Branding and Marketing of Fitbit: A Comprehensive Analysis

This presentation provides a comprehensive analysis of the branding and marketing strategies of Fitbit, an American brand of activity trackers and wearable technology devices. It covers the brand inventory, attributes, portfolio, and elements along with the marketing mix of product, price, place, and promotion. The presentation also includes relevant references from various sources.

Branding and
Marketing
FITBIT

INTRODUCTION
• Fitbit is an American brand activity trackers and
other wireless wearable technology devices that
allow the users to easily measure data such as
heart rate, number of steps walked, steps
climbed, quality of sleep and other personal
metrics involved in fitness.

BRAND INVENTORY
• Brand inventory is the internal analysis used for
investigating the manner of marketing and
branding adopted by the organization for its
products and services.
• It includes:
- Brand Promise
- Brand Personality

BRAND ATTRIBUTES
• Fitbit is a brand whose attributes are considered
to be a reflection of its target market.
• The attributes are :
o Unique
o Inspirational and Credibility
o Consistency

BRAND PORTFOLIO
• The brand portfolio is based on two key factors i.e.
products and fun. The ‘product’ category presents
the accessories and products offered by the Fitbit
and the ‘fun’ portion includes Fitbit services and
promotes customer involvement and continual
support by way of supplying attractive online
content (Douglas & Craig, 2015).

BRAND ELEMENTS
The brand elements of FITBIT that ensure effective
branding are:
• Logo
• Brand Name
• Packaging Design

Marketing Mix
The marketing mix of FITBIT comprise of the
following 4PS:
• Product
• Price
• Place
• Promotion

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