“Samsung is gaining fast on Apple in terms of brand affection,” Haydn Shaughnessy reports for Forbes. “In Interbrand’s 2013 brand index, a benchmark measure of brand value, Apple came out on top, ending a 13 year run by Coca Cola. The signs are though that Samsung, which has been investing heavily in brand loyalty and not just marketing, is now challenging Apple in this crucial area of marketing, as analysts look across a wider range of social media and psychometric levers.”
“A ‘brand dependence’ index revealed at CES last week suggests that more people are dependent on the Samsung brand than any other in consumer electronics,” Shaughnessy reports. “In fact Samsung, marginally, beat out Microsoft. The methodology probes feelings about a brand, notably how integral a brand is to a person’s life and how often and naturally a brand comes to mind. On the upside for Apple, it scores higher for people with salaries of over $50,000.”
“But separate studies show that both Samsung and Microsoft are taking the consumer brand battle to Apple and winning. Forrester reported just before CES that Microsoft was the leading consumer brand in consumer tech according to its True brand compass research, with Apple inching ahead of Samsung in brand resonance but not in trust where they are level,” Shaughnessy reports. “At the same time Samsung can be seen winning out in all forms of social media. Samsung has been trying for the past three years to win the hearts of its users, to go with the loyalty that its relatively low prices inspire. As part of its brand strategy it has invested heavily in social engagement and that too is paying off. EConsultancy notes: ‘Samsung was named as the most shared brand of 2013 during Unruly’s inaugural Video Sharing Awards (VSAs) held at the end of 2013. Samsung achieved a total of 7.3m shares during last year. This is 2.3m more shares than second-placed GEICO and, according to Unruly, Samsung achieved a 201% increase on the previous year when it finished in eighth place.'”
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MacDailyNews Take: Anyone who can look at the Samsung logo and not think of a corrupt, thieving, cronyistic outfit that churns out blatant knockoffs of other companies’ patented products — whose only constant is subpar build quality — is blind, delusional, and/or morbidly stupid.
It’s ironic and sad that Apple, by inexplicably continuing to buy chip fab, displays, etc. from Samsung to the tune of billions of dollars per quarter, helps finance Samsung’s saturation branding and marketing efforts which elevates Samsung’s brand, in the process diluting Apple’s brand, at least in the eyes of the regrettably multitudinous ignorati.
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Interbrand: Apple overtakes Coca-Cola as world’s most valuable brand – September 30, 2013
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– Hey Jimmy! Apple just beat out Coca Cola in Interbrand’s 2013 brand index. Write the story and say . . . Apple is losing ground to Samsung. We’ll get more hits that way.
– Right away chief!
Apple has one day sale a year. Apple never has promotions with the exception of refurbished items. Apple never has a buy one get one free. So no, I don’t think Samsung brand is more prestigious than Apple, who do not have to resort to any of these marketing schemes to sell there products. Apple products sell by them selves, with out much promoting or advertising. Who else can claim this in an over crowded electronic device industry.
This recent picture of an Apple Store in Hong Kong is worth a thousand words and totally shames the headline of this article!. http://fortunebrainstormtech.files.wordpress.com/2014/01/411057743755.jpeg
NO! You stupid article, Apple isn’t losing anything to the Samsung brand!
It is Samsung who has just become the next bog copy machine and taken over Microsoft’s job of copying Apple.
While it may appear that samsung is gaining in brand affection, there is a large difference. The brand affection that Apple has is real, is strong and has been earned, not paid for.The type of brand affection samsung might be gaining will fade as soon as the big buck advertising fades.
Apple are not at CES, which is less relevant itself, in fact Siri wants to replace it with Cesar—a brand of pet food.
It’s all true. I couldn’t live without my Samsung NeuroLogica – Portable CT scanner, oil tanker, air compressor or Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance policies.
C’mon Apple, where are your offerings…??
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MDN you forgot “or they just don’t give a crap because they aren’t tech fanatics”
Many customers simply don’t care who copied who. If they did Windows would not have been so prevalent over the last 2 decades. Copying other companies products is common. If not there would be only one brand of car, TV, DVD player.. pretty much everything!
But people do look at the Samsungs with larger screens and think they are better because in their mind, its just a freaking phone and they don’t care about all the features that are obviously better on iPhones. They don’t know about Siri, iPhone durability, Android Malware, better apps etc etc, because they are not tech freaks who research products thoroughly.
Apple should do a better job anti-marketing Android like they did with the old I’m a Mac/ I’m a PC ads. Because no one else is educating the common folks who are NOT “blind, delusional, and/or morbidly stupid”. No one else is going to tell them why iPhones are superior !