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Purpose
Looks at which brands are best positioned for growth and why it is important to actively manage brands as a cohesive portfolio.
Design/methodology/approach
Lists four key principles that the best practitioners of brand portfolio management should follow.
Findings
The best practitioners of brand portfolio management follow four key principles: push sleeper brands to their full potential; launch new brands or acquire strategically; rationalize overlapping brands; shut down the weakest brands.
Practical implications
Provides managers with guidelines for managing brand portfolios.
Originality/value
Of particular benefit to strategic planners, CEOs, senior executives, brand managers and marketing managers.
© Emerald Group Publishing Limited
2005
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