What Great Brands Do: The Seven Brand-Building Principles That Separate the Best from the Rest

It's tempting to believe that brands like Apple, Nike, andZappos achieved their iconic statuses because of serendipity, anunattainable magic formula, or even the genius of a singlevisionary leader. However, these companies all adopted specificapproaches and principles that transformed their ordinary brandsinto industry leaders. In other words, great brands can bebuilt--and Denise Lee Yohn knows exactly how to do it.Delivering a fresh perspective, Yohn's What Great Brands Doteaches an innovative brand-as-business strategy that enhancesbrand identity while boosting profit margins, improving companyculture, and creating stronger stakeholder relationships. Drawingfrom twenty-five years of consulting work with such top brands asFrito-Lay, Sony, Nautica, and Burger King, Yohn explains keyprinciples of her brand-as-business strategy.

• Reveals the seven key principles that the world's best brandsconsistently implement
• Presents case studies that explore the brand building successesand failures of companies of all sizes including IBM, Lululemon, Chipotle Mexican Grill, and other remarkable brands
• Provides tools and strategies that organizations can startusing right away

Filled with targeted guidance for CEOs, COOs, entrepreneurs, andother organization leaders, What Great Brands Do is anessential blueprint for launching any brand to meteoricheights.