Establishes that finance, marketing, and advertising share common ground in the value of brands. This book reviews the evidence for the business impact of marketing and advertising, summarizing key research and practical experience.

Table of Contents for Vulcans, Earthlings and Marketing ROI: Getting Finance, Marketing and Advertising onto the Same Planet by David Rutherford and Jonathan Knowles Foreword from the ICA Preface Introduction Part 1. Finding Common Ground 1.1 Accountability and ROI 1.2 A Trilingual Story 1.3 No Simple Answer 1.4 What Business Are You In? 1.5 Words, Words, Words 1.6 The Two Meanings of Value 1.7 Vulcans and Earthlings 1.8 Agreeing What Brands Are 1.9 Agreeing That Brands Are Valuable 1.10 Brand EquityâMarketing and Advertising Version 1.11 Brand EquityâFinance Version 1.12 The Idea of UtilityâRemoving Some Myths 1.13 The Idea of Intangible Assets 1.14 Profit, Growth and Risk Part 2. Winning Hearts and Minds 2.1 What Would Emerson Say? 2.2 The Marketing Mindset 2.3 The Brand Mindset 2.4 Short- and Long-Term Roles 2.5 Choosing amongst the Possibilities 2.6 Advertising as Investment 2.7 Advertisingâs Impact on Profitability 2.8 Advertisingâs Long-Term Effect 2.9 The Long Term, from Another Perspective 2.10 The Erosive Effect of Not Advertising 2.11 The Value of Marketing Part 3. Creating a Shared Accountability Culture 3.1 The Need for TeamworkâLed from the Top 3.2 Measurability 3.3 The âNow and Laterâ Mindset 3.4 Defining the Causal Model 3.5 The Sales Funnel Model 3.6 The Brand Value Chain Model 3.7 What to Measure 3.8 Drilling Down 3.9 Measuring Brand Equity 3.10 Brand ValuationâWhen to Do It 3.11 Brand ValuationâHow to Do It 3.12 Scorecards and Dashboards 3.13 The Unisys Example 3.14 Drawing the Strands Together 3.15 A Final Word Useful Links Glossary References Diagram Sources Index Easy Reference Card