What’s Up with the Children’s Stories?

Creating Beliefs that Shape Your Brand.

Introduction.

The Boy Who Cried Wolf.

Chapter 1. Branding’s Not Your Job? Actually, It’s Everyone’s Job.

Branding vs. Advertising and Marketing — Completely Different Animals.

The Story of the Eagle, the Crow, and the Shepherd.

You Build and Sustain the Brand!

Advertising as Awareness.

Marketing as a System of Uniting Businesses and Customers.

Branding Is a Process Of Creating Authentically Unique, Emotional Experiences That Yields Evangelicals.

I’m a Brand, You’re a Brand — We’re All Brands!

Widening the Scope of What Constitutes a Brand.

Chapter 2. This is Not Your Father’s Branding Formula.

Defining a Brand.

The Tortoise and the Hare.

Successful Brands Defy Expectations.

Defying Expectations Means Over-Delivering on Your Brand Promise.

Chapter 3. You Got What You Came For — I Did My Job…Didn’t I?

A Typical Service vs. A Unique Experience.

The Crow and the Pitcher.

Building a Brand Doesn’t Happen Overnight (Don’t Kill Your Golden Goose!).

Building a Brand: A Mere Transaction, a Typical Service, or a Unique Experience?

Transactional vs. Unique Experiences.

Typical Service vs. Unique Experience

The Unique, Emotional, Memorable Experience.

Chapter 4. Forget About Me and My Stuff, Let’s Talk About You!

Creating The Ultimate Customer Experience.

The Lion and the Mouse.

Developing Relationships: The Heart and Soul of Branding.

Transcending the Typical: Michelene, Nayan, and Ray.

Branding: If You Build It, They Will Come — But You’ve Got to Sustain It!

Chapter 5. Can I Borrow Your Shoes?

Walking a Mile in Your Customer’s — and Your Employee’s — Shoes.

The Frog Prince.

I Am My Customer.

Your Customers Are Not Clones! Avoiding Thinking Exclusively in Terms of a “Core Customer”.

Be Your Customers and Employees: You Can Fit into Any Size Shoe!

Chapter 6. Get Over Yourself!

We're Not as Great as We Think We Are.

The Fox and the Crow.

“The Lake Woebegone Effect”.

Yeah, You’re Good, But Not That Good!

Avoiding “The Lake Woebegone Effect”

Chapter 7. You Talkin’ To Me?

You Never Know Who You're Dealing With!

Puss in Boots.

Your Actions Generate Far-Reaching Ripples.

Some Words Are Actions.

Avoiding Negative Ripples.

Chapter 8. Just Call Me Slick!

People Really Hate to be "Sold"

The Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing.

What We’ve Accomplished So Far.

Creating an Authentic Brand Identity: Sincerity Can’t Be Faked!

Inauthentic Brand Identities.

Your Brand Identity Is Deeply Personal.

How Big Organizations Must Generate Personal Brands.

Chapter 9. Branding? LOL!

Branding for the Technology-Driven Business.

The Three Little Pigs.

What Technology Does For Us.

The Downside of Mass Communication.

How to Use Technology to Extend Your Reach Of Influence.

Chapter 10. Bringing it All Together.

Understanding the Roles and Fusion of Advertising and Branding to Create the Ultimate Branding Machine.

The Circus Barker: An Original Deming Tail (Yes, “Tail”!).

Your Brand Is Your Foundation.

Avoid Driving Customers To A Flawed Service!

Conclusion.