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Introduction to Creating Brand Value

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Creating Brand Value

$1,850
Next 6-week session starts June 25th
Build strong, differentiated brands that resonate with consumers and give your company a competitive edge.
6
weeks
3-8
hours per week
5
modules
Self-Paced
with regular deadlines

 This course earns you a Certificate of Completion from HBS Online. What you earn.

Overview
Syllabus
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Stories
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Key Concepts

Define what a brand is and how it can be used as a competitive advantage
Craft a compelling positioning statement and resonant brand story
Understand the roles brands play in consumers’ lives and the importance of building enduring brand communities
Learn how to manage brands over time to maximize their value
Explore how brands create shareholder value and why it’s vital to invest in your brand

Who Will Benefit

Transform your brand into your company’s competitive edge and learn how to nurture and maximize its value over time.
This course really exceeded my expectations. I now feel that I have the tools and framework to understand much better a brand, its existing value, its potential, and the ways (strategies & tactics) to enhance it. Thank you so much for this learning experience.
Constantinos Sdrolian
Create, nurture, and manage your organization or client’s brand strategy and value.
This course has been very informative and has provided me with valuable insights into brand management, storytelling strategies, relationships, and the importance of adapting to changing market conditions. Overall, I would definitely recommend this course to a colleague who is interested in taking a deeper dive into brand valuation.
Kyla Boatwright
Develop strategic frameworks and tools to launch or grow your brand in the consumer and retail industry.
This course has been very informative and has provided me with valuable insights into brand management, storytelling strategies, relationships, and the importance of adapting to changing market conditions. Overall, I would definitely recommend this course to a colleague who is interested in taking a deeper dive into brand valuation.
Solya Martynyuk

What You Earn

Certificate of Completion

Certificate of Completion

Boost your resume with a Certificate of Completion from HBS Online

Earn by: completing this course

Certificate of Specialization

Certificate of Specialization

Prove your mastery of marketing

Earn by: completing any three courses within either subject area to earn a Certificate of Specialization

Syllabus

5 Modules, 30-35 Hours
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8
hrs
Module 1

The Value of Brands

Explore what a brand is and how it creates value for consumers. Understand why brands are among a company’s most valuable assets and evaluate different methods businesses use to build and maintain brand equity.

Highlights

Ricardo Marques, Vice President of Marketing, Michelob ULTRA
Tina Sharkey, Co-Founder and Former CEO, Brandless
The Five Step Process of Branding
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Concepts

  1. What Is a Brand?
  2. Branding as a Source of Sustainable Competitive Advantage
  3. The Path from Branding Investment to Shareholder Value (A Five-Step Process of Branding)
  4. The Contemporary Brandscape

Featured Exercises

  • Uncover points of brand differentiation
  • Write a brand positioning statement outlining the customer value proposition
  • Analyze each step of the branding process
8
hrs
Module 2

Brand Storytelling

Articulate the characteristics of a compelling brand story and assess the power of storytelling on consumer-based brand equity.

Highlights

Phyllis Rothschild, Chief Marketing Officer, Pete & Gerry's Organics
Elif Akarlilar, Chief Brand Officer, Mavi
Gerald Zaltman, Professor Emeritus, Harvard Business School
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Concepts

  1. Uncovering What Brands Mean to Consumers
  2. The Customer Value Proposition as the Foundation for Brand Storytelling
  3. The Types of Stories Brands Tell
  4. Brand Storytelling Fundamentals
  5. Connecting Stories to Culture

Featured Exercises

  • Use an innovative market research technique to uncover, analyze, and interpret brand equity’s different dimensions
  • Craft a resonant brand story for your target consumers
6
hrs
Module 3

Consumer-Brand Relationships

Identify the roles brands play in customers’ lives and differentiate between the different types of relationships consumers form with brands, the rules that govern those relationships, and how to negotiate them over time to create mutual value.

Highlights

Mike Moynihan, Senior Vice President of Brand, Marketing, Insights, and Partnerships, The LEGO Group
Kyle Leahy, CEO, Glossier
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Concepts

  1. Consumer-Brand Relationships
  2. Negotiating Consumer-Brand Relationships
  3. Creating a Brand Community
  4. Managing a Brand Community

Featured Exercises

  • Practice the steps of developing “relational intelligence”
  • Evaluate brand communities’ impact on consumers and companies
  • Assess the importance of each step of negotiating consumer-brand relationships
7
hrs
Module 4

Managing Brands Over Time to Maximize Value

Discover how to reposition a brand to maintain its competitive edge, leverage existing equity to bring it into a new market, and manage a portfolio of diverse brands.

