A GESTÃO DO BRAND EQUITY NO MARKETING EDUCACIONAL

Abstract

The aim of this study was to identify what the factors that motivate and influence a student to remain in a IES - Higher Education Institutions, through marketing concepts applied to educational marketing along with a s urvey of 508 students UERGS - State University of Rio Grande do Sul, enrolled in the second half of 2013. Among the theoretical frameworks: Philip Kotler in the study of strategies for managing brand equity, Sonia Simões Colombo in educational marketing an d Valter Afonso Vieira scales in marketing. The research by attitudes was based Mattar (2003 ) the result of the analysis was obtained through a questionnaire with Likert scales of constructs that allowed us to identify which are the desires, needs and pos itive perceptions in relation to the expectations of current students in aspects cognitive, affective and behavioral, as well as the perception of the image and quality of Uergs in view of these students. And so the strengths that enable strengthen your im age in the educational market and weaknesses that can be improved with management of brand equity without losing focus on quality and its main product were identified, knowledge.

Keywords

• brand equity
• educational marketing
• survey of attitudes and image