Branding the business marketing offer: exploring brand attributes in business markets

Purpose - The paper seeks to provide a framework identifying key attributes that business marketers can use to build a strong brand identity. Design/methodology/approach - The article is theoretical with case examples. Findings - Drawing upon the business marketing offer, five potential strategies f...

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Main Authors: Beverland, M., Napoli, Julie, Yakimova, R.
Format: Journal Article
Published: Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2007
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/7860
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author Beverland, M.
Napoli, Julie
Yakimova, R.
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description Purpose - The paper seeks to provide a framework identifying key attributes that business marketers can use to build a strong brand identity. Design/methodology/approach - The article is theoretical with case examples. Findings - Drawing upon the business marketing offer, five potential strategies for building brands in business markets are outlined. Practical implications - The paper identifies a contingent approach to brand identity in business markets. Originality/value - This is the first paper to identify a relationship between positioning, the buying process and brand identity in business markets.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-78602017-09-13T16:06:25Z Branding the business marketing offer: exploring brand attributes in business markets Beverland, M. Napoli, Julie Yakimova, R. brands business-to-business marketing value added Purpose - The paper seeks to provide a framework identifying key attributes that business marketers can use to build a strong brand identity. Design/methodology/approach - The article is theoretical with case examples. Findings - Drawing upon the business marketing offer, five potential strategies for building brands in business markets are outlined. Practical implications - The paper identifies a contingent approach to brand identity in business markets. Originality/value - This is the first paper to identify a relationship between positioning, the buying process and brand identity in business markets. 2007 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/7860 10.1108/08858620710780154 Emerald Group Publishing Limited restricted
spellingShingle brands
business-to-business marketing
value added
Beverland, M.
Napoli, Julie
Yakimova, R.
Branding the business marketing offer: exploring brand attributes in business markets
title Branding the business marketing offer: exploring brand attributes in business markets
title_full Branding the business marketing offer: exploring brand attributes in business markets
title_fullStr Branding the business marketing offer: exploring brand attributes in business markets
title_full_unstemmed Branding the business marketing offer: exploring brand attributes in business markets
title_short Branding the business marketing offer: exploring brand attributes in business markets
title_sort branding the business marketing offer: exploring brand attributes in business markets
topic brands
business-to-business marketing
value added
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/7860