Strategic Brand Management

This book deals with brands-why they are important, what they represent to consumers, and what firms should do to manage them properly. As many business executives correctly recognize, perhaps one of the most valuable assets a firm has are the brands it has invested in and developed over time. Although competitors can often duplicate manufacturing processes and factory designs, its not so easy to reproduce strongly held heliefs and actitudes established in the minds of consumers. The difficulty and expense of introducing new producís, howevcr, puts more pressure than ever on firms to skillfully launch their new producís as well as manage their existing brands.