Brand Intimacy

A great look at what inspires people to engage with brands and how to use that to your advantage. Brand Intimacy, both the book and the concept, is important for marketers to understand and for brands to use wisely. --Sami Main, Digital Media Reporter, Adweek Critical reading for any marketer or business leader. Brand Intimacy should change how marketers think about everything. --Jill Malandrino, Global Markets Reporter, Nasdaq For those looking to grow their brand and their business, Brand Intimacy is a must-read. It is a thoughtful examination that questions our current thinking on marketing, while offering a better solution, borne through careful examination and consumer insights. --Hamza Mustafa, CEO, PCFC Investments A must-read that captures the importance of appealing to instincts and emotions to build powerful brands. --Fran Gormley, Adjunct Associate Professor of Marketing, NYU Stern With Brand Intimacy, brand experts Rina Plapler and Mario Natarelli unlock a powerful inner truth about brands--that the best ones create intimate, enduring bonds with customers that leads to revenue growth and value. Powerful and insightful, Brand Intimacy brings a fresh, new perspective on how to build brands and strengthen customer bonds in today's hyper-connected world. The book blends science, analytics, psychology and research along with simple, practical examples to help brand owners and brands achieve their goals. --Jonathan Bell, Managing Partner, WANT Branding We are in a new age. It is critically important to discover how our decisions are made, whether made about brands or our role in society. This book illuminates and quantifies the importance of emotion in the decision process and provides a winning construct to achieve emotional brand intimacy. --John Diefenbach, Chairman, MBLM, and Former CEO, Landor Brand Intimacy is a comprehensive guide to brand building for any modern marketer or business executive. --Richard Rubenstein, President, Rubenstein PR MBLM's insights and creativity helped us strengthen our brand and improve the way we connect with consumers. --Giorgio Galli, Design Director, Timex Group This book is amazing and scary. It demonstrates how businesses are run is not how we manage brands. Aligning an organization, prioritizing emotion and thinking of brand relationships like human ones demonstrates a far more compelling approach than most business books espouse. --David Spencer, Strategic Advisor, Golf in Dubai