1st Edition
Branding and Positioning in Base of the Pyramid Markets in Africa Innovative Approaches
1. Introduction 2. Positioning strategies for branding services in BoPM. 3: Marketing mix strategies for service brands in BoPM in Africa. 4. Positioning strategies and positioning activities of upscale retailers in BoPM in Africa. 5. Social networks and relationships for positioning micro and small businesses in Africa. 6. Branding nation states – South Africa and Ghana 7. Corporate reputation, brand crisis, and customer loyalty in BoPM and developed economies. 8: Conclusion.
Biography
Dr Charles Blankson (Ph.D. Kingston University, UK) is Professor of Marketing
in the Department of Marketing, Logistics and Operations Management, G. Brint
Ryan College of Business, University of North Texas, Denton, Texas, United
States. Dr. Blankson’s research interests include marketing strategy – positioning
and brand management, advertising, industrial marketing, micro and small
business marketing, and international/multicultural marketing. He co-edited
The Routledge Companion to Contemporary Brand Management . Dr. Blankson is a
visiting professor of marketing at the University of Ghana Business School and
the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA).
Dr Stanley Coffie is Senior Lecturer in Marketing at the Ghana Institute
of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA). Dr Coffi e previously
lectured at Birkbeck College, University of London where he obtained his Ph.D.
His research interests include marketing strategy in emerging and developing
economies, strategic positioning, and the relationship between positioning
and branding, as well as services marketing. His recent publications include a
contribution to The Routledge Companion to Contemporary Brand Management .
