What's in a Name?: Advertising and the Concept of Brands - Hardcover

Jones, David M; Slater, Jan S.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0765609738 ISBN 13: 9780765609731

Publisher: Routledge, 2002

Synopsis

This is a completely rewritten and updated version of one of the true classic books in the field of marketing and advertising. What's in a Name? Advertising and the Concept of Brands analyzes brands from the point of view of modern marketing theory. It deals in detail with the role of advertising in creating, building, and maintaining strong brands - the lifeblood of any long-term marketing campaign. The work is empirically based and is supported by the best research from both the professional and academic fields. The authors describe the birth and maturity of brands and dissect the patterns of consumer purchasing of repeat-purchase goods. In addition to all new research findings and examples, this new edition of What's in a Name? includes first time coverage of the short-term, medium-term, and long-term effects of advertising on sales of brands. The book concludes with new recommendations on how to develop and disseminate better advertising.

About this title

About the Author:

Jan S. Slater is an associate professor of advertising at the E. W. Scripps School of Journalism at Ohio University in Athens, Ohio.

About this edition

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0765609738
• ISBN 13: 9780765609731
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 334