ABSTRACT

This volume examines the importance of strategic brand imaging and brand management. It covers the fundamentals of launching, growing, leveraging, and managing brands in a global context, the strategic decisions related to brand building, and the integration of the 4Ps in implementing the brand strategy. The book presents a practical perspective on building brands through social media and using artificial intelligence technologies. Readers will get a clear introductory understanding about the role of consumer behavior, the research methods that every brand manager must be familiar with, brand architecture, portfolio, brand equity, and valuation.

Branding requires vision to foresee, logic to understand the market, and the art of understanding consumers. This book is a guide for readers and professionals who are interested in all aspects of branding and brand building. It will also be useful for scholars and students of Marketing, Advertising and Brand Management, Business Studies, Business Communication, Media and Journalism and Public Relations, and for marketing professionals. It will help them understand fundamentals and practical application of brand management.

chapter |4 pages

Introduction

chapter 1|18 pages

Brands and Branding

chapter 2|25 pages

Consumer Behavior and Brand Building

chapter 4|27 pages

Brand Positioning

chapter 5|36 pages

Integrated Brand Experience

Design and Communication

chapter 6|36 pages

Branding on Social Media

chapter 7|34 pages

Managing Brands over the Lifecycle

chapter 8|24 pages

Consumer–Brand Relationships and Loyalty

chapter 9|30 pages

Brand Portfolio and Architechture Strategy

chapter 10|23 pages

Brand Equity and Valuation

chapter |14 pages

Conclusion