Jan Lindemann Bücher

With contributions from leading global brand experts, this resource outlines the significance of brands, including their financial and social value, and identifies the factors that contribute to brand greatness. It discusses best practices in branding and explores the future of brands in a globalized world. Notably, a company’s brand can represent up to 80 percent of its market value, underscoring its importance as a vital asset. The book argues that all organizations, including not-for-profits like the Red Cross and Oxfam, should prioritize branding as their central guiding principle for decision-making and actions. It addresses the criticisms from the anti-globalization movement regarding brands as harmful entities while providing an expert review of branding best practices, including brand positioning, protection, visual and verbal identity, and communications. Additionally, it examines current branding trends, particularly in Asia, with a focus on China and India, as well as the impact of digital advancements on branding. Written by 19 experts, the book aims to enhance understanding of the role and importance of brands, offering valuable insights into building and sustaining successful brands.

Although the balance sheet may not even put a value on it, a company's brand, or its portfolio of brands, is its most valuable asset. For some companies the brand can account for as much as 70 percent of its market value. This book argues that because of this and because of the power of not-for-profit brands like the Red Cross or Oxfam, all organizations should make the brand their central organizing principle, guiding every decision and every action. As well as making the case for brands and examining the argument of the antiglobalization movement that big brands are bullies which do harm, "Brands and Branding" provides a review of best practices in branding, covering everything from brand positioning to brand protection, visual and verbal identity to brand communications. Finally, the third part of the book looks at trends in branding and the future for brands. Written by seventeen experts in the field, "Brands and Branding" sets out to provide a better understanding of the role and importance of brands, as well as a wealth of insights into how one builds and sustains a successful brand..