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Book review – Managing Brands

Red Star Kim

The course also offers a helpful brand creation plan and a brand plan template (brand essence, brand assets, brand protection and brand strategy). There are references to multi-branding and co-branding/partnership marketing also. Porter’s generic strategies (cost leadership, differentiation and focus) are relevant here.

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Equipped for the Inevitable: The Owens Corning Story

Luminas Strategy

In 2009, when the bottom fell out of the housing market, building materials manufacturers were hit hard. Get clear (quickly) on the value of their investments to this customer’s bottom line and validate what investments could be made to improve their profitability. This success doesn’t mean that there haven’t been difficult times.