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The Fall of Advertising and the Rise of PR
The Fall of Advertising and the Rise of PR Author:Al Ries, Laura Ries Bestselling authors and world-renowned marketing strategists Al and Laura Ries usher in the new era of public relations. Today's major brands are born with publicity, not advertising. A closer look at the history of the most successful modern brands shows this to be true. In fact, an astonishing number of brands, including Palm, Starbucks, the B... more »ody Shop, Wal-Mart, Red Bull and Zara have been built with virtually no advertising. Using in-depth case histories of successful PR campaigns coupled with those of unsuccessful advertising campaigns, The Fall of Advertising provides valuable ideas for marketers -- all the while demonstrating why
advertising lacks credibility, the crucial ingredient in brand building, and how only PR can supply that credibility;
the big bang approach advocated by advertising people should be abandoned in favor of a slow build-up by PR;
advertising should only be used to maintain brands once they have been established through publicity.
Bold and accessible, The Fall of Advertising is bound to turn the world of marketing upside down.« less
Heather H. reviewed The Fall of Advertising and the Rise of PR on
A humorous take on the subject. I found this to be an amusing and to some extent eye opening read. I have not looked at advertising the same way since and I have hung onto this book for quite a few years. It's nerd-tastic!