ignore trends

Rolling right along in the series of posters of brand-building principles from my new book, What Great Brands Do, we have: Great brands don’t chase customers; they attract people to them.  Great brands know that if you stand for something clearly, some people will love you and some will hate you, but the ones that love you will […]

converge

(“brand book bites” are book write-ups that highlight the most interesting brand stories in the latest best-selling books.  Subscribe to my feed so you don’t miss these regular bulleted briefings on the books I recommend.) –  the book:  Converge:  Transforming Business at the Intersection of Marketing and Technology – the ultimate business card for Razorfish, […]

Between spring break, March Madness, and primary season, there’s been a lot going on outside the brand world this month.  But there’s also been a flurry of new brand-building content going around.  Here’s a handy recap of what I contributed to the conversation: brand-building: Steve Jobs on Brand-Building — a slide show of what Walter Isaacson’s […]

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Get ready for interview guest to challenge everything you thought you knew about customer centricity!  Peter Fader is the Frances and Pei-Yuan Chia Professor of Marketing at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, and the author of the book, Customer Centricity. Peter works with firms from a wide range of industries, such as consumer […]