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Brand architecture — 4 choices

Four strategies for expanding the brand portfolio.

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What it is

A company has four growth options: line extension, brand extension, multi-brand or an entirely new brand.

When to use it

When planning a new product, category or acquisition.

How to apply

Pick one of the four paths based on relation to the existing brand core.

Source: Kotler
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About:

Agencies execute. Consultants advise. And then everyone wonders why the two never add up.

Clues does both. We look for the clues that point to the right path, and then we walk it with you all the way. Because strategy without execution is just a well-paid hypothesis.

We put this library together because we see structured thinking as the foundation of success. Whether you're working on your next campaign or building a brand-new brand.

Share it, use it, build on it. The Clues team.