A corporate Web site on the Internet is no longer enough to survive in today's competitive on-line environment. This volume analyzes a range of international companies to demonstrate how the Internet demands a strategic way of thinking about marketing interactive brands to consumers. It also gives readers concrete tools to create a brand strategy on the Internet and answers questions such as: what role should the Internet have in a marketing plan?; what types of companies are best-suited to market our product on the Internet?; how can a systematic dialogue between the consumer and the brand be created?; how can strong traffic on a site be created?; and how is it possible to measure the real value of branding a site? There are reviews of over 70 international Web sites and 40 case studies on companies such as Pepsi, Lego, Yellow Pages, M & Ms, FedEX, Kodak, Volkswagen, and Visa.

Seminar paper from the year 2011 in the subject Communications - Multimedia, Internet, New Technologies, grade: A, The University of Chicago, language: English, abstract: The emergence of the Internet has provided a powerful marketing medium for all businesses, whether big or small, new or old. It has enabled all types of businesses to promote their brands easily. The Internet explosion in the past few years has changed the entire business processes and outlined the future business operations. The changes are visible in almost all business operations, and they have initiated rethinking of supply chain networks, reconfiguration of products and services or revamping of business models. The most significant change has been noticed in the promotional activities and in the use of the Internet as a brand building tool. The Internet has offered new opportunities, making traditional business practices outdated. It provided the opportunity to reach a wide range of audience and create never-before possible propositions. It also provided a new tool for promoting business, interacting with people and building relationships. It has also empowered customers with information and many options, and has changed the fundamental concepts of interaction between companies and customers. These tremendous changes in customer relationships, customer service and branding require new strategies and tools for brand building. The Internet has enabled new entrepreneurs to create new and strong brands, thus leaving established brands behind. Internet companies like Amazon.com, Yahoo!, eBay, and America Online (AOL) have established strong brands in a short span of time, whereas the traditional companies have taken decades for the same. Figure 1 below exhibits the time taken in years by the Internet companies in reaching $100 million mark.

This book explains digital branding and how to implement it in the current marketplace.

The world today is struggling with the Personal Brand Paradox. On the one hand, growing competition at a global level is making it increasingly difficult for people to make enough money to support the lifestyle that more and more of us aspire for. On the other hand, social media and the Internet are giving us all the opportunity to experience global fame. In fact, the millennial generation that has grown up with the Internet as a fact of life now expects that they will at some point get their fifteen minutes of fame. So how do you resolve this clash between an unstoppable force and an immovable object? Building Brand YOU! casts light on what many consider to be the (black) art and science that is branding and marketing and its practical application to building your personal brand. The tools and methods described in the book are used by millions of marketers around the world to build the brands they manage on a daily basis. Now, you can apply these trusted techniques to truly differentiate yourself, and if done well, it is nothing short of magical.

There are hundreds of people worldwide who have spent their careers creating and implementing branding and marketing strategies. This book will provide analysis and step-by-step processes to tie the two worlds together (online and offline) to create a new kind of branding: Cyberbranding.

Discover proven strategies for building powerful, world-class brands It's tempting to believe that brands like Apple, Nike, and Zappos achieved their iconic statuses because of serendipity, an unattainable magic formula, or even the genius of a single visionary leader. However, these companies all adopted specific approaches and principles that transformed their ordinary brands into industry leaders. In other words, great brands can be built—and Denise Lee Yohn knows exactly how to do it. Delivering a fresh perspective, Yohn's What Great Brands Do teaches an innovative brand-as-business strategy that enhances brand identity while boosting profit margins, improving company culture, and creating stronger stakeholder relationships. Drawing from twenty-five years of consulting work with such top brands as Frito-Lay, Sony, Nautica, and Burger King, Yohn explains key principles of her brand-as-business strategy. Reveals the seven key principles that the world's best brands consistently implement Presents case studies that explore the brand building successes and failures of companies of all sizes including IBM, Lululemon, Chipotle Mexican Grill, and other remarkable brands Provides tools and strategies that organizations can start using right away Filled with targeted guidance for CEOs, COOs, entrepreneurs, and other organization leaders, What Great Brands Do is an essential blueprint for launching any brand to meteoric heights.

To survive in today’s competitive business environment, marketing professionals must look to develop innovative methods of reaching their customers and stakeholders. Social media is a useful tool for developing the relationships between businesses and consumers. Building Brand Identity in the Age of Social Media: Emerging Research and Opportunities is a critical scholarly resource that examines the media consumption and habits of consumers to evaluate the challenges of brand building. Featuring coverage on a broad range of topics such as brand identity, brand loyalty, and social media branding, this book is geared towards marketing professionals, business managers, and individuals interested in how social media fits into today’s marketing environments.