The unique ability of rock and roll to inspire fanatical support from its customers is undeniable; the loyalty showered upon the Rolling Stones, Elton John, Aerosmith, and others who create it, unmatched; and the lessons for corporate America, endless. In the past, business leaders have looked to the successes of other firms to guide their own strategies for increasing market share and capturing more consumer attention, spending, and loyalty. However, in today's hyper-competitive marketplace, managers are looking for ways to shake, rattle, and roll corporate America's traditional marketing and branding mindset. In Brands That Rock, Roger Blackwell and Tina Stephan, co-authors of best-selling Customers Rule! and From Mind To Market, take readers behind the music to uncover how businesses can create brands that become adopted by culture and capture a long-term position in the marketplace. Brands That Rock takes a unique, behind-the-music look at how businesses can increase brand awareness, customer loyalty, and profits by implementing some of the same strategies that legendary bands have used to transform customers into fan and create deep, emotional connections with them. Aerosmith and Madonna offer insight into how to evolve a brand to remain relevant in the marketplace without alienating current fans, while the Rolling Stones and KISS prove that successful execution at all levels of the brand experience are key to capturing long-term loyalty. Stephan and Blackwell also examine how businesses, from Victoria's Secret and Wal-Mart to Cadillac and Kraft, have implemented 'rock and roll strategies' to become adopted by culture and secure fans in their own right. Filled with fun anecdotes and interviews from industry insiders, Brands That Rock will relate to managers who grew up with classic rock, showing them how build iconic brands, and delight fans decade after decade.

Roger D. Blackwell (Columbus, OH) is President of Roger Blackwell Associates, a consulting firm that works with Fortune 500 companies in the areas of consumer trends, strategy, e-commerce, and global business. A highly sought-after speaker, he is also Professor of Marketing at the Fisher College of Business at The Ohio State University. Tina Stephan (Columbus, OH and New York, NY) is Vice President of Roger Blackwell Associates. Together, they have collaborated on eight books, including Customers Rule! and From Mind to Market, and numerous articles and research projects.

About the Author
ROGER BLACKWELL is a Professor of Marketing at the Fisher College of Business at The Ohio State University, as well as President of Blackwell Associates, a consulting firm that advises Fortune 500 companies on consumer trends, strategy, e-commerce, and global business. He has authored over twenty books, including Consumer Behavior, Ninth Edition, From the Edge of the World, From Mind to Market, and Customers Rule!. For more information, please visit www.rogerblackwell.com.
TINA STEPHAN is President of BTR Consulting, a firm specializing in branding and marketing services, and an associate with Roger Blackwell Associates. She has collaborated on seven other books, including From Mind to Market and Customers Rule!. Please visit www.brandsthatrock.com for more information.


Book Information
ISBN 9780471455172
Author Roger Blackwell
Format Hardback
Page Count 256
Imprint John Wiley & Sons Inc
Publisher John Wiley & Sons Inc
Weight(grams) 485g
Dimensions(mm) 237mm * 161mm * 23mm