The 40 Most Valuable Australian Brands Revealed, As Commbank Tops The List

Commonwealth bank on corner of  Margaret street, CBD area with crowd of people walking across street. Commonwealth bank is one of largest bank people use in Australia. Australia:15/04/18

Commonwealth Bank is the number one most valuable Aussie brand, according to the latest BrandZ Top 40 Most Valuable Australian Brands report released today by WPP and Kantar.

Those perceived as highly innovative are growing on average 10 per cent faster than brands with a medium-to-low score, while high brand experience performers are seeing a nine per cent improvement in value.

Brands involved in the new digital retail economy are clear leaders in mastering two of the key indicators – innovation and experience.

Joining the top 40 for the first time are Australia Post (No. 21, US$1.1 billion) indexing 125 for innovation and 138 for brand experience, and Afterpay (No. 20, US$1.2 billion) with 124 for innovation.

Kantar Australia executive director brand Ryan France said: “BrandZ research highlights the importance of a strong brand as one of the key building blocks of resilient businesses.

“Overall, Australia’s biggest brands have dropped five per cent to US$96.8 billion led by the telco sector witnessing an 18 per cent fall as major players struggled with reduced margins; however, there are eight new entrants to the ranking in 2019.

“This demonstrates that no-one can be complacent. Companies that don’t invest in developing a strong brand can easily be replaced by those that are more effective in meeting consumer needs.”

Despite the challenging year the banking sector faced that prompted a fall 13 per cent in total category brand value, it still maintained a powerful presence within the Top 40.

CommBank retains the top spot with a value of US$15.9 billion, followed by ANZ at US$10.9 billion and Westpac at number 4 (US$7.6 billion).

The dividing line between many of the best performers and those that struggled was their level of perceived consumer trust – another key indicator of recommendation and increasingly important in the social media age. One sector demonstrating the power of trust is retail. Bunnings (No. 9, US$2.7 billion) is Australia’s most trusted brand with a score of 144, achieving a standout growth of 46 percent.

Kantar Australia executive director, retail and shopper James Brown said: “Bunnings is a brilliant example of the power of combining consumer trust with being highly meaningful and different to the competition.

“Those that achieved this compelling mix performed six times better in this year’s ranking; and while bricks and mortar retail is facing some challenges, the sector still boasts some of our most trusted brands and this is a strong asset to have as they navigate the tough economic climate. Aussie consumers do trust those brands that are highly meaningful and different to their competitors.”

The Store WPP EMEA CEO and Asia and chairman of BrandZ David Roth said: “The 2019 ranking not only highlights the importance of trust, but the dire consequences of losing it.

“Brands that have seen their value drop this year need to look to those that are getting it right and determine the long-term strategies they need to adopt to win back the consumer confidence that will act as a lever for growth.”

The report can be downloaded here.

BrandZ Top 10 Most Valuable Australian Brands 2019

Rank 2019

Brand

Category

Brand Value 2019 ($M USD)

Brand Value Change

1

CommBank

Banking

15,933

– 3%

2

ANZ

Banking

10,946

– 8%

3

Telstra

Telco

8,740

– 19%

4

Westpac

Banking

7,631

– 18%

5

Woolworths

Retail

7,045

– 1%

6

NAB

Banking

6,740

– 23%

7

Coles

Retail

4,694

– 10%

8

Optus

Telco

3,058

– 13%

9

Bunnings

Retail

2,740

+ 46%

10

St. George

Banking

2,212

– 17%

 




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