This document defines and provides examples of different forms of branding, including:
1) A corporate brand represents an entire company, such as Coca-Cola, Ford, or Microsoft.
2) A product brand represents a specific product of a company, like Diet Vanilla Coke or Windows XP.
3) A private distributor brand, also called a store brand, represents products sold under a retailer's name, for example Radio Shack batteries or Lowe's macaroni and cheese.
4) A trade character is a personified symbol that represents a brand name.