4-D BRANDING
Cracking the Corporate Code
of the Network Economy
4-D BRANDING offers a
revolutionary four-dimensional model for understanding brand strengths and weaknesses. It
can be used to create a new brand or analyze the strategic options for established brands.
The model enables companies to create their own unique brand code or mindspace , the
unique corporate DNA, that can be used to drive every aspect of a business from product
innovation to recruitment.
The 4-D model consists of:
THE FUNCTIONAL DEMENTION
Describes the unique features
of a product or service,
THE MENTAL DIMENTION
Creates an individual
experience through thebrand, as Nike did with 'Just do it'. Builds value in the minds of
its users.
THE SOCIAL DEMENTION
Speaks about the experience
of the consumer as a user, as Starbucks did when it introduced European cafe culture into
the US.
THE SPIRITUAL DIMENSION
Talks about what the brand
stands for. The 4-D brand goes right to the core of the customer's system of beliefs, as
Anita Roddick did with Body Shop.
Companies invest fortunes in
creating and maintaining their brands. Much of this money is spent with no clear objective
or any means of evaluating its impact. 4-D Branding offers both a clear analytical
framework and a method of measuring the impact of your branding, backed by a wealth of new
examples.
180 pages