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How Brands Diversify: Part 1 - Brand Extensions
NerdBrand Podcast
English - November 13, 2020 19:25 - 1 hour - 56.1 MB - ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsMarketing Business branding nerds marketing business startup entrepreneur Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
On this episode of the NerdBrand Podcast, we’re diving into how brands diversify. This episode kicks off a three-part series starting with Brand Extensions.
A brand extension (sometimes called a category extension) is when a brand uses its established name or an established product line to launch a new product or category.
The idea is of course to leverage the brand reputation and loyalty to catapult the new product.
In other words, the existing brand is a low-cost marketing tool.
Brand extensions are often introduced with the goal of opening a new revenue stream with a complementary product, improving the customer experience, or solidifying a competitive advantage in the market.
Let’s look at some examples we talk about on the episode.
Tesla Tequila: Yes, from space ships, electric cars, to now liquor.
KFCFingernail polish: WUT? No seriously. Launched in the Hong Kong market.
Fire Logs: Yes – this just gets weirder. Make your house smell like KFC when you do not have KFC.
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