1st Edition
Strategic Brand Management and Development Creating and Marketing Successful Brands
1. Introduction: History and the Importance of Brands 2. Developing Brand Equity, Positioning, Personality, and Values 3. Creating Brand Identity: Brand Aesthetics and Symbolism 4. Brand Communications and the Attention Economy 5. Holistic Brand Experiences and Emotional Branding 6. Consumer Collectives, Brand Avoidance, and Political Consumption 7. Brand Ethics, Social Responsibility, and Sustainable Consumption 8. Brand Performance and Metrics 9. Brand Growth: Brand Architecture and Brand Extensions 10. Brand Futures: Technology and Innovation in Branding Strategies
Biography
Sotiris T. Lalaounis is an Associate Professor in Brand and Design Management and Deputy School Education Director at the University of Bristol Business School, UK. Sotiris earned his PhD from the Centre for Creative Industries at Glasgow Caledonian University. His research interests include organisational tensions and paradoxes in the creative economy. He has published in Creativity and Innovation Management, European Management Journal, and The Design Journal. Sotiris is the author of Design Management: Organisation and Marketing Perspectives, and Strategic Brand Management and Development: Creating and Marketing Successful Brands, both published by Routledge.
"Insightful and distinctive, it provides a comprehensive overview of brands that balances knowledge and practice that will be useful to anyone interested in brands and their management. A particular strength is the way the book offers a rich context for understanding brands, drawing from culture, design, and history, as well as clear guidance for developing and communicating brands."Jonathan Schroeder, William A. Kern Professor of Communications, Rochester Institute of Technology, New York, USA
"Branding continues to be an extremely important topic in business. This book covers all the angles of branding in superb ways, from value creation and communications to brand strategy and brand futures. An essential book for anybody who must know about brands now and going forward."
Bernd Schmitt, Robert D. Calkins Professor of International Business at Columbia Business School, USA
