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F5-02·F5 — Brand Strategy

The Aaker Model: Five Dimensions of Brand Equity

The productive tension

Awarenessandassociations (not one or the other)

The synthesis

Aaker identifies five dimensions but practitioners fixate on awareness (easy to measure) and ignore associations (hard to measure). The model works only when all five dimensions are managed as a system.

Learning objectives

  • Describe Aaker's five dimensions of brand equity
  • Explain brand awareness, associations, perceived quality, loyalty, and proprietary assets
  • Apply the model to diagnose a brand's equity position
  • Critique the model's limitations in light of Ehrenberg-Bass research
  • Understand why awareness alone is necessary but not sufficient

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