Lacasa : A success case in brand and product management

LACASA: un caso de éxito en la gestión de marcas y productos

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This article makes reference to the company lacasa, a leader in the Spanish chocolate market, to illustrate the importance of brand management and product launch as a goal to consolidate and attain corporate excellence. Through several group activities and an experiment, the need to undertake sub-brand strategies and to use brand characters for supplementing other marketing strategies implemented by the company has been confirmed.

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Julio Jiménez-Martínez, Universidad de Zaragoza

Catedrático de Universidad, Departamento de Dirección de Marketing e Investigación de Mercados, Universidad de Zaragoza

Carmina Fandos-Herrera, Universidad de Zaragoza

Profesor Titular de Universidad, Departamento de Dirección de Marketing e Investigación de Mercados, Universidad de Zaragoza

José Miguel Pina Pérez, Universidad de Zaragoza

Profesor Titular de Universidad, Departamento de Dirección de Marketing e Investigación de Mercados, Universidad de Zaragoza

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