Highlights

Tina Edmundson, President, Luxury, Marriott International
Brian Perkins, CEO, Budweiser Brewing Group UK & Ireland
Sharon MacLeod, Former Global Vice President, Dove Men+Care
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Concepts

  1. The Evolution of Brand Meaning Over Time
  2. Extending Brands for Growth
  3. Brand Portfolio Strategy
  4. Extending a Brand Across Geographies

Featured Exercises

  • Discuss brand repositioning
  • Assess the advantages and disadvantages linked with brand extension strategies
  • Articulate the opportunities and challenges associated with global branding
5
hrs
Module 5

Brand Valuation

Understand how brands create value for firms and their shareholders and how to estimate a brand’s asset value and calculate its return on investment.

Highlights

Jill Avery – Three Brand Valuation Methods
Masahiko Uotani, Chairman and CEO, Shiseido Company
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Concepts

  1. What Is the Value of a Brand?
  2. Brand Valuation Techniques
  3. The Return on Investment of Branding
  4. Investing in Brands
  5. Course Summary

Featured Exercises

  • Evaluate the factors that determine a brand’s value
  • Discuss issues companies may face due to the lack of standardized brand valuation approaches
  • Summarize the benefits and risks of increasing brand investments
  • Consider how companies can build consumer- and firm-based brand equity
  • Articulate the top course lessons you plan to apply to your organization
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Creating Brand Value will equip you with immediately applicable frameworks and tools to craft and communicate brands that deliver maximum value to your consumers and company. You’ll learn how strong, differentiated brands deliver a competitive advantage—and how to build and manage yours to stay ahead.
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Immerse yourself in real-world, case-based examples brought to life by experts at top consumer brands, including Marriott International, Glossier, Dove Men+Care, The LEGO Group, Budweiser, Michelob ULTRA, and Mavi.
Immerse yourself in real-world, case-based examples brought to life by experts at top consumer brands, including Marriott International, Glossier, Dove Men+Care, The LEGO Group, Budweiser, Michelob ULTRA, and Mavi.

About the Professor

Jill Avery
Creating Brand Value

Senior Lecturer of Business Administration and C. Roland Christensen Distinguished Management Educator
“This course melds art and science to unpack the creativity and research behind iconic brands, so that you can apply successful strategies and tactics to your product, service, or organization.”

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All learners must be at least 18 years of age, proficient in English, and committed to learning and engaging with fellow participants throughout the course.

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HBS also offers an executive education version of this program for individuals with extensive work experience interested in on-campus programming.

Learner Stories

90%
are more self-assured at work
Not only was I able to expand my network so that I know someone in every major city around the world, but it also helped me land a job at a company that I absolutely love.
Carlvin Sylvain Dorvilier
Advertising specialist
BS in Advertising/Integrated Marketing Communications, Ferris State University
My favorite part of the program was interacting with my cohort members where I received valuable shared experiences, feedback and was able to be a thought partner around strategies and best practices in varying scenarios.
Raymond Porch
Manager of Diversity Programs at Boston Public Schools
* Source: 2022 surveys and course data
 
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Creating Brand Value FAQs

Participants in Creating Brand Value are eligible for a Certificate of Completion from Harvard Business School Online.

Participants are expected to fully complete all coursework in a thoughtful and timely manner. This means completing each course module and fully answering questions posed therein by the required deadline. This course also features recommended weekly deadlines to help ensure your cohort proceeds through the course at a similar pace and can take full advantage of social learning opportunities. In addition to module and assignment completion, we expect participation in the social learning elements of the course by offering feedback on others’ reflections and contributing to conversations on the platform. Participants who fail to complete the course requirements will not receive a certificate and will not be eligible to retake the course.

More detailed information on course requirements will be communicated at the start of the course. No grades are assigned for Creating Brand Value. Participants will either be evaluated as complete or not complete.

You will have access to the materials in every prior module as you progress through the program. Access to course materials and the course platform ends 60 days after the final deadline in the program.

Once you've earned your Certificate of Completion, list it on your resume along with the date of completion:

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Creating Brand Value is a 6-week, 45-50 hour online certificate program from Harvard Business School. Creating Brand Value is designed for those who want to craft and communicate brands that deliver maximum value to their consumers and company. Participants explore how strong, differentiated brands deliver a competitive advantage, and learn how to build and manage their brand to stay ahead.

 

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