Reputation                              


- This value driver is a measure of stakeholder goodwill. It is measured in terms of growth rate, health, and awareness of the corporate image, mission, branding, etc.

 Human Capital                         


- This value driver is an assessment of an organizations human resources. It is measured in terms of management's experience, ability, board and career development.

 Intellectual Property (IP)            


- This value driver is an assessment of the depth and breath of the intellectual property of an organization. It is measured in terms of Trademarks, Patents, Trade Secrets, and processes of knowledge capture.

 Customer Base                         


- This value driver is an assessment of the customer base in terms of growth, sentiment, diversity, liquidity, and age of base.

 Product Integration                   


- This value driver is an assessment of an organization's product and services portfolio. It is measured in terms of vertical & horizontal alignment, manufacturing process dependencies, and ROI.

 GA Efficiency                           


- This value driver is an assessment of the general and administrative functions of an organization. It's measured in terms of staffing efficiency and expertise, work space allocation, etc.

 Barriers to Entry                      


- This value driver is assessed in terms of competition, macro trends, competencies, and other transaction barriers.

 Recurring Revenue                   


- This value driver is assessed in terms of sales effort, warranty expense, after sales support, and probability of repeat sales

 Distribution                             


- This value driver is assessed in terms of the variety of channels, access to channels, channel discounting, take back liability and sales costs.

 Sales & Marketing Efficiency    


- This value driver is assessed in terms of ROI, age of models, forecast accuracy, scalability.

 Gross Margin                         


- This value driver is assessed in terms of accuracy of COGS, WIP to waste ratios, market pricing.

 Asset Rating                          


- This value driver is assessed in terms of aging, depreciation, utility, and market value.

Risk Management, Definitions of Risk.

 
 
 
   

Strong branding reaches the consumer and provides a mindset for bonding.  Yet as customer preferences change due to economics, product aging, and loyalty disruptions, corporations must insure their brand strategies are nimble, having the ability to grow and provide flexibility with the times.  There is risk to upgrading brand elements, but no one wants to BetaMax in a Blue-ray world.    The primary value drivers impacting branding are listed below:

 

 

Optimizing the Risk-Reward balance within the soul of a corporation's decision making will enable corporations to:

 

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Utilize technology to deepen customer loyalty and develop a new "closeness" with the customer

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Reinvigorate branding through strategic alignment and consumer-centric distribution

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Develop new stakeholder synergies to prevent channel robbing and create value

 

 

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