BRANDING TO DIFFER
Available in hardback and digital editions
Available in hardback and digital editions
The brand building handbook for business leaders
Branding to Differ provides a practical and comprehensive look at best practice branding for those requiring a real understanding of brand development and management. Ambrosi demonstrates that the brand is fundamentally a promise, that it impacts both the emotional and rational mind, and that ultimately good branding is about expressing a difference.
“‘Branding to Differ is essential reading for those keen to master the art – and science – of building a brand. Instead of textbook theories, Ambrosi draws on his industry experience to challenge long-held myths around what creates or destroys a brand.”
Jean-Luc Ambrosi is an award-winning marketer, author, and customer strategist with deep expertise in brand development and customer experience across Australian and international financial services markets.
His track record speaks for itself. Jean-Luc spectacularly transformed the NAB credit cards brand portfolio and devised the rebranding of Members Equity Bank into ME Bank. He launched and built the BlackRock brand in Australia, relaunched the TelstraSuper brand, led the establishment of the new CareSuper brand, and his strategic approach ensured Vanguard became one of the leading brands in Australia.
Holding a BA in Psychology and an MA in Marketing, Jean-Luc brings an evidence-based perspective to branding, grounded in understanding how customers think, what drives their decisions, and how they connect with brands on both emotional and rational levels. His rejection of clichés and pre-packaged thinking is replaced by a practice built on rigorous customer insight, precise segmentation, and digital platform mastery.
Central to his philosophy: a brand is fundamentally a promise. And good branding is about expressing a difference, one that is authentic, relevant, and consistently delivered.
Why an organisation’s branding is a boardroom issue and where a board’s role in branding begins and ends
Anyone can build a digital presence and create a brand at almost the speed of light. What really matters today is the trust a brand can bring to the experience.
Australia's superannuation retirement system has the enviable reputation of ranking among the best in the world. But despite being hailed as one of the most progressive retirement schemes...
Customer segmentation has become a key area of focus for organisations. No longer just a novel idea, it is increasingly becoming part of the modus operandi...
Many business and marketing managers face evolving their focus from operational matters to strategic decision…Can you learn to be a strategist or is it a skill you are born with?
Call it digital disruption or the fourth industrial revolution, our rapidly evolving environment is affecting consumer perceptions, purchase behaviours and the way they consume...
Marketing’s evolution and increased value-add to organisations is making headways in one direction…
The warm weather is upon us. It's a time of year often associated with the blossoming of love and relationships, which has me thinking about how marketing has leaped forward...
Marketing as an art and as a quasi-science has reached a new level of maturity and efficacy, driven in a large part by ability to gather, manipulate and analyse data. Ethics are therefore more important than ever...
In a recent conversation with a chief technology officer, he asserted all technology changes in his organisation were being led by IT and not Marketing...
With digital integration at the core of customer management, many marketers have been questioning whether the principles and approaches to branding are fundamentally different...
Branding to Differ is a practical handbook for business leaders and executives covering brand development and management, from defining a brand promise and understanding customers, to building differentiation and sustaining brand equity over time.
It's written for C-suite executives, senior business leaders, and marketing professionals who need a grounded, practical understanding of branding, not textbook theory.
The book is available in hardback and digital editions on Amazon, Apple Books, Rakuten Kobo, AbeBooks, and international booksellers and ebook platforms (ISBN 9780992293604)