This marketing classic has been expanded to include new commentary, new illustrations, and a bonus book: The 11 Immutable Laws of Internet Branding

Smart and accessible, The 22 Immutable Laws of Branding is the definitive text on branding, pairing anecdotes about some of the best brands in the world, like Rolex, Volvo, and Heineken, with the signature savvy of marketing gurus Al and Laura Ries. Combining The 22 Immutable Laws of Branding and The 11 Immutable Laws of Internet Branding, this book proclaims that the only way to stand out in today's...

The first book to deal with the problems of communicating to a skeptical, media-blitzed public, Positioning describes a revolutionary approach to creating a "position" in a prospective customer's mind-one that reflects a company's own strengths and weaknesses as well as those of its competitors. Writing in their trademark witty, fast-paced style, advertising gurus Ries and Trout explain how to:

• Make and position an industry leader so that its name and message wheedles its way into the collective subconscious of your market-and stays there
• Position a follower so...

"If you crave insight into the wacky, zany, madcap--albeit very serious--business of advertising, this is a great place to begin."--Miami Herald

A witty and frank look at the ad biz from one of its most respected voices

Advertising has become an endless stream of cliches, cheesy productions, miscast celebrities, and gratuitous sex--and take-no-prisoners Advertising Age columnist Bob Garfield has had enough.

In the often hilarious, always dead-on And Now a Few Words from Me, Garfield looks at the best and the worst in today's advertising as...

A step-by-step technique for sparking breakthrough creativity in advertising--or any field

Since its publication in 1965, A Technique for Producing Ideas has helped thousands of advertising copywriters smash through internal barriers to unleash their creativity. Professionals from poets and painters to scientists and engineers have also used the techniques in this concise, powerful book to generate exciting ideas on demand, at any time, on any subject. Now let James Webb Young's unique insights help you look inside yourself to find that big, elusive idea--and...

How today's top sales pros consistently connect with--and close--their best, most lucrative customers

Sales pros often focus too much on operational details and forget that the secret to selling is developing strong customer relationships. Secrets of Top-Performing Salespeople reiterates that the customer is key and provides customer-based lessons and techniques based on up-todate studies and examples from hundreds of exceptional salespeople.

This dynamic book reveals how average salespeople become exceptional by being responsive to and focused on the customer,...

"A brazenly funny . . . and hard-hitting book."
--Publishers Weekly

"He Bob Garfield] is irreverent, funny and tough."
--USA Today

"If you crave insight into the wacky, zany, madcap--albeit very serious--business of advertising, this is a great place to begin."
--Miami Herald

And Now a Few Words from Me is Bob Garfield's call to arms. Sparing no sacred cows, the respected Advertising Age columnist rails against the mind-set that has reduced much of today's advertising to sophomoric silliness that doesn't bother to sell...

More than 6,000 words and phrases that make the difference between "yadda-yadda-yadda" and copy that sells

Looking for a better way to say "authentic?" Words That Sell gives you 57 alternatives. How about "appealing?" Take your pick from 76 synonyms. You'll even find more than 100 variations on "exciting." Fully updated and expanded, this edition of the copywriting classic is packed with inspiration-on-demand for busy professionals who need to win customers--by mail, online, or in person.

• More than 75 lists of powerful and persuasive words and phrases,...

The video game industry has been one of the fastest-growing cultural phenomena of our times with market conditions that demand a specific skill set from its marketers. To a new generation of "indie gamers," being a game developer isn t just about design and production, a successful video game demands entrepreneurial skills and astute business acumen. The creators need to know what their customers want, how to reach those customers and how to sell to them.

Video Game Marketing: A student textbook is for development students or aspiring developers who want to know how...

The video game industry has been one of the fastest-growing cultural phenomena of our times with market conditions that demand a specific skill set from its marketers. To a new generation of "indie gamers," being a game developer isn't just about design and production, a successful video game demands entrepreneurial skills and astute business acumen. The creators need to know what their customers want, how to reach those customers and how to sell to them.

Video Game Marketing: A student textbook　is for development students or aspiring developers who...

The role of the film marketer is both vital and challenging. Promotion is one of the industry s biggest costs, with the campaign of a large film costing up to half its production budget. Box office results, however, are wildly unpredictable: relatively few films a year make a profit. These market conditions make this a unique industry and film marketing a specific and demanding skill set that requires attention early in the career of any marketing student looking to forge a career in this sector.

This new edition of Film Marketing is a thorough update of the first textbook...

The role of the film marketer is both vital and challenging. Promotion is one of the industry s biggest costs, with the campaign of a large film costing up to half its production budget. Box office results, however, are wildly unpredictable: relatively few films a year make a profit. These market conditions make this a unique industry and film marketing a specific and demanding skill set that requires attention early in the career of any marketing student looking to forge a career in this sector.

This new edition of Film Marketing is a thorough update of the first textbook...

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- How has the process of measuring audiences evolved over time?

- How and why do advertisers...

- How are audiences manufactured, valued, and sold?

- How do advertisers and media firms predict the behavior of audiences?

- How has the process of measuring audiences evolved over time?

- How and why do advertisers...