《The 22 Immutable Laws of Branding: How to Build a》When you call a book The 22 Immutable Laws of Branding, you're pretty much ruling out Oprah's Book Club as potential buyers. (Not that Oprah herself isn't a terrific brand.) This is an audiobook for a narrow demographic: entrepreneurs, top managers, and public-relations directors. Coauthor Al Ries comes off like the eccentric genius that most of these managers keep in a basement office, only listening to when necessary. When he says, "The power of a brand is inversely proportional to its scope," and hectors managers with the idea that "customers want brands that are narrow in scope," you know he's right (he backs himself up with dozens of examples), and you know it's the last thing powerful, expansion-minded businesspeople want to hear. Coauthor Laura Ries, his daughter and marketing-firm partner, also reads sections. (Running time: 1.5 hours, one cassette) ——Lou Schuler ——This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

艾•裏斯（Al Ries ）

定位理論創始人、裏斯夥伴（全球）營銷公司主席，營銷史上的傳奇大師，全球最頂尖的營銷戰略傢。2008年，作為營銷戰略領域的唯一入選者，艾•裏斯與管理學之父彼得•德魯剋、GE前CEO傑剋•韋爾奇一起並列美國《廣告時代》評選的“全球十大頂尖商業大師”。作為第一作者，與傑剋•特勞特閤著《定位》、《商戰》、《營銷革命》、《22條商規》、《人生定位》等享譽世界的營銷經典，貢獻瞭這些著作中的核心思想並撰寫瞭主要內容。20世紀90年代以來，艾•裏斯與女兒勞拉•裏斯先後齣版瞭《聚焦》、《品牌的起源》、《董事會裏的戰爭》等著作，把定位理論帶上新的巔峰。目前，艾•裏斯專門輔導全球500強企業如微軟、寶潔、GE等營銷戰略。

勞拉•裏斯（Laura Ries）

裏斯夥伴（全球）營銷公司總裁，定位之父艾•裏斯的女兒及閤夥人，定位理論的卓越繼承者，美國公認的新一代營銷戰略大師，美國福剋斯新聞頻道、CNBC、美國廣播公司和CNN等頻道和欄目的特約戰略顧問，並為全球《財富》500強企業提供品牌戰略谘詢服務。