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    How to Launch a Brand (2nd Edition)
    How to Launch a Brand (2nd Edition)
    How to Launch a Brand (2nd Edition)
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    How to Launch a Brand (2nd Edition)

    By Fabian Geyrhalter

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    This book will guide you through the steps necessary to build a brand from the ground up:

    Step 1 (Chapter 1): Create a brand platform
    Step 2 (Chapter 2): Devise a brand name
    Step 3 (Chapter 3): Design your brand's identity
    Step 4 (Chapter 4): Craft your brand atmosphere touch points

    Most entrepreneurs, even seasoned brand managers, launch first and then work on slowly transforming the new offering into a brand. A logical progression, I would agree. After all, how can you possibly launch as a brand if you don’t have any customers or marketing outreach and—obviously, since you just launched a new offering—you have no legacy or advocates?

    The simple answer is by design. Design relates to the systematic process you have to adhere to, which is likely the primary reason you are holding this book in your hands. In addition though, design truly holds the key to the success of your new brand. It will set your offering apart to look, feel, and sound like a brand at the time of launch, as opposed to something that might or might not have the power to eventually turn into a brand. This book will teach you how to launch your brand by design.

    In this book I share expert insights based on two decades of professional experience transforming new product and service ventures from ideation phases to tangible brand realities. Each of the key phases of preparing for a brand launch are broken down into practical guidelines designed to help you make the right branding decisions along the way.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherFabian Geyrhalter
    Release dateJun 19, 2016
    ISBN9780989646154
    How to Launch a Brand (2nd Edition)
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    Fabian Geyrhalter

    Fabian Geyrhalter is a renowned brand strategist and the founder and Principal of FINIEN, a Los Angeles-based consultancy specializing in turning ventures into brands. Geyrhalter is also a columnist for Inc and Forbes, and he has been published by the likes of The Washington Post, Mashable, Entrepreneur and The Huffington Post. He is an advisory board member of Santa Monica College and has served as an adjunct professor at the University of Southern California and Art Center College of Design. A frequent speaker and mentor to entrepreneurs worldwide, he is a “Global 100” mentor at the Founder Institute, and his book “How to Launch a Brand” is a #1 Amazon Bestseller. His newest book is “Bigger Than This.” He lives and works in Long Beach, California and is a graduate of Art Center College of Design.

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      A normal book for normal people, let's say. I read it on the tram, so I didn't have enough time to ponder on the things given in the book. It got boring at some point, but eventually I could finish it.
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      Extremely useful and specific book on branding. Fabian took the time to go into plenty of detail when explaining the different facets of the brand-creation process. A must read for any designer or entrepreneur.

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    How to Launch a Brand (2nd Edition) - Fabian Geyrhalter

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    Brand Platform

    A Brand Platform is a layered and interconnected web held together by a core of company values. This chapter will help you understand the what, how, who, and all-important why of your brand.

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    01: Brand Platform

    Think of your new brand as a building. The Brand Platform is the foundation upon which the construction takes place. If the foundation is strong and well considered, anything built on it has a higher chance of being equally sturdy. Too often, new brands rush to create a company name and visual identity before having a firm Brand Platform in place, essentially putting a beautifully designed cart miles before the horse. Before your chosen design firm begins any work, you want to have a keen understanding of your new brand’s benefits, marketplace, target audience, and personality.

    A good Brand Platform addresses all of these areas, assessing every aspect of and association within your future brand. The platform contains both the tangible (e.g., the selling points of a product) and the intangible (e.g., the attitude of the brand). Working systematically, a Brand Platform explores all of these areas, culminating in a holistic portrait of your brand-to-be.

    A strong Brand Platform is the foundation for a strong brand. It serves as a guide for developing the brand’s identity, consumer relationships, and marketing. The stronger the Brand Platform, the stronger the brand. One of the most identifiable brands of the past decade is Apple Inc. The company’s voice is clear, consistent, and compelling. It has legions of devoted fans who happily brave the elements just to purchase the latest Apple product. It has a distinctive personality: innovative, sexy, geek-chic, and rebellious. All of this is the result of the identity design, product design, and advertising campaign built on a brilliantly engineered Brand Platform.

    Leadership expert Simon Sinek explains Apple’s success in his TED talk entitled How Great Leaders Inspire Action. Sinek argues that Apple has the same access to technology, talent, agencies, and media as its competition. What sets Apple apart is the foundation upon which the company is based. Where most brands explain what they do and how their product differs, remarkable brands go one step further—they tell the audience why their brand exists. In the case of Apple, it is the following: We believe in challenging the status quo. We believe in thinking differently. The way we challenge the status quo is by making our products beautifully designed and user friendly. We just happen to make great computers. This level of communication connects with the audience on both an emotional and a logical level, thus relating to the consumer’s psyche.

    BUSINESS PLAN VS.

    BRAND PLATFORM

    It is important to make the distinction between a business plan and a Brand Platform. Although a business plan does not have a specific format, it typically lays out a company’s goals and strategy over a set period of time and will include an assessment of projected earnings. Conversely, the key objective of a Brand Platform is to clearly define a company’s target audience and formulate a brand persona that will speak directly to that audience. This book assumes you already have your business plan in place, but don’t worry if you don’t—a Brand Platform can often significantly change or influence the business plan.

    A Brand Platform is a layered and interconnected web held together by a company’s core values. This chapter will help you understand the what, how, who, and all-important why of your brand by presenting examples of successful (and not-so-successful) brands. You may be able to tackle this process alone (within your firm or with your partners), but this process is best orchestrated and vetted through a brand consultant or firm.

    Defining a Brand’s Positioning

    What makes your brand unique? Why will consumers be drawn to your product? How does the audience perceive your brand? These critical questions play into your brand’s place in the market—its positioning. Concretely defining your brand’s position is crucial because it serves as a backbone for developing a business direction, marketing message, and overall

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