TY - BOOK AU - Aaker,David A. ED - ProQuest (Firm) TI - Brand relevance: making competitors irrelevant T2 - The Jossey-Bass business and management series AV - HD69.B7 A21535 2011 U1 - 658.8/27 22 PY - 2011/// CY - San Francisco, Calif. PB - Jossey-Bass KW - Brand name products KW - Branding (Marketing) KW - Technological innovations KW - Electronic books N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries N2 - "Substantial market trends and transformational innovations are creating markets and making others irrelevant. The result is a major threat for nearly every business and a significant opportunity for a few. This book will be the first marketing strategy book to develop and leverage the concept of brand relevance. To remain relevant, a firm can create a new category or subcategory-- such as iPod, Cirque du Soleil, and eBay did-- where competitors are eliminated. Or a firm can redefine an existing category or subcategory by creating or elevating an offering feature or characteristic--as Prius created a subcategory defined by gas mileage and technology, or Westin did with its Heavenly Bed. In either case, a firm can create or own a new business arena or submarket in which some or all competitors are not relevant. Instead of being the best, the goal is to be the only--making competitors irrelevant"-- UR - http://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/aitie/detail.action?docID=644830 ER -