Variation in Brand Valuation: Indian IT Services Brands

Author: Sanjay Kumar Kar, Rohit Bansal, Saroj Mishra
Publisher: International Journal of Instructional Cases


Abstract

IJIC, Volume 5 (2021)

Synopsis

This case deals with critical aspects of brand valuation. It offers a basis for discussion on techniques, purposes, benefits, and methods of brand valuation. Manas Das, the Founder, and Chief Executive Officer, ValuEndow Consulting, assigned his trusted associate Sheikh Sanah to critically assess reasons due to which Indian IT Services brands were lagging behind western counterparts. Mr. Das was amused by the variations in the brand value of Tata Consulting Services assessed by Brand Finance and Kantar Millward Brown. Sanah was tasked with developing strategies to improve the brand value rankings of Indian IT Services brands. This short case provides a basis for class discussion on brand valuation for multiple purposes:
• Managing brand and leveraging brand value
• Role of brand valuation in expanding business
• Setting rates for brand licensing
The case offers insights on variations in brand valuation methodologies and brand value.

Keywords

Brand, Brand image, Brand strength, Brand valuation, Branding, Equity, IT services, Licensing, Marketing, Royalty, Valuation

Target Audience and Usage

This case can be used in the following courses/programs:
• Undergraduate programs
• Graduate programs
• Executive programs

The case is applicable for courses on:
• Marketing Management,
• Strategic Brand Management,
• Marketing of IT Services
• Services Marketing
• Management Accounting

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