TY - BOOK AU - Post,Richard S. AU - Post,Penelope N. TI - Global brand integrity management : how to protect your product in today's competitive environment SN - 0071494448 (hardcover : alk. paper) U1 - 658.827 PY - 2008/// CY - New York PB - McGraw-Hill KW - Brand name products KW - Trademark infringement KW - Product counterfeiting KW - Product management N1 - Includes index; Introduction -- Rethinking the business model with brand integrity : an organizing concept -- Brand integrity is more than legal protection -- If a product is valuable, somebody will try to take your profits -- If you do not protect your products, nobody will do it for you -- If you wait until your products are attacked, you will lose -- Protect your products and the bad guys will attack your competition -- Your own products are often your largest competitors for profits -- Continually monitor the marketplace to lower risks and increase profits -- Brand integrity as a basic management tool -- Setting up and managing a brand integrity program -- Questions the CEO should ask about BI metrics N2 - Delivers a blueprint for corporations to protect their intellectual property in a global marketplace. This book offers an overview of the processes, organizational structures, activities, and management tools necessary to develop and maintain a strong brand protection program UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0712/2007009029.html UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0714/2007009029-d.html UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0806/2007009029-b.html ER -