Boone Inc, a Soft-Drink Company, Extended Its Brand Name to Include

question 21

Multiple Choice

Boone Inc., a soft-drink company, extended its brand name to include soaps.Boone did not succeed in selling its soaps and, as a result, sales of its core brand also declined.It took considerable effort to regain customers who had turned to other soft drinks.This decline was most likely due to its:

• A)brand valuation.
• B)brand essence.
• C)brand licensing.
• D)brand extension.
• E)brand dilution.

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