Subject category:
Strategy and General Management
Published by:
IBS Research Center
Length: 8 pages
Data source: Published sources
Topics:
Bose; Brand; Apple; Microsoft; Dell; Sony; Intel; Audio system; Consumer behaviour; Speaker; Brand image; Dr Amar Bose; Stereo speaker; iPod; Branding
Abstract
Bose Corporation, the manufacturer of audio systems, was ranked as the most trusted consumer brand among the 22 distinguished technology companies in 2006. Bose topped the list, ahead of Apple, Microsoft, Dell, Intel and Sony. From its inception, Bose had focused on the quality of the product and laid its emphasis on research and development. Moreover, the speakers produced by Bose used an innovative technology that could be controlled automatically. Apart from being the most trusted brand, Bose had been recognised as the strongest brand in the car audio segment in the US in 2006, for the fourth consecutive year. Customers associated Bose with high brand image and so the question was whether the company would maintain its existing brand image among the consumers or go for innovative products to counter its competitors. The case gives an insight into Bose''s background from its very inception. It also gives an overview of the making of Bose as a powerful brand.
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Abstract
Bose Corporation, the manufacturer of audio systems, was ranked as the most trusted consumer brand among the 22 distinguished technology companies in 2006. Bose topped the list, ahead of Apple, Microsoft, Dell, Intel and Sony. From its inception, Bose had focused on the quality of the product and laid its emphasis on research and development. Moreover, the speakers produced by Bose used an innovative technology that could be controlled automatically. Apart from being the most trusted brand, Bose had been recognised as the strongest brand in the car audio segment in the US in 2006, for the fourth consecutive year. Customers associated Bose with high brand image and so the question was whether the company would maintain its existing brand image among the consumers or go for innovative products to counter its competitors. The case gives an insight into Bose''s background from its very inception. It also gives an overview of the making of Bose as a powerful brand.