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Brand Failures: The Truth About the 100 Biggest Branding Mistakes of All Time
Brand Failures The Truth About the 100 Biggest Branding Mistakes of All Time Author:Matt Haig "This book is a lot of fun ... Haig wants to educate as well as to entertain, and at this he succeeds. ... Anyone with a professional interest or involvement in brand management should read this book." -- Anthony Di Benedetto, Professor of Marketing, Temple University in Journal of Consumer Marketing — "Haig intelligently discusses how multi-mill... more »ion dollar advertising campaigns launching new brands can sink without a trace. ... Learn from other's mistakes." -- Library Journal
"A lively, engaging book full of 'what not to do lessons'." -- Marketing Business
"Entertaining reading, but its message is serious and provides a valuable checklist of lessons learned." -- Marketing
"[An] intriguing and ultimately useful read." --www.allaboutbranding.com
It's not just smaller, lesser-known companies that have launched dud brands. On the contrary, most of the world's global giants have launched new products that have flopped - spectacularly and at great cost. Haig organizes these 100 "failures" into ten types which include classic failures (e.g., New Coke), idea failures (e.g., R.J.Reynolds' smokeless cigarettes), extension failures (e.g. Harley Davidson perfume), culture failures (e.g., Kellogs in India), and technology failures (e.g., Pets.com).« less