Strategic Brand Positioning

$250.00 AUD

This chapter explores the power of strategic brand positioning through the lens of Comme des Garçons’ multi-label universe. Students will discover how brands can shape perception through product, price, and by cultivating cultural meaning. Through tools like perceptual mapping and the 3C’s framework, learners will understand how to define a brand’s place in the market and in culture by balancing art, commerce and strategy. The chapter offers actionable insight into how brands maintain distinctiveness across audiences and evolve without losing their core identity.

Exclusively launching on 30.10.25 for Founding Members.

COURSE MODULES

Learn how brand positioning extends beyond the marketplace into cultural relevance, and why it’s essential for long-term success and not just product differentiation.

Analyze how CDG’s suite of sub-brands: Homme Plus, PLAY, BLACK, SHIRT, and more, cater to diverse audiences while staying rooted in a consistent avant-garde philosophy.

Understand how to apply perceptual mapping to chart a brand’s position relative to competitors, across axes like innovation, exclusivity, and mass appeal.

Use the 3C’s framework to build a resonant brand strategy based on internal strengths, consumer culture, and competitor dynamics through CDG’s unique brand approach.

Explore how brands like CDG construct identity myths and philosophical coherence, and how storytelling can become a competitive advantage in competitive markets.

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Real-world Examples

Students engage with real-world references from some of the most influential names in contemporary brand culture, including Loewe, Rick Owens, SUNNEI, Prada, Gentle Monster, and Le Labo. Through strategic analysis, they gain insight into how brands are defined, sustained, and evolved within an evolving cultural landscape.