How the Best Brands Keep It Simple and Succeed

In BrandSimple, Allen Adamson demonstrates that the business of brands doesn’t have to be complicated, muddled or confusing. Quite the opposite, he explains that the answer to brand success is simple. That is, you must ensure that your brand stands for something that is not simply compelling, but compellingly simple to understand. Build your brand on a simple idea that can be adopted by an entire brand organization and executed brilliantly and consistently across all points of customer interaction.

Reviews

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Allen Adamson reminds us that a product is out there but a brand is in our mind. A great brand is based on a simple idea that is unique and relevant. He supplies guidelines and dozens of examples that will inspire the reader who is hoping to develop a breakthrough brand idea.”

Philip Kotler
S. C. Johnson Distinguished Professor of International
Marketing, Kellogg School of Management

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BrandSimple is a must-read for building and maintaining a powerful brand. Adamson cuts to the chase on what’s important for brand success.”

Eric Kessler
President, Sales and Marketing, HBO

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In this wonderfully engaging book, Allen Adamson explains why the best, most successful brands are based on ideas that are simple to understand. In a world inundated with brands, Allen makes it clear how and why the most powerful brands know the secret is simple.”

Beth Comstock
President, Digital Media, NBC Universal