HelpfulTracks Posted January 13, 2018 Share Posted January 13, 2018 On 1/8/2018 at 8:47 AM, RememberSchiff said: In the second session, representatives from Electrolux, Brandgenuity (represented brands: BMW, Banana Boat) and Boy Scouts of America discussed how corporate brand licensing has become a core business development strategy to raise brand popularity and expand their customer base. http://news.sys-con.com/node/4216773 Why? Who? How much did the trip cost? Okay, since I have been involved deeply in branding in my professional life I feel the urge to chime in here. BSA has a very strong brand, both nationally and world wide. Brand equity, value, recognition, recall and a whole slew of other metrics are strengths for BSA. If BSA did not have a strong brand do you think GSUSA would have spent so much effort and money after the last policy announcement? BSA is certainly using it's brand to their advantage in bringing girls into Scouting. If Trail Life had made the same announcement instead of BSA I don't think you would have heard a word from GSUSA, because the BSA brand is seen as a threat and Trail Life is not. Licensing is not just about selling products, it is just as important to protect the brand and keep companies from using the brand in ways that would damage BSA. But, BSA does license their brand for products. All those backpacks, sleeping bags, compasses, water bottles, prints (and apparently burial urns) etc. with BSA logos on them in the Scout Shop are licensed. Businesses like Polaris, Buck Knives, Jansport, Osprey, Case Knives and on and on, pay BSA big dollars to be associated with the BSA brand. The cost of the conference? Maybe nothing more than the employees salary. Large conferences and conventions almost always pay hotel and food cost, very often they will pay travel as well. Sometimes the pay the speakers a stipend to attend, particularly if they have high brand recognition. Regardless, organizations pay to send employees to these events because there is value in learning what is going on in the market, in networking in being visible. In that regard BSA is no different than any other company. If BSA did pay the full cost of attending then my guess it is still money well spent. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wëlënakwsu Posted January 13, 2018 Share Posted January 13, 2018 WHY? “…trademark licensing program has grown from $6 million dollars in retail licensed product sales annually at the end of 2006 to more than $75 million dollars in retail licensed product sales annually at the end of 2016…” WHO? Mr Greg Winters, Manager, Licensing Programs, Boy Scouts of America http://www.hktdc.com/ncs/alc2018/en/s/Speakers.html According to a trade magazine http://images2.advanstar.com/PixelMags/license-global/digitaledition/05-2016-top150.html#46 the BSA is # 150 of the Top Global Licensors. Bigger than I would have guessed! Girl Scouts were # 104. That's a lot of cookies and pinewood derby cars. As a revenue source licensing make sense for the BSA and if I was in charge I would do it. But... on the bigger issue of BSA as a franchise and public image (brand), the BSA has not done well. At least in my Council the number of Organizations interested in chartering a Scout Unit continues to decline. The BSA is a tough "sell" and assigning your newest entry level person, the District Executive, as your "sales rep" has not worked well. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RememberSchiff Posted January 13, 2018 Author Share Posted January 13, 2018 (edited) This is surprising. I would not guess that the BSA is an international brand. How much BSA-branded product is sold outside of the US? $75million sales with say 2million customers seems small taters. Am I missing something? Edited January 13, 2018 by RememberSchiff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wëlënakwsu Posted January 13, 2018 Share Posted January 13, 2018 Probably nil BSA products sold outside the USA. Assuming main buyers are BSA members buying patches and T Shirts, $75 mil from 2 mill people seems reasonable. Reading the magazine article footnote, the revenues may be self reported. Not much representation on the list from Asian companies. Many companies probably will not disclose such proprietary info. Thus the list is not "global" and not all encompassing. Many organizations are self promoting themselves to attract licensees, like the BSA... http://www.licensingbsa.org/ I hope the BSA has a stringent review process of the product & manufacturer to maintain a high quality image and we'll not find BSA logos on products at the $1 store or a product safety recall! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattR Posted January 13, 2018 Share Posted January 13, 2018 Okay, they have a strong brand, with some adults. What about brand recognition with kids? That's the issue. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tampa Turtle Posted January 17, 2018 Share Posted January 17, 2018 On 1/13/2018 at 6:26 AM, qwazse said: Thanks for the idea. I've been of the mind to make my own casket. Given plans for cremation, maybe I could start with my own urn. Maybe in the shape of a PWD car 5x scale? It would hold patches and neckers until I die ... to hand out to my mourners. i probably wouldn't put a BSA logo on it ... No point in leaving my estate with hassles from BSA licensing. Carpentry Merit Badge- (a) "make, with your leaders permission, a casket for your Scoutmaster or other adult leader. Demonstrate how you measured leader and planned dimensions to fit. If appropriate use hand tools to avoid violating Guide to Safe Scouting guidelines." (b) If appropriate if hunting a white whale casket may be nailed and sealed with pitch for emergency flotation device" 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
an_old_DC Posted January 17, 2018 Share Posted January 17, 2018 I "wood" love to see some Scout-made caskets. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jameson76 Posted January 17, 2018 Share Posted January 17, 2018 1 hour ago, an_old_DC said: I "wood" love to see some Scout-made caskets. Likely it would look sort of like this 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
numbersnerd Posted January 17, 2018 Share Posted January 17, 2018 6 minutes ago, Jameson76 said: Likely it would look sort of like this But you should only be stored in there after being cleaned via the 3 pot method... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tampa Turtle Posted January 18, 2018 Share Posted January 18, 2018 14 hours ago, numbersnerd said: But you should only be stored in there after being cleaned via the 3 pot method... I love the Patrol Box casket! Sometimes I think that would be the best use of them...but I am sure once my scouts got me fit in there they would later realize they forgot to pack something and ask someone to run to Walmart or somewhere to get another hand or something. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tampa Turtle Posted January 19, 2018 Share Posted January 19, 2018 The more I think about it the more I like it! How about a tiny one for the mantle holding the ashes of dear old Mr Turtle. (or maybe a little backpack) It can join my wives collection of the ashes of 3 Sheppard's and 5 Cats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RememberSchiff Posted January 19, 2018 Author Share Posted January 19, 2018 27 minutes ago, Tampa Turtle said: The more I think about it the more I like it! How about a tiny one for the mantle holding the ashes of dear old Mr Turtle. (or maybe a little backpack) It can join my wives collection of the ashes of 3 Sheppard's and 5 Cats. or maybe the BSA will license these biodegradable paper turtle urns. http://www.passagesinternational.com/biodegradable-urns/water-urns/biodegradable-turtles 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tampa Turtle Posted January 19, 2018 Share Posted January 19, 2018 I will tell Mrs Turtle to save the money and find a Wolf Den (now easily recognizable by the red kerchiefs) to just make one out of paper mache. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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