Book description
"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 fail
- how to "read" customer feedback on new products and
messages
- the 17 steps for designing “difference” into your
brand
- how to turn your brand’s “onliness” into a
“trueline” to drive synergy
- the secrets of naming products, services, and companies
- the four deadly dangers faced by brand portfolios
- how to “stretch” your brand without breaking it
- how to succeed at all three stages of the competition cycle
From the back cover:
In an age of me-too products and instant communications, keeping up
with the competition is no longer a winning strategy. Today you
have to out-position, out-maneuver, and out-design the competition.
The new rule? When everybody zigs, zag. In his first book, THE
BRAND GAP, Neumeier showed companies how to bridge the distance
between business strategy and design. In ZAG, he illustrates the
number-one strategy of high-performance brands—radical
differentiation.
ZAG is an AIGA Design Press book, published under Peachpit's
New Riders imprint in partnership with AIGA. For a quick peek
inside ZAG, go to www.zagbook.com.
Table of contents
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface
- Introduction
- Part 1. Finding Your Zag
-
Part 2. Designing Your Zag
- Brand As a System
- Checkpoint 1: Who Are You?
- Checkpoint 2: What Do You Do?
- Checkpoint 3: What’s Your Vision?
- Checkpoint 4: What Wave Are You Riding?
- Checkpoint 5: Who Shares the Brandscape?
- Checkpoint 6: What Makes You the “Only”?
- Checkpoint 7: What Should You Add or Subtract?
- Checkpoint 8: Who Loves You?
- Checkpoint 9: Who’s the Enemy?
- Checkpoint 10: What Do They Call You?
- Checkpoint 11: How Do You Explain Yourself?
- Checkpoint 12: How Do You Spread the Word?
- Checkpoint 13: How Do People Engage With You?
- Checkpoint 14: What Do They Experience?
- Checkpoint 15: How Do You Earn Their Loyalty?
- Checkpoint 16: How Do You Extend Your Success?
- Checkpoint 17: How Do You Protect Your Portfolio?
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Part 3. Renewing Your Zag
- Scissors, Paper, Rock
- The Focus of Scissors
- The Momentum of Rock
- The Size of Paper
- How Structure Becomes Stricture
- Unlocking Your Zag
- When Good Shareholders Go Bad
- The New Prime Directive
- A Two-Stage Rocket
- Zagging At the Speed of Change
- The 17-Step Process
- Take-Home Lessons
- Recommended Reading
- About Neutron
- Acknowledgments
- About The Author
- Index
Product information
- Title: ZAG: The Number-One Strategy of High-Performance Brands
- Author(s):
- Release date: September 2006
- Publisher(s): New Riders
- ISBN: 9780321426772
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