Branding
BRAND ELEMENTS
Brands typically comprise various elements, such as:
- Name: the word or words used to identify a company, product, service, or concept
- Logo: the visual trademark that identifies a brand
- Tagline or catchphrase: "The Quicker Picker Upper" is associated with Bounty paper towels
graphics: the "dynamic ribbon" is a trademarked part of Coca-Cola's brand
- Shapes: the distinctive shapes of the Coca-Cola bottle and of the Volkswagen Beetle are trademarked elements of those brands
- Colors: Owens-Corning is the only brand of fiberglass insulation that can be pink.
- Sounds: a unique tune or set of notes can denote a brand. NBC's chimes provide a famous example.
- Scents: the rose-jasmine-musk scent of Chanel No. 5 is trademarked
- Tastes: Kentucky Fried Chicken has trademarked its special recipe of eleven herbs and spices for fried chicken
- Movements: Lamborghini has trademarked the upward motion of its car doors