Rock Brands: Selling Sound in a Media Saturated Culture, edited by Elizabeth Barfoot Christian, is an edited collection that explores how different genres of popular music are branded and marketed today. The book's core objectives are addressed over three sections. In the first part of Rock Brands, the authors examine how established mainstream artists/bands are continuing to market themselves in an ever-changing technological world, and how bands can use integrated marketing communication to effectively 'brand' themselves. This branding is intended as a protection so that technology and delivery changes don't stifle the bands' success. KISS, AC/DC, Ozzy Osbourne, Phish, and Miley Cyrus are all popular musical influences considered in this part of the analysis. In the second section, the authors explore how some musicians effectively use attention-grabbing issues such as politics (for example, Kanye West and countless country musicians) and religion (such as with Christian heavy metal bands and Bon Jovi) in their lyrics, and also how imagery is utilized by artists such as Marilyn Manson to gain a fan base. Finally, the book will explore specific changes in the media available to market music today (see M.I.A. and her use of new media) and, similarly, how these resources can benefit music icons even after they are long gone, as with Elvis and Michael Jackson. Rock Brands further examines gaming, reality television, and social networking sites as new outlets for marketing and otherwise experiencing popular music. What makes some bands stand out and succeed when so many fail? How does one find a niche that isn't just kitsch and can stand the test of time, allowing the musician to grow as an artist as well as grow a substantial fan base? Elizabeth Barfoot Christian and the book's contributors expertly navigate these questions and more in Rock Brands: Selling Sound in a Media Saturated Culture.

The unique ability of rock and roll to inspire fanatical support from its customers is undeniable; the loyalty showered upon the Rolling Stones, Elton John, Aerosmith, and others who create it, unmatched; and the lessons for corporate America, endless. In the past, business leaders have looked to the successes of other firms to guide their own strategies for increasing market share and capturing more consumer attention, spending, and loyalty. However, in today’s hyper-competitive marketplace, managers are looking for ways to shake, rattle, and roll corporate America’s traditional marketing and branding mindset. In Brands That Rock, Roger Blackwell and Tina Stephan, co-authors of best-selling Customers Rule! and From Mind To Market, take readers behind the music to uncover how businesses can create brands that become adopted by culture and capture a long-term position in the marketplace. Brands That Rock takes a unique, behind-the-music look at how businesses can increase brand awareness, customer loyalty, and profits by implementing some of the same strategies that legendary bands have used to transform customers into fan and create deep, emotional connections with them. Aerosmith and Madonna offer insight into how to evolve a brand to remain relevant in the marketplace without alienating current fans, while the Rolling Stones and KISS prove that successful execution at all levels of the brand experience are key to capturing long-term loyalty. Stephan and Blackwell also examine how businesses, from Victoria’s Secret and Wal-Mart to Cadillac and Kraft, have implemented ‘rock and roll strategies’ to become adopted by culture and secure fans in their own right. Filled with fun anecdotes and interviews from industry insiders, Brands That Rock will relate to managers who grew up with classic rock, showing them how build iconic brands, and delight fans decade after decade. Roger D. Blackwell (Columbus, OH) is President of Roger Blackwell Associates, a consulting firm that works with Fortune 500 companies in the areas of consumer trends, strategy, e-commerce, and global business. A highly sought-after speaker, he is also Professor of Marketing at the Fisher College of Business at The Ohio State University. Tina Stephan (Columbus, OH and New York, NY) is Vice President of Roger Blackwell Associates. Together, they have collaborated on eight books, including Customers Rule! and From Mind to Market, and numerous articles and research projects.

Die Musikbranche verfügt über die einzigartige Fähigkeit, eine geradezu fanatische Treue bei ihren Anhängern zu erzeugen. Von den Rolling Stones, über Elton John und Madonna bis hin zu U2 - die "Altrocker" wissen ganz genau, wie sie ihre Fans glücklich machen, so dass diese ihr Geld in neue Platten und Konzertkarten etc. investieren. "Brands that Rock" entstand in Zusammenarbeit mit der Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, die zahlreiche Geschichten und auch Geheimnisse der Branchengrößen preisgibt. Das Buch vermittelt einen einzigartigen Einblick, wie man Markenbewusstsein, Kundentreue und Gewinne vergrößern kann, indem man sich der Strategien der international erfolgreichsten Marken bedient. Die Autoren beschreiben einen 13-Stufen Marketingplan für die Entwicklung einer tiefen Beziehung zum Kunden. Das Hauptziel besteht darin, Kunden in treue Anhänger zu verwandeln, in Leute, die bereit sind, Zeit, Aufmerksamkeit, Energie, Gefühle und Geld in den Aufbau und die Aufrechterhaltung ihrer Beziehung zu einer Marke zu investieren. Mit einer Fülle von Anekdoten, Interviews mit Brancheninsidern und Beispielen zu Unternehmen, die diese Strategie äußerst erfolgreich angewandt haben, darunter die NFL, JetBlue, WalMart und Victoria's Secret. "Brands that Rock": Hier erfahren Sie, wie Sie Markenikonen erschaffen und Anhänger begeistern, und zwar immer aufs Neue. Eine ebenso aufschlussreiche wie unterhaltsame Lektüre, die sich insbesondere an Manager richtet, die mit Klassischem Rock groß geworden sind. Geschrieben von einem Bestseller-Autorenteam.

Reveals the core marketing and branding strategies behind the success of the world's greatest bands. This book helps readers learn inside information about the world's most popular bands that translates directly and memorably into actionable business practices.