Brand Architecture
Brand Architecture is a detailed strategic exercise tailored for a parent company which manages multiple brands under it which might be similar or dissimilar to the parent company. Typically, this exercise extends over a few months and this process establishes the identity and positioning of the parent company, serving as a benchmark for its sub-brands or subsidiaries.
There are two approaches: in one, sub-brands or subsidiaries align with the parent’s brand essence, while in the other, they operate as individual and separate entities with cognizance of the parent company or brand solely for corporate operations and governance.
Ideally the former approach is suggested for companies or corporations while the latter is recommended for a house of brands. Let us help you structure your brand, so your stakeholders & customers can understand you better.
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IPO and Listed Companies
Branding contributes greatly to the success of IPO (Initial Public Offering). However, founders often fail to analyze the full potential of a purposeful brand strategy and miss marketing opportunities. Companies are not up against just one or two competitors in the share market; the number is pretty overwhelming, and moreover, not all brands are of the same size. Depending on the companies and investors, IPS can be categorized in different types. For example, small and medium enterprise (SME) IPOs and mainboard IPOs.
Industrial Machinery & Equipment
To thrive in India’s crowded industrial market, which risks becoming commoditized, it’s no longer enough to just show up. You need to be seen, to be known, and to matter. A strong brand identity slices through the noise in cost-conscious, performance-driven markets. A solid industrial brand isn’t just about consistency—it’s about trust. When decision-makers see your credibility, they come back.
Professional Services
The world of marketing for professional service can seem a bit vague. Unlike tangible objects, such as fashion, lifestyle, FMCG, or consumer durable, service can’t be seen or touched. So how can firms and industry professionals overcome these crises and build reputations? Professional service providers have relied on brand reputation to attract potential customers for ages. In today’s competitive Indian landscape, where thousands of newcomers are trying to make their way and build recognition for themselves, companies and experts are in dire need of developing a unique brand strategy to create differentiation and build reputation.
Fashion & Lifestyle Brands
We belong to a generation where gaining and retaining attention has become a luxury, especially for Fashion and Lifestyle brands. The constant stream of posts, updates and notifications overwhelms users, making it difficult to fully concentrate on a single content. The rapid change in fashion trends with new designers and online retailers emerging also almost everyday acts like adding fuel to the fire. Thus, building a strong brand identity isn’t merely a business tactic; it’s essential for survival and growth.
Real Estate
The real game of real estate business is the Brand Strategy. We at PromotEdge excel in delivering comprehensive brand strategies for realtors to create an engaging narrative.
Real Estate
The real game of real estate business is the Brand Strategy. We at PromotEdge excel in delivering comprehensive brand strategies for realtors to create an engaging narrative.
Construction & Building Materials
The construction and building materials industry in India is one of the rapidly growing sectors in the present day. Factors like urbanization, infrastructure development, and government initiatives are playing major roles in building a promising future with a potential for future expansion. However, with this growth spurt, comes high competition amongst the establishments who are eyeing to capture the market and make an unforgettable presence in the sector.
Fashion & Lifestyle Brands
We belong to a generation where gaining and retaining attention has become a luxury, especially for Fashion and Lifestyle brands. The constant stream of posts, updates and notifications overwhelms users, making it difficult to fully concentrate on a single content. The rapid change in fashion trends with new designers and online retailers emerging also almost everyday acts like adding fuel to the fire. Thus, building a strong brand identity isn’t merely a business tactic; it’s essential for survival and growth.
FMCG & FMCD
India is a diverse nation with a rich culture and billions of population making it one of the largest consumer markets. A good brand strategy is what can help you capture the Indian fast moving consumer goods and durables sector needs. Many brands like Mamaearth, Patanjali, ITC, and Nestle have been successful in understanding the pulse of their audience, and have created a name that makes them different from the crowd.
Professional Services
The world of marketing for professional service can seem a bit vague. Unlike tangible objects, such as fashion, lifestyle, FMCG, or consumer durable, service can’t be seen or touched. So how can firms and industry professionals overcome these crises and build reputations? Professional service providers have relied on brand reputation to attract potential customers for ages. In today’s competitive Indian landscape, where thousands of newcomers are trying to make their way and build recognition for themselves, companies and experts are in dire need of developing a unique brand strategy to create differentiation and build reputation.
Sports Leagues, Teams and Players
In sports, branding creates a long-lasting identity. It’s how fans can remember and differentiate a franchise, club or team from the other. A good brand strategy adds a personality to the brand and reveals the human side that the audience can connect with. In the sports industry, success is not measured by how many matches a team has won, it’s how the team has connected with the audience. Sports organizations generate revenue from sponsorship, broadcasting rights, ticket sales, merchandise, and advertising opportunities. However, if they can’t engage with the audience or are unable to draw enough audience attention, they may not get enough sponsorship or collaboration opportunities, leading to a major loss.
