The Difference Between Marketing and Branding

Many people have a difficult time understanding the difference between marketing and branding. Often, it’s assumed that these two terms can simply be defined as having a good brand name and logo coupled with a crafty advertising campaign. While these assumptions are correct to some degree, it is important to understand what branding and marketing ...

How was the Ray-Ban brand saved?

Tuesday, February 9, 2016 Branding, Forbes Permalink

I had no idea that the Ray-Ban brand had fallen sharply from it’s high-tone perch. Fortune.com published a recent post giving a short background on the slippage of Ray-Ban and the steps that its parent company, Luxottica, took to retool the luxury brand. Luxottica, the Italian eyewear giant, purchased Baush & Lamb, which included Ray-Ban, in 1999 for ...