Everyone knows that building your product or service into a bona fide brand is the only way to stand out in an insanely crowded marketplace. This book deals with branding, distilling complex theories and principles behind this key marketing term. It examines brand-blazing strategies from some of the world's best, including Coca-Cola, and Xerox.

Reveals a shift in marketing trends from advertising to publicity, citing the successes of such top brands as the Body Shop, Starbucks, and Wal-Mart, while sharing strategies on establishing credibility and implementing a slow PR build.

Lay down the rules for brand creation in a series of chapters showing how new ideas are developed, the importance of being first, inventing a new category, positioning opposite existing brands, positioning against an enemy. This author discusses the importance of public relations, protecting the brand, and when to give up on an existing brand.