This qualification is a new Single Subject and will be awarded as a Single Subject Certificate from June 2023.
Main Topics of Study:
Branding Basics
- Consumer culture
- What is a brand?
- Why do we brand?
- How does branding work?
- History of branding
- Changes in branding
- Future of brands
- Maintaining brand status
Brand Anatomy
- Logos
- Straplines/Taglines
- Appealing to the senses
- Brand architecture
- Brand families
- Internal and external branding
- Terminology
Brand Strategy
- Standing out
- Unique selling points
- Semiotics
- Naming brands
- Using emotion
- Brand personality
- Targeting marketing and positioning
- Brand revolution and cultural branding
- Rebranding
- Trend forecasting and analysis
- Ethics
The Design Process
- Why use a design process?
- How does the design process work?
- Design process stages
- Design team
- Creative process
- Design process in the academic environment
Research
- Why research?
- Research methods
- The audience
- Use of social media
- Visual research
- Other forms of research
Analysis
- Defining the unique selling point
- Market sector analysis
- Product category analysis
- Competitor analysis
- Brand environment
- Forecasting
- Data analysis to interpret opportunities
- Brand creation strategies
- Research and analysis in an educational setting
Concept Development
- Inspiration
- Ideas
- Visualising and analysing inspiration
- Initial concept ideas
- Source material
Delivering the Final Design
- Choosing the concept
- Final refinements
- Presentation materials
- Communication boards
- Digital versus print presentations
- Client presentation
- Testing
- Launching the brand identity
- Beyond delivery
This unit is part of the ICM Level 5 Diploma in Entrepreneurship and Enterprise
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