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Twelve brands, one operating discipline

A walkthrough of the brand architecture work at Bengal Group — and the operating discipline that holds a conglomerate together.

By Abdullah Al Alamin22 March 20246:50
On the operating discipline holding a conglomerate together.

The walkthrough

A walkthrough of the brand architecture work at Bengal Group — and the operating discipline that holds twelve business units together. The brand architecture is the visibility layer; the operating discipline is the engine.

How the discipline is built

The discipline is built on three operating principles: a single governance cadence, a single measurement framework, and a single crisis protocol. The principles are portable; the deployment is local.

  • Single governance cadence — quarterly reviews with the group chair
  • Single measurement framework — share of voice, sentiment, and brand equity
  • Single crisis protocol — a written playbook every business unit runs

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