Description
Book SynopsisDiscover how brands are created, managed, differentiated, leveraged, and licensed Whether your business is large or small, global or local, this new edition of Branding For Dummies gives you the nuts and bolts to create, improve, and maintain a successful brand. It''ll help you define your company''s mission, the benefits and features of your products or services, what your customers and prospects already think of your brand, what qualities you want them to associate with your company, and so much more.
Packed with plain-English advice and step-by-step instructions, Branding For Dummies covers assembling a top-notch branding team, positioning your brand, handling advertising and promotions, avoiding blunders, and keeping your brand viable, visible, and healthy. Whether you''re looking to develop a logo and tagline, manage and protect your brand, launch a brand marketing plan, fix a broken brand, make customers loyal brand championsor anything in between<
Table of Contents
Introduction 1
Part I: Getting Started with Branding 5
Chapter 1: Putting Brands and Branding in Perspective 7
Chapter 2: Why, What, How, and When to Brand 23
Chapter 3: Gearing Up to Brand or Build a Better Brand 43
Chapter 4: Powering Up Your Personal and One-Person Business Brands 59
Part II: Building a Brand, Step by Step 73
Chapter 5: Profiling and Positioning Your Brand 75
Chapter 6: Putting Your Brand into Words 99
Chapter 7: Naming Your Brand 111
Chapter 8: Designing Your Logo and Tagline 131
Part III: Winning Brand Fans and Followers 151
Chapter 9: Countdown to Takeoff: Launching or Relaunching Your Brand 153
Chapter 10: Branding in the Digital Age 171
Chapter 11: Engaging Your Brand Audience Online with Social Media 189
Chapter 12: Advertising, Promoting, and Publicizing Your Brand 209
Part IV: Caring for Your Brand 233
Chapter 13: Perfecting Your Brand Experience 235
Chapter 14: Winning Brand Loyalty 251
Chapter 15: Valuing and Leveraging Your Brand 265
Chapter 16: Revitalizing Your Brand with a Full or Partial Makeover 289
Part V: Protecting Your Brand 305
Chapter 17: Defending Your Brand Legally and through Careful Usage 307
Chapter 18: Taking Action When Bad Things Happen to Good Brands 319
Part VI: The Part of Tens 335
Chapter 19: Ten Signs that Your Personal Brand Needs Attention 337
Chapter 20: Ten Branding Mistakes and How to Avoid Them 343
Chapter 21: Ten Branding Truths to Remember 349
Index 355
