The definitive book of branding / edited by Kartikeya Kompella.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Foreword -- Preface -- Building blocks -- The essence of positioning / Al Ries -- Creating meaningful brands : how brands evolve from labels on products to icons of meaning / Mark Batey -- From niche to mainstream -- The power of words and stories / John Simmons -- All together now : the new and vital strategy of "community" / Douglas Atkin -- What it really means to be a challenger in today's world / Adam Morgan -- Building brand authenticity / Michael B. Beverland -- The most important brand question : how does it make them feel? / Daryl Travis -- Brands and innovation / Jean-Noel Kapferer -- Branding with a cause / Kartikeya Kompella -- Branding beyond marketing -- Living the brand / Nicholas Ind -- Employer brand management / Richard Mosley -- Global branding : strategy, creativity, and leadership / Sicco van Gelder -- Brand valuation : identifying and measuring the economic value creation of brands / Jan Lindemann -- Together we stand -- Co-branding / Tom Blackett -- The guide to co-creation / Clare Fuller and Arunima Kapoor -- Building brands on belief -- What Chatterjee said : designing brands from the inside out / Patrick Hanlon -- Passion brands: the extraordinary power of brand belief / Helen Edwards and Derek Day -- Lovemarks in the age of now / Kevin Roberts -- Index -- About the editor and contributors.