The most important assets of any business are intangible: its company name, brands, symbols, and slogans, and their underlying associations, perceived quality, name awareness, customer base, and proprietary resources such as patents, trademarks, and channel relationships. These assets, which compris[...]
As industries turn increasingly hostile, it is clear that strong brand-building skills are needed to survive and prosper. In David Aaker's pathbreaking book, "Managing Brand Equity, " managers discovered the value of a brand as a strategic asset and a company's primary source of competitive advantag[...]
Developing and implementing strategies today is very different than only a few decades ago; nearly all firms today operate in dynamic markets. Completely revised and updated, Aaker's bestâselling book, Strategic Market Management, helps managers identify, implement, prioritize, and adapt ma[...]
Shows how to eliminate the competition and become the lead brand in your market. This book defines the concept of brand relevance using dozens of case studies - Prius, Whole Foods, Westin, iPad and more - and explains how brand relevance drives market dynamics, which generates opportunities for your[...]
"Unquestionably the most comprehensive treatment available on the subject. I found this book unique in its capacity to benefit executives, planning staff, and students of strategy alike." Robert L. Joss, Dean of the Graduate School of Business, Stanford University A successful busin[...]
The vice-chairman of Prophet Brand Strategy and author of Brand Leadership demonstrates how companies can manage their brands to develop more successful portfolios, discussing the necessary steps for creating a well-articulated brand structure, energizing brands, leveraging brand assets, and more. 3[...]
This book offers the best approach toward communicating the intricacies of marketing research and its usefulness to the marketing organization. This highly regarded text focuses on market intelligence, strategy, theory, and application and retains its coverage of the most advanced and current market[...]
A dozen management fads have come and gone in the past decade, but brand equity, first explored by David Aaker in the late 1980s, has exploded in importance. Recognized by "Brandweek" as "the dean of the brand-equity movement," Aaker now prepares managers for the next level of the brand revolution -[...]