Building Successful Brands: The Strategic Options

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Examines branding strategies in the light of the debate about whether brands should be included on balance sheets. Discusses the factors involved in the creation of successful brands and how brands work. Concludes that there are four levers for developing successful brands: quality, service, innovation, and differentiation, and that the danger of including brands in balance sheets is that it leads to weaker rather than stronger branding strategies.