BTEC International Level 3 Business

Unit 24: Branding — assessment criteria

Learners will investigate the role of branding and explore how it is used and will give recommendations for changes to a brand for a selected product.

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Assessment criteria

Reproduced verbatim from the Pearson specification — the same grid the assignment brief carries. A unit grade is the highest band where all criteria in that band (and every band below it) are met.

Pass

6 criteria
A.P1Explore the principles of branding for a selected large business.
A.P2Explain how brands can be an asset to a selected large business.
B.P3Review how branding is used by a selected business.
B.P4Explain, using examples, the branding of two contrasting products in a selected large business.
C.P5Explain the challenges of managing an existing brand for a product.
C.P6Investigate an existing brand for a product using a brand audit.

Merit

3 criteria
A.M1Analyse the advantages and disadvantages of branding to a selected large business. selected business
B.M2Analyse the potential impact of internal and external factors on branding activities of a product. an existing product
C.M3Analyse the reasons why an existing brand for a product may need to change.

Distinction

3 criteria
A.D1Evaluate the impact of branding on a selected large business.
B.D2Evaluate the extent to which the branding of a product meets the aim(s) of a selected large business.
C.D3Justify suggested changes to an existing brand for a product.

Command verbs in this unit

The verb decides the depth expected — that is what separates Pass from Merit and Distinction work on the same learning aim.

EvaluateExploreExplainAnalyseReviewJustifyInvestigate
Pearson's ladder runs Identify → Describe → Explain → Compare / Analyse → Evaluate / Justify / Assess. A Merit or Distinction criterion on the same aim always implies the Pass beneath it: an “evaluate” answer that never first “explains” fails, however polished it reads. Hover a verb for what it demands.

Learning aims

  • A. Investigate the role of branding in a selected business
  • B. Review how branding is used by a selected business
  • C. Recommend changes to a brand for an existing product

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