Strategic Brand Management: Building, Measuring, and Managing Brand Equity, Global Edition, 6th edition

Published by Pearson (1 July 2026) © 2027

  • Kevin Lane Keller Dartmouth College
  • Vanitha Swaminathan University of Pittsburgh
Products list

In this eTextbook — More ways to learn

  • More flexible. Start learning right away, on any device.
  • More supportive. Get AI explanations and practice questions (select titles).
  • More interactive. Bring learning to life with audio, videos, and diagrams.
  • More memorable. Make concepts stick with highlights, search, notes, and flashcards.
  • More understandable. Translate text into 100+ languages with one tap.
Products list

In this eTextbook — More ways to learn

  • More flexible. Start learning right away, on any device.
  • More supportive. Get AI explanations and practice questions (select titles).
  • More interactive. Bring learning to life with audio, videos, and diagrams.
  • More memorable. Make concepts stick with highlights, search, notes, and flashcards.
  • More understandable. Translate text into 100+ languages with one tap.

Title overview

Strategic Brand Management delivers unmatched breadth, depth and relevance in branding education. Prioritizing the consumer’s point of view, it combines a robust conceptual foundation with practical insights for optimizing short- and long-term brand strategies. An extensive collection of illustrative examples from US and global brands enhances topical discussions.

The 6th Edition features a new Chapter 2 covering modern marketing trends, such as consumer empowerment, generational shifts, data saturation and omnichannel expansion. The authors examine the skills and perspectives needed for building strong brands in the face of AI, maturing technologies and an increasingly competitive marketplace.

Table of contents

  • PART 1: OPENING PERSPECTIVES
  • 1. Brands and Brand Management
  • 2. Branding in the Modern Era
  • PART 2: IDENTIFYING AND DEVELOPING BRAND PLANS
  • 3. Elements of a Successful Brand Positioning
  • 4. Brand Resonance and the Brand Value Chain
  • PART 3: DESIGNING AND IMPLEMENTING BRAND MARKETING PROGRAMS
  • 5. Choosing Brand Elements
  • 6. Designing Marketing Programs
  • 7. Integrated Marketing Communications: Traditional Mass Communication Options
  • 8. Integrated Marketing Communications: Digital Communication Options and Artificial Intelligence
  • 9. Leveraging Secondary Brand Associations to Build Brand Equity
  • PART 4: MEASURING AND INTERPRETING BRAND PERFORMANCE
  • 10. Developing a Brand Equity Measurement and Management System
  • 11. Measuring Sources of Brand Equity: Capturing Customer Mindset
  • 12. Measuring Outcomes of Brand Equity: Capturing Market Performance
  • PART 5: GROWING AND SUSTAINING BRAND EQUITY
  • 13. Designing and Implementing Brand Architecture Strategies
  • 14. Introducing and Naming New Products and Brand Extensions
  • 15. Managing Brands Over Time
  • 16. Managing Brands Over Geographic Boundaries and Other Market Segments
  • PART 6: CLOSING PERSPECTIVES
  • 17. Closing Observations

Need help?Get in touch