Anton & Gerard Philips started
Philips & Co. in 1891
PHILIPS logo Symbol
introduction
BRAND POSITIONING
Technological
Prowess
Product
Innovation
Philips is known for its
TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION
All introduced by Philips
&
BRAND MANTRA
BRAND
MANTRA
“sense and simplicity”
What do we mean by this ?
advanced
easy to use
designed around you
Brand Mantra
Philips rebranded itself with this mantra ?
Market research study of 1,650 consumers &
180 companies, who were customers of Philips
around the world
Led to the discovery of
Philips’ Core Target Group
CORE TARGET GROUP
 well educated
 affluent decision makers
 35 - 55 age
 valued simplicity &
efficiency
led to the campaign-
“sense and simplicity”
with the
tagline
RISKS
Points-of-differences
may be unclear
younger “tech-savvy”
customers may feel
alienated
Ambiguity in tagline
simple or not advanced?
sense- in which sense?
from
Japanese
Manufacturers
Flood market with inexpensive consumer
electronics
What’s the next move?
STRATEGY
Emotional branding
Large Automated Plants
increased production
Cultural Branding
Connect with people
Reinforcing Category Membership
Choosing specific
points-of-parity
points-of-difference
Perceptual Map
BRAND MANTRA RISKS
with the
tagline
from
Japanese
Manufacturers
RECAP
DISCLAIMER
Created by Deepanshu Gupta,
IIT Roorkee,
during marketing internship
by
Prof. Sameer Mathur,
IIM Lucknow

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