Coca-Cola. Harley-Davidson. Nike. Budweiser. Valued bycustomers more for what they symbolize than for what they do,products like these are more than brands--they are cultural icons.How do managers create brands that resonate so powerfully withconsumers? Based on extensive historical analyses of some ofAmerica's most successful iconic brands, including ESPN, MountainDew, Volkswagen, Budweiser, and Harley-Davidson, this book presentsthe first systematic model to explain how brands become icons.Douglas B. Holt shows how iconic brands create "identity myths"that, through powerful symbolism, soothe collective anxietiesresulting from acute social change. Holt warns that icons can't bebuilt through conventional branding strategies, which focus onbenefits, brand personalities, and emotional relationships.Instead, he calls for a deeper cultural perspective on traditionalmarketing themes like targeting, positioning, brand equity, andbrand loyalty--and outlines a distinctive set of "culturalbranding" principles that will radically alter how companiesapproach everything from marketing strategy to market research tohiring and training managers. Until now, Holt shows, even the mostsuccessful iconic brands have emerged more by intuition andserendipity than by design. With How Brands Become Icons, managerscan leverage the principles behind some of the most successfulbrands of the last half-century to build their own iconic brands.Douglas B. Holt is associate professor of Marketing at HarvardBusiness School.
【作者简介】
Douglas B. Holt is an Assistant Professor of Marketing at HBS. He is a respected scholar in the marketing arena.
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