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Brand Royalty: How The Worlds Top 100 Brands Thrive Survive
Brand Royalty How The Worlds Top 100 Brands Thrive Survive Author:Matt Haig * Burberry; Gucci; BMW; The Body Shop; Tiger Woods; Volvo; Absolut; MTV; Mercedes Benz; Evian; Heinz; Gillette; McDonalds; Jack Daniels; Ben & Jerry’s; Dell; American Express; Haagen-Daz; Google and eighty more brands. * The most comprehensive collection of brand successes ever. In this sequel to the highly successful "Brand Failures", M... more »att Haig takes us to the other end of the brand spectrum. Here is a collection of the stories of the one hundred most successful brands. Although written in a lively and entertaining way, the book has a serious purpose. It is designed to help business leaders and students to easily identify the factors behind these brands’ successes, and to place them in a broader business and social context. As well as his own narrative on each brand, the author has also included comments from consumers, psychologists, marketing academics, brand managers, historical figures and business owners. Contents include: Introduction: Branded world Omnibrands, brands we see every day; Invisibrands, powerful brands that operate beyond the consumer sphere; Myth Brands, both brands that create their own myths and those that have myths created for them; Magic Brands, brands that surround themselves with a magical aura; Fan Brands, top entertainment and sports brands; Easy Brands, brands that make life easier; Low Brands, brands that sell to the mass market at highly competitive prices; High Brands, those fuelled by aspirations; Conscience Brands, that appeal to our consciences; People Brands, celebrities and sports figures; Trust Brands, that people turn to because they are reliable; Media Brands; Purity Brands, that convey a crystal image; Cupboard Brands, that get into both our cupboards and our subconscious; Performance Brands, brands that have just plain outperformed their competitors; Conclusion: The brand paradox In the concluding chapter the cases are drawn together and examined for common features and themes and a paradox revealed -- for all these brands, as more and more products emerge, it becomes ever more difficult to create brand loyalty. Yet a clear brand identity becomes ever more essential as the product line grows.« less