Wednesday, May 30, 2007

Who is the bigger brand?

Am sure this question is haunting most of our minds. All of us who have been closely tracking the Escorts -Dr Trehan fall out are keen to know - is it the Singh's Escorts Hospital or is it Dr Trehan - the man behind the success of the hospital who is the bigger pull for the consumers (the patients). It is believed that he is likely to pull along with him a team of 70 out of the 200 doctors at Escorts to Apollo. This waits to be seen.

It could be argued that - it is Dr. Trehan, the bigger brand. For consumers (patients) who have interacted with him/ been treated by him, he symbolises "customer service" or the "product" offered by Escorts. So Escorts is only a channel and not the actual service/ product.
While on the other hand it could be argued that - it is Escorts - its facilities, infrastructure, and all staff that symbolises "customer service" and Dr. Trehan is only a component delivering that promised service.

I ask myself - is it the Dr. or the hospital that is the bigger brand, and I would think it is the Dr. He is the "brand"

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