbols become a key component of brand equity and help in differentiating the brand characteristics.
Symbols are easier to memorize than the brand names as they are visual images. These can include logos, people, geometric shapes, cartoon images, anything. For instance:
All these symbols help us remember the brands associated with them.
Brand symbols are strong means to attract attention and enhance brand personalities by making customers like them. It is feasible to learn the relationship between symbol and brand if the symbol is reflective/representative of the brand.
For instance, the symbol of LG symbolize the world, future, youth, humanity, and technology. Also, it represents LG’s efforts to keep close relationships with their customers.
It is due to logo that customers form an image for the product/service in mind. Adidas’s “Three Stripes” is a famous brand identified by it’s corporate logo.
Features of a good logo are :
The elements of a logo are:
The goodwill of the dealer/maker of the product also enhances by use of trademark. Trademark totally indicates the commercial source of product/service. Trademark contribute in brand equity formation of a brand. Trademark name should be original. A trademark is chosen by the following symbols:
™ (denotes unregistered trademark, that is, a mark used to promote or brand goods);
SM (denotes unregistered service mark)
® (denotes registered trademark).
Registration of trademark is essential in some countries to give exclusive rights to it. Without adequate trademark protection, brand names can become legally declared generic. Generic names are never protectable as was the case with Vaseline, escalator and thermos.
Some guidelines for trademark protection are as follows:
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