Building Brands Believers

Building Brands & Believers--How to connect with Consumers using Archetypes "Kent Wertime successfully argues that while products are be,coming more alike, brands can avoid 'commoditization' by drawing on the rich language of archetypes to tap into more unconscious and emotional levels that influence consumer perception and preference. His book provides a highly suggestive framework for bringing any brand to life."--Philip Kotler, S.C. Johnson Distinguished Professor of international Marketing, Kellogg Graduate School of Management, Northwestern University "Building Brands and Believers offers striking new insights ino the ways in which companies connect with consumers. Kent Wertime's profound experience in marketing-across many products and regions of the world-has resulted in an intriguing and highly persuasive model, based on twelve simple archetypes. This highly original and thought-provoking book make an important new contribution to the branding debate."--Simon Anholt, Consultant and Author of Another one Bites The Grass "A must-read for all marketers who value and apply consumer insights in thier decision making. Kent Wertime skillfully captures the connections between brands and the users' minds with simplicity and clarity."--Michael Tan, Senior Director of Marketing, Tricon Restaurants International Asia Franchise "Kent Wertime is one of the most stimulating thinkers I've worked with. I am recommending this book as a superb analysis of how modern communication works. Buy it and learn how to build a brand."--John Goodman, President, OgilvyOne Asia-Pacific "Brands are woven into the fabric of popular cultures the world over. By analyzing how brands connect with consumers, Building Brands & Believers shows how companies can communicate their brand and company images more effectively to create value and achieve superior business results."--Malcolm Sullivan, Marketing Director, China Mid-Pacific Region, FedEx "Kent Wertime provides valuable insights on how companies can use archetypes to enhance their brands. This book will change many readers' views about the way to create effective images and communication."--Joerg Ohle, Regional Director, Bayer Health Care Asia Pacific

Marketing expert Douglas Atkin has spent years re- searching both full-blown cults and companies that use cult-branding techniques. He interviewed countless cult members to discover what makes them tick. And he explains exactly how brands like Harley-Davidson and Apple make their customers feel unique, important and part of an exclusive group - and how that leads to solid, long-term relationships between a company and its customers. In addition to describing a fascinating phenom- enom, it will be of enormous value to businesses as it reveals the secret to customer loyalty.

The Ministry of Branding takes you on a brand building journey. One of the greatest inventions ever created was the microphone, this book is just that! It is the tool you have been looking for to amplify the significance of your voice! For any business, the brand is one of their most important assets. The Ministry of Branding aims to help you widen the influence and reach of your brand. In this book you are going to learn: •The Meaning of Branding •A Biblical Basis for Branding •The Jesus Brand Model •How to Build a Brand •How to Launch a Brand •And so much more! This book is unlike any other branding book you have read or seen on the shelf. Whether you are a novice or a marketing director you are going to find the tools you need in this book. There is nothing like having a personal coach to escort you into the reality of your dreams. The Ministry of Branding will directly coach you through every step of the branding process.

Branding has reached a new frontier. In the future, brands will have to appeal to more than one or two of the classic five senses. Branding expert Neil Gains shows both the science and the practical applications of how this can be done, and links symbolism and storytelling to sensory experience in brand marketing. Drawing on the latest research and design thinking Brand esSense shows how brands can link storytelling archetypes and symbolism to customer experience to build a multi-sense phenomenon. This groundbreaking book provides innovative branding tools for evaluating where a brand is on the sensory and storytelling scale, analyzing its potential and giving it a clear pathway to optimizing its unique sensory appeal.

Recessions -- there may not be anything we can do to stopthem, but we have plenty of choices when it comes to ourresponse. During a recession too much time can be spent trying to guesswhat impact it may have, while too little time is spent exploringthe strategic options available. Survive, Exploit, Disrupt addresses the need forcompanies to shift their strategic thinking during an economicdownturn. As trends change and consumer behaviour becomes lesspredictable, companies that triumph over economic downturn fallinto three categories: survivors, exploiters and disrupters. This book shows executives how to navigate their way through themany challenges a recession represents for their business, andcapitalise on the opportunities these periods of upheavalpresent. Inside you’ll discover: the drivers of change during a recession how to adapt to recessionary periods how to exploit growth opportunities and identify disruptiveopportunities specific actions you can take to survive a recession. The result is a solid basis for recession-proof strategy thatcompanies can implement to ensure that they survive the toughtimes.

Decoding Branding explains the evolution of branding and how the disrupting factors like digital revolution, technological advancement, changing consumer behavior, and the COVID-19 pandemic have reshaped the marketing landscape. Fundamental principles of fostering strong brands are distilled with illustrations of case studies from various industries. A structured and holistic framework to building and revamping brands is clearly presented for corporations to remain competitive in this constantly changing operating environment. Interviews with branding experts and corporate leaders are featured at the end of each chapter to allow readers to obtain a complete appreciation of brand development from different perspectives.

For over two decades, it has been argued that the brand is an important value creator and should therefore be a top management priority. However, the definition of what a brand is remains elusive. This comprehensive textbook presents the reader with an exhaustive analysis of the scientific and paradigmatic approaches to the nature of brand as it has developed over the last twenty years. Taking a multi-disciplinary approach and offering an exhaustive analysis of brand research literature, it delivers a thorough understanding of the managerial implications of these different approaches to the management of the brand. Brand Mangement: Research, Theory and Practice fills a gap in the market, providing an understanding of how the nature of brand and the idea of the consumer differ in these approaches and offers in-depth insight into the opening question of almost every brand management course: "What is a brand?"

This innovative work provides a state-of-the-art overview of current thinking about the development of brand strategy. Unlike other books on branding, it approaches successful brand strategy from both the producer and consumer perspectives. "The Science and Art of Branding" makes clear distinctions among the producer's intentions, external brand realities, and consumer's brand perceptions - and explains how to fit them all together to build successful brands. Co-author Sandra Moriarty is also the author of the leading Principles of Advertising textbook, and she and Giep Franzen have filled this volume with practical learning tools for scholars and students of marketing and marketing communications, as well as actual brand managers. The book explains theoretical concepts and illustrates them with real-life examples that include case studies and findings from large-scale market research. Every chapter opens with a mini-case history, and boxed inserts featuring quotes from experts appear throughout the book. "The Science and Art of Branding" also goes much more deeply than other works into the core concept of brand equity, employing new measurement systems only developed over the last few years.