"An entertaining and useful read. As a ready crib for the most famous brand foul-ups, this book is hard to beat."
The Financial Times
"This book is a lot of fun. Haig wants to educate as well as to entertain, and at this he succeeds."
Journal of Consumer Marketing
What do Coca-Cola, McDonald's, IBM, Microsoft and Virgin all have in common? Yes, they are all global giants, but what they are less recognized for are the many branded products they have launched which bombed spectacularly - and at great cost.
Brand Failures takes a riveting look at how such disasters occur. This new edition of Matt Haig's best-selling book, provides the inside-story of 100 major brand blunders that make for jaw-dropping reading. Brand Failures explores the brands that have set sail with the help of multi-million dollar advertising campaigns only to sink without a trace. From acknowledged brand mistakes made by successful blue-chip companies to some lesser know but hilarious bomb-shells, it reveals what went wrong in every case and provides a valuable checklist of lessons learnt for each.
A tour of this fascinating hall of failure will alert you to potential dangers and show you how to ensure a long, healthy life for your brand.
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Examine 100 of the world's most spectacular brand disasters, including Enron, Pan Am, smokeless cigarettes and Bic underwear, and learn valuable lessons to ensure a healthy existence for your brand.
- Chapter - 01: Introduction;
- Chapter - 02: Classic failures;
- Chapter - 03: Idea failures;
- Chapter - 04: Extension failures;
- Chapter - 05: PR failures;
- Chapter - 06: Culture failures;
- Chapter - 07: People failures;
- Chapter - 08: Business cycle failures;
- Chapter - 09: Rebranding failures;
- Chapter - 10: Internet and new technology failures;
- Chapter - 11: Tired brands
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80% of all new product launches fail Fortune Top 1000 companies waste $60 billion a year on brand development efforts Cases include Coca-cola, Microsoft, Harley Davidson, Virgin, McDonalds, Sony, IBM Companion title to the best-selling Brand Success (previously published as Brand Royalty) "An entertaining and useful read and as a ready crib for the most famous brand foul-ups the book is hard to beat." Financial Times "This book is a lot of fun Haig wants to educate as well as to entertain, and at this he succeeds." Journal of Consumer Marketing
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Features spectacular case studies from some of the world's largest brands, including Coca-Cola, Microsoft, Harley Davidson, Virgin, McDonalds, Sony and IBM
Product details
ISBN
9780749462994
Published
2011-05-03
Edition
2. edition
Publisher
Kogan Page Ltd
Weight
325 gr
Height
215 mm
Width
140 mm
Thickness
14 mm
Age
U, P, 05, 06
Language
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Number of pages
256
Author