Citizen Brand: 10 Commandments for Transforming Brands in a Consumer Democracy

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Simon and Schuster, Sep 2, 2006 - Business & Economics - 288 pages
Leading brand designer Marc Gobé builds on his highly successful Emotional Branding strategy with Citizen Brand, a powerful new concept designed to help companies earn the trust of today's consumers. Gobé argues that corporations need a new vision to survive in the present "emotional economy," challenging them to develop more passionate, human, and socially responsible brand strategies. He shows how to transform Consumers to People, Products to Experiences, Honesty to Trust, Quality to Preference, Identity to Personality, and Service to Relationship. 
 

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Foreword by Patrick Gournay Acknowledgments
Citizen Brands in a Consumer Democracy
The First Commandment Evolve from Consumers to People
The Second Commandment Evolve from Honesty to Trust
The Third Commandment Evolve from Product to Experience
The Fourth Commandment Evolve from Quality to Preference
The Fifth Commandment Evolve from Notoriety to Aspiration
The Sixth Commandment Evolve from Identity to Personality
The Seventh Commandment Evolve from Function to Feel
The Eighth Commandment Evolve from Ubiquity to Presence
The Ninth Commandment Evolve from Communication to Dialogue
The Tenth Commandment Evolve from Service to Relationship
A Final Note on Citizen Brandship
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Marc Gobé is the founder, chairman, and CEO of Desgrippes Gobe, one of the world's top ten brand image creation firms. His previous books are Emotional Branding, reviewed and revered around the world, and Citizen Brand. Gobé, the winner of several international design awards, lives in New York City.

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