Industrial Machinery & Equipment
To thrive in India’s crowded industrial market, which risks becoming commoditized, it’s no longer enough to just show up. You need to be seen, to be known, and to matter. A strong brand identity slices through the noise in cost-conscious, performance-driven markets. A solid industrial brand isn’t just about consistency—it’s about trust. When decision-makers see your credibility, they come back.
IPO and Listed Companies
Branding contributes greatly to the success of IPO (Initial Public Offering). However, founders often fail to analyze the full potential of a purposeful brand strategy and miss marketing opportunities. Companies are not up against just one or two competitors in the share market; the number is pretty overwhelming, and moreover, not all brands are of the same size. Depending on the companies and investors, IPS can be categorized in different types. For example, small and medium enterprise (SME) IPOs and mainboard IPOs.
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Joy Bhattacharjya
CEO at Prime Volleyball League
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Manish Pandey
Consultant & Coach to Content Creator
Show MoreThe PromotEdge Agency stay with us all these 3 days, since when we arrived..more, more than 3 days. Since in the airport, they stayed together with us (FIVB team). Sayantan and his team is providing you to see this video. I just (want to say) _Shukriya_. Thank you so much for your team, because we are here in front of the camera but all the team is behind. The entire team together did this great job so that you can see how much volleyball is a lovely sport.
Giba
Brazilian Former Volleyball Player
Show MoreHi, my name is Hitesh Malhotra. I'm working in FIVB. We are working with PromoteEdge (with Team Sayantan). I would like to give you a brief detail. So when we started this project, we had a good discussion with them. And personally, I feel PromotEdge is kind of a one stop solution for us. So basically, they provided us the whole storyboarding regarding the digital assets and how we can use those with our ambassadors programme. They helped us a lot to structurize the whole concept from our side. So in fact, there were a lot of great ideas they provided, guiding us...what we should do and what we should not do in this regard. And the best part was that they were very clear from there, from the whole blueprint. So they understood our request from the proposal and then accordingly they executed it.
Hitesh Malhotra
Sports Development at Fédération Internationale de Volleyball - FIVB
Show MoreIt’s a great way to be back at PromotEdge. I had a great time working them in Kolkata Tunderbolts doing the Volley Biswas character and they all are like good friends like family Saurav Bhaiya, Avik Da, and as I speak, I see Sayantan da walking in. HA HA! But it’s been a great experience I am glad to again meeting them and being here at the PromotEdge. Make Calcutta relevant again.
Priyam Ghose
Content Creator
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Bimal Shah
Executive Director at Fine Organic Industries Limited
Show MoreIt’s been a pleasure working with PromotEdge. The team, led by Saurav, is enthusiastic and hands-on. Saurav ensures our brand is well-represented, understands and meets our needs, making our collaboration stress-free. The entire PromotEdge team has been instrumental in nurturing Utkarsh’s digital presence, always striving to deliver their best for us.
Utkarsh Bansal
Director at Utkarsh India Limited
Show MoreI really want to thank Sayantan and his team from PromotEdge because what I find good in them is that, the team. When the team is wonderful, the outcome will definitely be wonderful. I have seen the first cut of the reel which they shot the first day, and they gave us on the morning of the second day. The entire first day they worked so hard and over the night they have edited and on the morning they shared it with us. This is just fabulous and the commitment they have shown. The FIVB team has said that they are very happy with team PromotEdge. And when I showed this clip to my friends, those who are from this industry, they (also said that they) have done a fabulous work. So happy and compliments to the team -- Sayantan and PromotEdge team. Thank you.
Abhijit Bhattacharya
Former Captain Indian VolleyBall Team; and Founder of Brahmaputra Volleyball League
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Mahendra Sureka
Founder & CEO at India MACJ - A Buyers Choice Home Inspections
Show MoreIn the city of Kolkata , there are very few full service advertising agencies which are compact, agile, quick and yet have the vision and creative /executional abilities of large reputed agencies. My experience with PromotEdge has been extremely satisfying and they have done world class job for Brand Building exercise of LION INDIA.In my professional life spanning over 4 decades I have always worked with leading agencies like Lintas, Grey, etc so my benchmarking was rather high. I am delighted to say that i did find the agency measuring up nicely on every parameter of our expectations. The team led by Avik Guha comes majorly from experienced staff who have had experience in large agencies. Added to this is the” young oozing with unique new.
Hardeep Singh
Marketing Consultant
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Mom Mitra
Marketing Head at Ilead
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Harsh Gupta
Managing Director at Rishta Foods
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Priyanka Gupta
Director at Nitya Gold & Diamonds
Show MorePromotEdge has been working with our organization for social media management and other creative activities. They are responsive, supportive and hard working. We look forward to a long and positive relationship with them.
