Asia Pacific Regional Rotaract

Conference 2007

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 Branding of Rotaract

What is a “Brand” ?

What is “Branding” ?

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 What is a “Brand” ?
See what the dictionaries say ?

Brand :
• Trademark or distinctive name identifying a product or a
manufacturer.
• A product line so identified: a popular brand of soap.
• A distinctive category; a particular kind: a brand of comedy that I do
not care for.
• A mark indicating identity or ownership, burned on the hide of an
animal with a hot iron.
• A mark burned into the flesh of criminals.
• A mark of disgrace or notoriety; a stigma.
• A branding iron.
• A piece of burning or charred wood.
• A sword: "So flashed and fell the brand Excalibur" (Tennyson).
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 What is a “Branding” ?
See what the dictionaries say ?

Brand :
• To mark with or as if with a hot iron.
• To mark to show ownership.
• To provide with or publicize using a brand name.
• To mark with disgrace or infamy; stigmatize.
• To impress firmly; fix ineradicably: Imagery of the war has branded itself
into the national consciousness.

(Webster's New Millennium™ Dictionary of English, Preview Edition (v 0.9.7)

Copyright © 2003-2007 Lexico Publishing Group, LLC)

In marketing, the sum total of a company's value, including products,

services, people, advertising, positioning, and culture.

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 Branding of Rotaract

Are there any other relevant

definitions ?

brand strength, brand equity,

positioning, marketing, packaging,
PR, identity, image
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 Characteristics & benefits of
a good brand or image

Core values, customer focused,

uncompromising quality, innovation,
fairness, integrity, trust worthiness,
good public image

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“Rotaract” - what come to mind ?

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 Internally

Family of Rotary, Partner in Service,

Professional Development,
Leadership Development, Fellowship
,Friendship

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 Externally

Rotary in Action, ,Fellowship

Through Service ,Young people
serving the community
Networking, Career Opportunity

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 A quick SWOT analysis
on “Rotaract” as a brand ?

S = Strength

W = Weakness

O = Opportunities

T = threats

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 A quick review on Rotaract 
Since 1968, Rotaractors have continually shown that they can be an innovative and
positive force for change in their communities. Service activities commonly undertaken
include projects to improve the environment, visits with the elderly or disabled, blood or
organ donation campaigns, and aid to developing countries. One example of the
ingenuity employed by Rotaractors is a project undertaken by the Rotaract Clubs of
Heemstede and Hillegom-Lissee, the Netherlands, in 1987. In order to raise funds for
PolioPlus, Rotaractors from the two clubs designed an amphibious cycle that would
cross the English Channel under the power of 36 Rotaractors. The campaign raised
US$210,000 for PolioPlus and earned the Rotaractors a place in the Guinness Book of
World Records for their speedy crossing.

Today, Rotaract continues to experience phenomenal growth. There are currently more
than 7,600 Rotaract clubs in more than 158 countries, with an estimated membership of
more than 176,000 Rotaractors. As the program continues to grow, Rotaractors
repeatedly show that they are prepared for "Fellowship Through Service."
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Information obtained from The Rotarian, Rotaract News, Rotary International Office
Communications, the Minutes of the Rotary International Board of Directors, "A Brief History of
Rotaract," by Cyril Noirtin and Magali Füss, and the personal correspondence of Bill Kemp, Rotary
Club of North Charlotte, USA.

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 Sharing of Best Practices
Outstanding Rotaract Clubs & Award-winning projects
2006-07 RI Convention

The Rotaract Club of the University of Calgary,Canada:

- Project Nicaragua
The Rotaract Club of Knust, Ghana:
- Leukemia Awareness Drive
The Rotaract Club of Munting Pag-asa Davao, Philippines:
- Childhood Nutrition Project

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 The Rotaract club of Munting Pag-asa Davoa

In the project, club members worked to lower the rate of

infection by intestinal parasites among children, providing
information on hygiene to parents and children,and carry
out a six month food and nutrition program.

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How would you like “Rotaract” to be
described in the future ?

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How do we promote “Rotaract”?

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Targets, Strategies, Tactical plans,
Resources, Timeline

Club Level

District Level

Regional level

RI Level
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 Some suggestions
• Agree on a the ‘Rotaract’ image (brand) for Asia Pacific in line with RI’s
guidelines & Rotary’s global image campaign
• Conduct a reality check on how Rotaract & Rotary identities are used at
club & district levels (use of Rotaract & Rotary logo, colour, policy &
guidelines)
• More training on PR and brand building (PR Workshop, Rotaract PR
Ambassadors )
• Maximize PR for internal & external audience ? (PR kit – club level,
district level, regional level)
• Maximize collaboration opportunities among districts in the region
• Formation of Multi District Information Organization
• Maximize learning opportunities – sharing of best practices ?
• Forming of an Asia Pacific Rotaract PR Resource Group ?
• Building a stronger relationship with sponsoring Rotary Club ?
• How to leverage / ride on Rotary’s Global Image Campaign ?
• Periodic identity checks on image ‘brand’ development
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THANK YOU….

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