Channel images and brand images play an essential role in marketing. Channel images and brand images determine whether customers will like a product or a brand. Hence marketing with both brand and channel images decide the success of a brand product. Perception and characteristics that consumers relate with a specific product is the brand image. On the other hand perception and features that consumers relate to distribution channel mainly is the channel image. Both channel and brand images are associated through there difference is that they base on diverse things. The two marketing concepts should be considered appropriate by any marketer who is willing to adopt effective advertising strategy.
Whether the channel image should be in line with product image is the most significant issue. Specific brand does not necessarily need to set up its own distribution channel. It can involve distinctive name using a different channel. The channel is just supposed to be of good value or high quality. When the product image is strong and attractive to consumers, using vertical integration by applying the same brand and channel image would be essential. It is not advisable to use vertical integration would if the brand image is poor and not appealing to the consumers. A channel image that goes together and increases the brand image makes an essential consistency (Kotler, P2012). Marketers should not damage the brand image of a product when they are applying multiple channels. When a channel image is stronger than a brand image, it will have a positive impact on the product image. The consistency of channel image is only essential to that of a brand image if the channel image boosts brand image positively.
The brand image of an organization is determined by the logo of a company, consistent use of color format and the photography mode. When a brand of an organization is made using a well-built advertisement research, it increases the sales of a product and creates loyalty. For an organization to keep customers, they need to provide a real image of who they are so that consumers can remember and feel of repurchasing their products. Channel image and brand image consistency take a company to a higher level of advertisement. Creating customers awareness of a particular product through social media channels enables an organization to maintain its customers. Consumers are always willing to know your business through channel image. When an organization interacts with its customers through a consistent channel brand images, they get to know that organization.
Channel image and branding consistency give a business character that different consumers can depend on. Besides, branding also drives consumer's loyalty and trust towards buying your products hence they feel satisfied with your services. When a business positions its brands correctly through a proper channel image, it can realize higher profits from its products. When a company has a brand with a well-designed communication channel, it can realize benefits which include: differentiating a companies' product and services among many brands and increasing consumer’s attraction towards its products. Social media determines how a company brand products perfume. The channel image determines design and photos from an organization such as the companies' logo, and other visual recognition of a brand that an organization uses. Facebook and Twitter provide a lot of customer's opinion towards a company brand. Therefore a company should create a visual page which can echo its product personality and updates on its product efficiently.