Medha Sharma
Strategic Head at TATA Metaliks
Show MoreWe have been working with PromotEdge for almost a year. We have engaged them to manage our Digital marketing campaigns and are impressed with the outcome. Within weeks, we had noticed an increase in performance and they continuously worked on adapting to a new strategy if required to get the maximum mileage for us based on our requirements. A big thank you to their team, and I would highly recommend them to anyone who is considering growing on their Digital Space.
Shubham Gadodia
Deputy Brand Manager at Shyam Metalics Group
Show MorePRAN & PromotEdge have been working together for last 1.5 years. Throughout, the work experience is good and satisfactory. As a client, we found PromotEdge very professional and dedicated towards any project assigned to them. Most importantly, They have a bunch of energetic young people who always think from clients’ point of view and come up with the solution which is appropriate for them. I would personally refer PromotEdge to those who want creative and contemporary work. We wish PromotEdge a successful journey ahead.
Sharif Rezwan Kabir
Brand Manager at PRAN RFL Group
Show MoreWorking with PromotEdge has been an enriching experience for ABP at many different levels. Your understanding of the digital space, customized brand solutions and prompt servicing have helped us achieve our brand goals with so much ease. I would like to especially thank the creative development team, the digital strategy team and above all the servicing team with whom I have worked in close association with, for their all-round support. I wish you all the best in your upcoming projects and I look forward to collaborating with you in future as well.
Satabdi Sahu
Lead - Brand and Content at ABP Education
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Rahul Mishra
Assistant Manager Digital Marketing & Ecommerce at Magik Lighting
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Suman Mukherjee
Senior Manager, Brand & Marketing Communication at BAPL
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Anish Basu Mallik
Marketing Executive at Unimark Group
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Bobby Srinivas
Chief Manager Marketing & Brand Marketing at Utkarsh India
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Rajat Chatterjee
Head Business Development at Birdman Chemeng Pvt Ltd.
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Tushar Chatterjee
Brand Consultant at Sunshine Incorporation
Our Approach and Working Process
Our team can guide brand hierarchy, naming conventions, and brand portfolio management to ensure cohesive and consistent branding.
Brand Audit and Analysis
For brand architecture, our initial step involves probing into the intricacies of the parent company. We examine historical data, the company’s track record, milestones. Engaging with key stakeholders in one-to-one interviews we extract a brand narrative, aligning it with the perceptions of employees and the audience to assess overall parity in the thought process vs reality. This aids in pinpointing disparities in perception and crafting an overarching positioning for the parent company, which can seamlessly extend to the sub-brands.
Sub brand Audit and Analysis
A similar process is iteratively applied to each sub-brand. We assess objectives, goals, and how they translate for the audience, whether it is on an individual level or as part of a group of brands under a parent. We define the distinct essence unique to each sub-brand, crucial for maintaining its identity. This is done in tandem with derivatives of the discussion we have with the key stakeholders, employees, and audience.
Deriving the Structure Through Workshop
Following the analysis and observations, we examine prototypes and formulate strategies to give the identity and enhance the brand essence of the parent company and subsequently plan its extension into the sub-brands. We craft strategies to ensure that the sub-brands collectively convey a common goal, purpose, or value-added service, which helps audience to identify with the entire group or parent company / brand, while maintaining the identity of each sub-brand.
Creative Translation
After consolidating the architectural story and hierarchies we derive individual brand narratives, shared values, and brand essences which then forms the architecture manual. Following steps generally goes into rehashing the brand identity, which ensures a cohesive identity among all the brands, with elements such as font, colours, and tagline. This can also lead to creation of the group brand communication that speaks of the brand story from the point of view of the entire group.
Our Approach and Working Process
Our team can guide brand hierarchy, naming conventions, and brand portfolio management to ensure cohesive and consistent branding.
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Brand Audit and Analysis
0 1Brand Audit and Analysis
For brand architecture, our initial step involves probing into the intricacies of the parent company. We examine historical data, the company’s track record, milestones. Engaging with key stakeholders in one-to-one interviews we extract a brand narrative, aligning it with the perceptions of employees and the audience to assess overall parity in the thought process vs reality. This aids in pinpointing disparities in perception and crafting an overarching positioning for the parent company, which can seamlessly extend to the sub-brands.
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Sub brand Audit and Analysis
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Sub brand Audit and Analysis
A similar process is iteratively applied to each sub-brand. We assess objectives, goals, and how they translate for the audience, whether it is on an individual level or as part of a group of brands under a parent. We define the distinct essence unique to each sub-brand, crucial for maintaining its identity. This is done in tandem with derivatives of the discussion we have with the key stakeholders, employees, and audience.
