Brand Management

About this programme

Learning outcomes Upon completion of the course, students should be able to: • Understand the evolutionary trajectory of brand management • Identify the building blocks of powerful brand strategies • Apply appropriate branding approaches to tackle real life brand challenges • Analyze and critique branding strategies Content In this course, we will examine multiple theoretical perspectives on brand and will understand how each theoretical approach involves a different brand management toolkit. We will approach branding from multiple perspectives from rational branding to emotional branding to cultural branding. To complement the theoretical foundations, we will discuss real life strategic challenges that brand and their managers face and learn from the success and failure of particular brand strategies. We will also understand how brands and brand management have evolved in the 21st century and what are the key ethical, environmental and socio-cultural implications of brand management’s evolutionary trajectory. We will explore concepts such as unique selling proposition (USP), mindspace positioning, cultural brand strategy and performance metrics such as brand equity, brand love, share of voice. We will attempt to simulate the life of a brand manager in a typical multinational organization, who is working with incomplete data, technological vanishing points, multi-method research reports, changing marketplace dynamics, intensifying competition and increased customer power. Please see the full course description, schedule and information about registration from Aalto University Open University Course Selection Aalto University Open University contact details