Building the Brand-Driven Business: Operationalize Your Brand to Drive Profitable Growth [Hardcover]

Scott M. Davis (Author), Michael Dunn (Author), David A. Aaker (Foreword)

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“…This book is highly recommended for all forward-thinking executives—and those aiming to join that group.” (The Journal of Product & Brand Management, vol. 14, no. 3, 2005)

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In Building the Brand-Driven Business, authors Scott M. Davis and Michael Dunn— two of the nation's foremost experts on brands— map out a strategy that can help an entire organization manage and live (not just think about) its brand. They show how to develop brand-building programs that are the most cost efficient, effective, and credible. And just as vital, they reveal how to create a brand-driven culture within an organization so that building the brand becomes everyone's job.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 320 pages
• Publisher: Jossey-Bass; 1 edition (September 17, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0787962554
• ISBN-13: 978-0787962555
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 5.8 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #567,136 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars "Operationalizing" aside, October 29, 2002

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This review is from: Building the Brand-Driven Business: Operationalize Your Brand to Drive Profitable Growth (Hardcover)

Don't let the somewhat intimidating word "operationalize" keep you from investigating the pages of Building The Brand-Driven Business: Operationalize Your Brand to Drive Profitable Growth (Jossey-Bass, 2002). What authors Scott Davis and Michael Dunn show is that brand-building can and should be supported through more than just MarCom initiatives. The retail clerk who actually smiles at and is helpful to customers does far more to support the brand than the priciest ad campaigns - as Wal-Mart has long-since discovered and McDonald's apparently has yet to grasp. The authors posit that building those supporting behaviors and mind-sets (not to mention systems and processes) and then using the brand promise as an integral measure for business decisions is what "operationalizing" is all about. It's interesting positioning that's perhaps ahead of its time - but certainly one that non-marketing, senior decision makers should relate to. There's a lot of confusion among non-marketers as to what "brand" is and isn't. The authors make a case for elevating it to an entirely different level in the organization.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Moves branding to the next level, November 4, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Building the Brand-Driven Business: Operationalize Your Brand to Drive Profitable Growth (Hardcover)

Before I read this book, I never thought of a retail clerk or a customer service representative as a company's brand ambassador. But what the authors explain is that brand building should be supported by more than just the people in the marketing department. Certainly, brand has become the strategy du jour among marketing people these days, as evidenced by the number of books on the market. However, this book treats brand in a different context, defining it through the concept of "operationalizing" it, bringing it to life through a company's processes, systems and employees. It makes a great deal of sense that a company's senior executives must embrace the brand and its promise by linking it to the company's corporate strategy, so it becomes part of the culture. Several case studies in the book are helpful for understanding why so many well-known brand names have been successful by using similar techniques to bring their brand to life across the organization.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Making it Real, October 28, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Building the Brand-Driven Business: Operationalize Your Brand to Drive Profitable Growth (Hardcover)

There are so many books out there which talk about 'brand' -- finally here's one that will really help me connect the dots between brand and business strategy. As competitive advantages become harder and harder to maintain -- knowing how to 'operationalize' the brand will be the key difference for the future.