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Deriving the Structure Through Workshop
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Deriving the Structure Through Workshop
Following the analysis and observations, we examine prototypes and formulate strategies to give the identity and enhance the brand essence of the parent company and subsequently plan its extension into the sub-brands. We craft strategies to ensure that the sub-brands collectively convey a common goal, purpose, or value-added service, which helps audience to identify with the entire group or parent company / brand, while maintaining the identity of each sub-brand.
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Creative Translation
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Creative Translation
After consolidating the architectural story and hierarchies we derive individual brand narratives, shared values, and brand essences which then forms the architecture manual. Following steps generally goes into rehashing the brand identity, which ensures a cohesive identity among all the brands, with elements such as font, colours, and tagline. This can also lead to creation of the group brand communication that speaks of the brand story from the point of view of the entire group.
Importance of Brand Architecture
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Nurturing a brand’s core values
Brand Architect makes it easier to maintain a brand’s core values while venturing into new markets or new products. By setting a hierarchy, brands can use their parent brand to promote the sub-brands.
Two
Increasing confidence in stakeholders and investors
Almost every company has future expansion planning. Well-structured brand architecture shows a brand’s future vision and clear understanding of their goals, which increases confidence in investors and stakeholders.
Three
Adopting a niche market
Brand architecture offers brands an opportunity to explore niche markets. The perfect example is Coca-Cola’s subbrand “Diet Coke”, which caters to the health-centric consumers who look for low-calorie soda.
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Improving Customer Perception
It can be difficult to break the perception an audience has about a brand. Thus, most brands focus on creating a positive impression from the first audience interaction. Brand architecture helps brands to use their existing reputation to influence customers’ decisions when entering new markets.
Case Study
Alumaze
Alumaze launched in 2023, is one of the first ACP manufacturer brands from South India, which is strategically located in Vishakhapatnam and catering to Telengana, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Kerala and Orissa.
B.P. Poddar Hospital
The primary objective of the campaign was to create awareness about BP Podder Hospital’s expertise in knee replacement surgeries and to position the hospital as a reliable and compassionate healthcare provider for individuals suffering from knee-related issues.
DTC Southern Heights
The primary goal was to create a visually appealing and engaging video that showcased the Clubhouse Lunch experience at DTC Southern Heights.
iLead
iLead Institute, a leading education provider, approached PromotEdge with challenges stemming from their existing website. The website was burdened with numerous courses, extensive content, heavy imagery, and other complexities impacting speed and usability. Seeking a comprehensive solution, they engaged our web development team to revamp their online platform.
KNI Airport, Durgapur
Kazi Nazrul Islam Airport, or Durgapur Airport is fully functional airport. It has direct connectivity with all the major metros – New Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad.
Kolkata ThunderBolts
The pioneering Volleyball sporting club of Eastern India, who aims to bring the sport into the mainstream and build a cult following helmed by the visionary in Mr. Pawan Kr. Patodia and Mr. Vineet Bhandari.
Nitya
The new entrant in retail genre, Nitya comes from the background of B2B in Gold and Diamond Jewellery. Strategically located in Burrabazar, Kolkata Nitya has excellent modern pieces of handcrafted fine jewellery specially catering to modern brides. We have launched the brand in November 2022 and continue to do their social media amplification to create awareness.
SANY
SANY Heavy Industry India Pvt Ltd (SANY India) is a wholly owned subsidiary of SANY Heavy Industry Co Ltd (SANY Heavy Industry), China. SANY India was incorporated in 2002 and offers the widest range of Construction Machinery in India & South Asia.
Skipper Ltd.
Skipper Ltd aimed to create a comprehensive audio-visual representation of its manufacturing processes and infrastructure. The goal was to highlight the company’s commitment to quality, innovation, and sustainability, reinforcing its position as a trusted global player in the engineering and polymer sectors.
Utkarsh
Utkarsh India Limited is a leading manufacturer and supplier of high-end engineering products and services in the infrastructure, agriculture and domestic water piping industry.
Weichai India
Weichai is the world’s largest engine manufacturing company originated in China. Today, It is a 44 BUSD conglomerate with multi field and multi industry approach.
Got Questions?
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How do PromotEdge define a clear brand architecture?
Ans.While creating brand architecture we focus on not overcomplicating the structure, we conduct consumer mapping, and based on that we create a strategy, and migrate the brand as per the planned framework. -
What is the importance of brand architecture in overall brand strategy?
Ans.Your brand architecture and positioning in the market drive consumer journey and influences their decision-making. We provide consistency, clarity, and resonance while creating brand architecture to foster a strong and unified brand identity. -
What role does brand architecture play in maintaining consistency across different brand touchpoints?
Ans.Brand guidelines serve as a comprehensive roadmap, offering clear instructions on how to represent and communicate the brand consistently across various channels. This ensures a unified and coherent brand presentation.
