Brand Reinforcement

Definition: The Brand Reinforcement majorly focuses on maintaining the Brand Equity by keeping the brand alive among both the existing and new customers. This can be done through consistently conveying the meaning of brand in terms of:

• What are the products under the brand? What are its core benefits and how it satisfies the demand?
• How is the brand different from other brands? How it enables a customer to make a strong, unique and favorable association in their minds?

Brand reinforcement includes regular monitoring of a product at all the levels of product life cycle ( viz. Introduction Stage, Growth Stage, Maturity Stage and Decline Stage) to keep a check on the changes in the tastes and preferences of customers.

The marketers adopt this strategy to remind customers about the brand and its long-lasting benefits. In order to keep the brand in the minds of the customer, several innovations, researches, and creative marketing programs are made in line with the changing marketing trends.

Apart from innovation and research the brand reinforcement can be done through various marketing programs such as:

1. Advertising is one of the most common and easy tool of brand reinforcement. By showing the ads frequently on TV, Internet, Bulletins, Billboard, Radio, etc. can make the brand deep-rooted in the minds of the customer.
2. Exhibition provides a vital platform to the brands where the product with any new feature can be demonstrated to the customer. Products seen in real gives an experience to the customer, and some image gets created in their minds.
3. Event and Sponsorship act as an aide to the brand reinforcement. The companies sponsor big events like sports, political rallies, education, award functions, etc. with the objective of reminding the customer about their product and creating the positive image in the minds of new prospects.
4. Showroom layout also plays a vital role in strengthening the brand image in the minds of the customer. The way the brands are placed in the retail outlets or stores reminds the customer about the product and also influences new users through its appeal.
5. Promotion is the most frequently used tool of brand reinforcement. Several companies adopt this strategy wherein some special offers, freebies, discounts, gift packs, etc. are given along with the product. This is done with the intention to retain the existing customers and attract new customers simultaneously.

Thus, each firm tries to maintain its brand position in the minds of all the prospective customers such that the life of the product gets extended and remain in the race of competition.