Wally Olins

Wally Olinss fascinating book looks at every aspect of the world of branding. With his customary flair and no-nonsense prose, he analyzes the problems facing todays organizations, criticizes corporate misbehaviour where he finds it, praises those companies who seem to be building and sustaining brands successfully in our brave new world, and predicts the future of branding. Incisive, invigorating and visionary, this analysis of our fast-evolving global marketplace comes from the guru described by The Financial Times as the worlds leading practitioner of branding and identity. No one interested in branding, marketing, business or contemporary culture will want to be without it.

Here, Wally Olins sets out the ground rules for branding success in the 21st century, explaining why understanding the links between business, brand and consumer has never been more vital for commercial success, and reflecting the recent enormous changes in the branding world. It will be an essential purchase for everyone in advertising, marketing and business who needs to understand why the most successful brands in the world triumph by making insiders believe in them and consumers buy into them.

Las marcas son el fenómeno cultural por excelencia de nuestro tiempo y objeto de un debate a menudo banalizado por los prejuicios y las suposiciones frívolas. En este libro, el experto mundial Wally Olins desmonta la nueva ortodoxia de los partidarios No-Logo, quienes, a su juicio, confunden marcas con capitalismo. Partiendo de su larga experiencia profesional como creador de identidad corporativa, Olins demuestra como y por que el branding ha dejado de ser exclusivo del mundo empresarial y su campo de accion alcanza ahora a las ONGs, los equipos de futbol, los museos y hasta paises enteros, donde la marca es, al mismo tiempo, un elemento de cohesion y una seña de identidad.

Brands and branding are the most significant contributions that commerce has ever made to popular culture. But branding has now moved so far beyond its commercial origins that consumer response has entered uncharted territory. Wally Olins sets out the ground rules for branding success in the 21st century, explaining why understanding the links between business, brand and consumer has never been more vital for commercial success. It will be an essential purchase for everyone in advertising, marketing and business who needs to understand why the most successful brands in the world triumph by ...