Zag (The Number One Strategy of High-Performance Brands) - Marty Neumeier

"When everybody zigs, zag," says Marty Neumeier in this fresh view of brand strategy. ZAG follows the ultra-clear "whiteboard overview" style of the author’s first book, The Brand Gap, but drills deeper into the question of how brands can harness the power of differentiation. The author argues that in an extremely cluttered marketplace, traditional differentiation is no longer enough—today companies need “radical differentiation” to create lasting value for their shareholders and customers. In an entertaining 3-hour read you’ll learn:why me-too brands are doomed to failhow to "read" customer feedback on new products and messagesthe 17 steps for designing “difference” into your brandhow to turn your brand’s “onliness” into a “trueline” to drive synergythe secrets of naming products, services, and companiesthe four deadly dangers faced by brand portfolioshow to “stretch” your brand without breaking ithow to succeed at all three stages of the competition cycle