Hey, Whipple, Squeeze This: A Guide to Creating Great Ads, Second Edition104 reviews
Luke Sullivan

Wiley, 2003

THE KETCHUP ON ALL THE FRIES

+ Sqeezed. And happy.
+ Its a keeper!
+ A must read for creatives and account people alike
  
  











  



  
How Customers Think: Essential Insights into the Mind of the Market45 reviews
Gerald Zaltman

Harvard Business School Press, 2003

Marketing and Psychology cross

This book is a great cross between a psychology book and a marketing book. I was interested in this book because it talks a lot about understanding how and why customers buy. Clearly no business is successful without customers. One challenge my company, SYNNEX, has is addressing needs of many ...
  
  











  



  
Beyond Disruption: Changing the Rules in the Marketplace5 reviews
Jean-Marie Dru

Wiley, 2002

Beyond Disruption really goes beyond Dru's first book

+ Great insight into TBWA/Chiat/Day's strategy
+ Challenging Convention To Locate & Exploit Its Failings
+ Superb for reminding us all to hold onto our own creativity!
+ Simply Stated: A Great Book!
  
  











  



  
Key Account Management and Planning: The Comprehensive Handbook for Managing Your Company's Most Important ...9 reviews
Noel Capon

Free Press, 2001

This book covers the key account management from all points of view

+ Thorough, useful, but very dry
+ Meticulous manual on key account management
+ cost of book
  
  











  



  
Focus Groups: A Practical Guide for Applied Research, Third Edition6 reviews
Richard A. Krueger, Mary Anne Casey

Sage Publications, Inc, 2000

A superb research guide!

+ Review from a Focus Group Moderator
+ Helpful guide to focus groups
+ Focus groups
+ User friendly - not research friendly
  
  











  



  
Priceless: Turning Ordinary Products into Extraordinary Experiences17 reviews
Diana Lasalle, Terry A. Britton

Harvard Business School Press, 2002

Priceless Professional Services

+ my comment

One might think that the themes of "Priceless" are only for companies that sell consumer products. I have found that the principles apply to Wealth Advisors, CPAs, Law Firms, Insurance Firms and Banking. If professional service firms study and address the client value models and apply the ...
  
  











  



  
Positioning: The Battle for Your Mind74 reviews
Al Ries, Jack Trout

McGraw-Hill, 2000

A must-read

+ Great book
+ A real American example of Positioning point by point
+ Got inspired!
  
  











  



  
Leap! A Revolution in Creative Business Strategy18 reviews
Bob Schmetterer

Wiley, 2003

Highly Recommended!

+ There's No Time Like the Future

Every executive pays lip service to creativity, but truly unusual ideas are tough to find among the button-down set. When it comes to encouraging and developing groundbreaking ideas, most organizations are at a loss. Enter advertising exec Bob Schmetterer and his focus on creative business ideas. ...
  
  











  



  
Emotional Branding: The New Paradigm for Connecting Brands to People37 reviews
Marc Gobé, Sergio Zyman

Allworth Press, 2001

excellent book

+ Great resource for personal branding
+ People Branding : Thats new !!

Emotional Branding is a must, it is complete, well written and full of inspiring examples The decalogue alone is worth the purchase 1) from consumers to people 2) from product to experience 3) from honesty to trust 4) from quality to preference 5) from notoriety to aspiration 6) from ...
  
  











  



  
Eating the Big Fish: How Challenger Brands Can Compete Against Brand Leaders (Adweek Book S.)23 reviews
Adam Morgan

Wiley, 1999

Demolish the 3-piece suits that stand in your way

+ Break your own balls
+ fantastic read
+ one of the best marketing books available
+ Insightful!
  
  











  



  
Brand New Brand Thinking: Brought to Life by 11 Experts Who Do

Kogan Page, 2003

The way the advertising industry operates has changed vastly in the last 15 years. Innovative and groundbreaking ways of thinking about branding are constantly developing, and due to the sheer volume of material published on the subject, it is almost impossible to keep up with all the latest important ideas available online, in journals, in books and at conferences.
  
  











  



  
Cutting Edge Advertising II3 reviews
Jim Aitchison

Prentice Hall, 2003

Pathfinder

+ An Excellent Book

I'm afraid that this book might empower other readers as much as it has empowered me - thus making the industry all the more competitive. CEA II opened creative channels in brain which I did not know existed. At the risk of being dramatic, this masterpiece made me realize my true path in the world ...
  
  











  



  
Customer Experience Management: A Revolutionary Approach to Connecting with Your Customers10 reviews
Bernd Schmitt

Wiley, 2003

Schmitt is a guru writing effective contents with a easy and humor style

+ Was great but not extraordinary!!!

Bernd Schmitt invented the Experiential Marketing and inspite of being a point of reference in the new marketing world, he shuns academicism and his books are always effective, clever and pleasant to read thank to his humor and easy style. A must read book for anyone who realizes that customer ...
  
  











  



  
Advertising and Integrated Brand Promotion1 review
Thomas O'Guinn, Chris Allen, ...

South-Western College Pub, 2002

Great Book

I have this as a reference book and I just love it. It's great to have in your personal design library.
  
  











  



  
Truth, Lies and Advertising : The Art of Account Planning28 reviews
Jon Steel

Wiley, 1998

Loved the book, great for ad students!

+ Written by a account planning director
+ Excellent book, concise and insightful.
+ The best planning book I've read to date
+ Perfect
  
  











  



  
Chiat/Day1 review
Rizzoli

Rizzoli, 1989

ASTONISHING SUMMATION OF CHIAT/DAY'S GOLDEN ERA

Worth the price alone for the insight into the Apple Computer "1984" campaign. Chiat/Day left an indelible mark on advertising before they sold out to TBWA. This book should serve as a solem monolithic sentinel to (i) those hot shops which might consider giving up their autonomy for an infusion ...
  
  











  



  
Beyond Disruption: Changing the Rules in the Marketplace5 reviews
Jean-Marie Dru

Wiley, 2002

Beyond Disruption really goes beyond Dru's first book

+ Great insight into TBWA/Chiat/Day's strategy
+ Challenging Convention To Locate & Exploit Its Failings
+ Superb for reminding us all to hold onto our own creativity!
+ Simply Stated: A Great Book!
  
  











  



  
Truth, Lies and Advertising : The Art of Account Planning28 reviews
Jon Steel

Wiley, 1998

Loved the book, great for ad students!

+ Written by a account planning director
+ Excellent book, concise and insightful.
+ The best planning book I've read to date
+ Perfect
  
  











  



  
Key Account Management and Planning: The Comprehensive Handbook for Managing Your Company's Most Important ...9 reviews
Noel Capon

Free Press, 2001

This book covers the key account management from all points of view

+ Thorough, useful, but very dry
+ Meticulous manual on key account management
+ cost of book
  
  











  



  
How Customers Think: Essential Insights into the Mind of the Market45 reviews
Gerald Zaltman

Harvard Business School Press, 2003

Marketing and Psychology cross

This book is a great cross between a psychology book and a marketing book. I was interested in this book because it talks a lot about understanding how and why customers buy. Clearly no business is successful without customers. One challenge my company, SYNNEX, has is addressing needs of many ...