Meaning & use

family brands marketing

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UK/ˈfæməli brændz ˈmɑːkɪtɪŋ/
US/ˈfæməli brændz ˈmɑːrkɪtɪŋ/

Meanings

  1. phraseuncountablebusiness

    The practice of selling several related products under one shared brand name.

    Grammar: Used as a noun phrase; it takes a singular verb: Family brands marketing is common in food.

    Patterns

    • family brands marketing strategy
    • use family brands marketing

    Family brands marketing lets a company launch new products with instant recognition.

    Their family brands marketing approach puts the company name on everything from soap to snacks.

  2. phraseuncountablebusiness

    The work of promoting a company's group of brands to consumers.

    Grammar: Refers to the activity or department; often appears in job titles.

    Patterns

    • work in family brands marketing
    • head of family brands marketing

    She works in family brands marketing at a large dairy company.

    The firm hired a director of family brands marketing to unify its image.

Common combinations

family brands marketing strategy
A clear family brands marketing strategy keeps all products looking related.
family brands marketing campaign
The family brands marketing campaign featured all five product lines together.
family brands marketing manager
The family brands marketing manager reports to the chief marketing officer.

Synonyms and how they differ

family branding
Family branding is the standard term for the same idea and is preferred in academic writing.
umbrella branding
Umbrella branding emphasizes one name covering many products; family brands marketing is a looser descriptive phrase.

Word family

brand noun
A name or symbol that identifies a product.
branding noun
The activity of creating and managing a brand.

Commonly confused: family brands marketing or family branding?

family brands marketing vs family branding

This is the usual term; 'family brands marketing' is a descriptive phrase you may see in job titles.

Practice

A company sells shampoo, soap and lotion all under the name 'PureCare'. This is an example of ______.

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