brand glossary
Brought to you by Interbrand. Edited by Paola Norambuena.
Welcome to the Brand Glossary.
First published in 2006 by Interbrand, this new edition of the Brand Glossary is an easy-to-use reference tool that helps define and demystify terms used in branding and marketing—a practice that, by its very nature, loves to create terms to give form to new ways and ideas. This expanded edition now also features papers and other helpful resources, alongside the definitions.
And while we hope to define the language of brands, we know nothing can truly be definitive, because language is fluid, organic and shaped by the people that shape the industry. So we invite you to share and challenge these definitions—both in words, and in practice.
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Refers to the design or configuration of a product, or its packaging, and even the décor or layout of the environment in read more:
The corporate or legal entity name under which a company operates. In some cases a trade name can be used for corporate read more:
A trade secret is undisclosed or confidential information i.e. “tricks of the trade” that companies deliberately keep secret to give them an advantage read more:
Often used as a synonym for “brand,” a trademark is something that helps us identify the goods or services of one particular read more:
Trademark infringement is the unauthorized use of a trademark by someone other than its owner. Such infringement can cover the use of read more:
Transcreation is the process of creating a name, term, or text in a foreign or alternate languages for an existing name, term, read more:
Transliteration is the process of creating a name or term in a foreign or alternate language for an existing name or term, by read more: