Some companies and products seem to thrive year after year.What’s their secret? A powerful brand.David Aaker, Vice Chairman of Prophet and Professor Emeritus at UC Berkeley, has won five major career awards in marketing and has written six groundbreaking books that have shaped how businesses build and grow their brands.Now, in this fully revised second edition, Aaker brings his most impactful insights together into one masterclass.Inside, yo...

"All marketers should heed [the] advice" of this brand marketing guru in his latest book on digital storytelling." —Joseph V. Tripodi, former Chief Marketing Officer, Subway and Coca-ColaStories are orders of magnitude which are more effective than facts at achieving attention, persuading, being remembered, and inspiring involvement. Signature stories?intriguing, authentic, and involving narratives?apply the power of stories to communicate a strategic message. Marke...

Owning Game-Changing Subcategories is about creating organizational growth in the digital age by creating and owning game-changing subcategories fueled by digital.Owning Game-Changing Subcategories outlines the path to finding, managing, and leveraging new subcategories. In the digital age, the path has been made wider, shorter, and more frequently traveled. Throughout Owning Game-Changing Subcategories, David Aaker discusses certain aspe...

" A highly concise and wonderfully cogent and insightful tutorial on the principles of brand stewardship and leadership." —Joseph V. Tripodi, former Chief Marketing Officer, Subway and Coca-ColaAaker on Branding presents in a compact form the twenty essential principles of branding that will lead to the creation of strong brands. Culled from the six David Aaker brand books and related publications, these principles provide the broad understanding of brands,...

Today’s firms need a social effort that is serous and impactful to be relevant. It’s not enough to make a commitment to reduce energy or have an ad hoc unbranded budget for grants and volunteering—the world needs their resources and agility to address existential threats in society, and their customers (and employees) demand it.As an influential voice in branding and market connection, David Aaker examines how businesses can adapt their approaches for social better...

Winning through Platforms achieved #1 bestseller status, and is a Best Business Book Awards winner for 2024. It is your new go-to guide for modern competitive advantage.Digital platforms are no longer for just the tech elite. They’re spreading to every company and industry, powered by the growth of customer sensors, streaming data, and artificial intelligence—lighting the valuable customer Use journey that was formerly dark.How will you succeed when your ma...

Powerful product, country, and functional silos are jeopardizing companies' marketing efforts. Because of silos, firms misallocate resources, send inconsistent messages to the marketplace, and fail to leverage scale economies and successes—all of which can threaten a company's survival.As David Aaker shows in Spanning Silos, the unfettered decentralization that produces silos is no longer feasible in today's marketplace. It's up to chief marketing officers to break down si...

For anyone who wants to learn the fundamentals of branding in an approachable way without poring over dense text or hiring an expensive consultant, Star Brands presents a unique model that offers structured guidance and professional tips for building, managing, and marketing any brand. Created by savvy brand manager Carolina Rogoll, the star brand model is a perfect intersection of solid marketing and management theory with an approachable, visually oriented design. The author tea...

Master performance coach Achim Nowak teaches readers how to create profound interpersonal connections for explosive business success!Technology has transformed the way we communicate. We send and receive more and more emails every day. We text. We tweet. We have reduced our communications down to efficient sound bites—and at the same time, many of us seem to know less and less about how to connect. Deeply, profoundly connect.In Infectious, acclaime...

Finally, a new kind of business startup book—packed full of practical advice plus essential legal information you really need but don’t get in business school or anywhere else!The 7 Secret Keys to Startup Success is the one book every entrepreneur should have. David J. Muchow, an award-winning, thirty-year serial entrepreneur and lawyer, gives you practical legal and business advice covering every aspect ...

**Wall Street Journal and USA Today bestseller!When the storm hits, you have three choices: give up and become a victim; do what you can to survive; or learn to thrive.**You don’t need to have exceptional talents or resources to overcome adversity, be resilient, and achieve extraordinary goals. You are capable of more than you realize. You can learn to thrive. Bill Murphy is proof.He’ll be the first to tell you he is nothing special, but he has bee...

This book provides a structured introduction to building and managing a blog with a focus on long-term sustainability and income generation. It outlines the essential steps required to move from idea to execution, including defining a target audience, selecting a niche, setting up a website, and developing a consistent content strategy. The material also examines how blogging fits within the broader context of online business, highlighting realistic expectations and the time, effort, and s...