Brand Management

Gunjan Singh | Head of Marketing | Gourmet Investments Private Limited

What is Brand Management?

There are many nuances of a Career in Brand Management. Understanding Why one wants to choose a Career in Brand Management is phenomenally more important than figuring out How to get into Brand Management. It is best to learn about Brand Management from a real professional, this is akin to getting it from the horse's mouth.

Head of Marketing Gunjan Singh is an experienced professional with 15 years & 6 months in Brand Management. According to Head of Marketing Gunjan Singh, Brand Management is:

Brand managers are concerned with creating a lasting impression among consumers and improving product sales and market share. A brand manager monitors market trends and oversees advertising and marketing activities to ensure the right message is delivered for their product or service.

How Head of Marketing Gunjan Singh got into Brand Management?

After completing my Bachelors in Commercial Arts from Apeejay Institute of Design, I started my career with The India Today Lifestyle division where I worked for 8 years followed by India Se and DML Live in Singapore. I am Head of Marketing at Gourmet Investments Private Limited.

Head of Marketing Gunjan Singh's Talk on Brand Management

Starts with what is:
1)	Brand Management

Next, it covers Education. We all know that only 10% of what is taught in Brand Management is actually used in real life. The Education section of the Talk clearly explained what is the 10% needed in Brand Management. It details these topics within Education for Brand Management:
2)	Different Sectors
3)	Target Market
4)	Competition
5)	Marketing
6)	Brand Knowledge

Then, the Talk focuses on the most important component that is Skills. Anyone aspiring for Brand Management needs to understand that Skill development is crucial for success. It details these topics within Skills for Brand Management:
7)	Creativity
8)	Discipline
9)	Decision Making
10)	Communication
11)	Networking
12)	Team Work
13)	Multi Tasking

Brand Management has an interesting list of Positives. This Talk defines Positives in terms of following items for Brand Management:
14)	Challenging Profession
15)	Creative Work
16)	Create Brands
17)	Flexibility

It is important that one develops a fair understanding of the Challenges of Brand Management:
18)	Deadline Oriented
19)	Competiton
20)	Breaking Barriers

In the final section of the Talk, Gunjan Singh talks about How a day goes in a Career in:
21)	Brand Management

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Brand Management?

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Links for this Talk

Head of Marketing Gunjan Singh's LifePage:

[LifePage]
https://www.lifepage.in/page/gunjansingh

LifePage Career Talk on Brand Management

[Career]
https://www.lifepage.in/careers/brand-management

[Full Talk]
https://lifepage.app.link/20171027-0004

[Trailer]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z8bdCYp-Owo

(Brand Management, Gunjan Singh, Goumet Investments Private Limited, Branding, Marketing, Brand Analysis)

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