Marketing big oil : brand lessons from the world's largest companies / Mark L. Robinson.

Author/creator Robinson, Mark L. author.
Format Electronic
EditionFirst edition.
PublicationNew York, New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2014.
Copyright Date©2014
Description1 online resource (164 pages) : illustrations, tables
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Contents Cover; Half-Title ; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of Tables; List of Brand Lessons; Introduction; Part I From Standard Oil to Big Oil; 1 Big Oil and the Love-Hate Relationship; 2 The Oil Refining Era: 1863-1869; 3 The Standard Oil Empire Reigns Supreme: 1870-1900; 4 The End of One Oil Empire and the Beginning of Another: 1905-1911; 5 The Arrogant and Aloof Oil Company; Part II Managing the Brand Crisis; 6 How BP Destroyed a Corporate Brand; 7 The Exxon Valdez: A Failure in Brand Crisis Leadership; 8 Shell versus Greenpeace and Brent Spar.
Contents 9 The Tarnished BP Brand: From Texas City to Price Fixing10 Chevron versus Ecuador: How a Strong Brand Defends Itself; 11 A 'Shell' Game for Investors; Part III Marketing Strategies and Brand Building; 12 Marketing and Advertising Innovation at Mobil Oil; 13 The Brand Disconnect between BP and 'Beyond Petroleum'; 14 Chevron and the Evolution of Human Energy; 15 Brand Building at Shell Oil; Part IV Big Oil and the Era of Consumer Engagement; 16 Building Brand Loyalty: Improving the Retail Fueling Experience; 17 Communicating with the Masses: Big Oil and Social Media; Part V Concluding Remarks.
Abstract <Span style=""font-style:italic;"">Marketing Big Oil begins with an historical perspective looking at how Big Oil came to be and then analyzes the marketing and corporate branding programs of these oil titans to demonstrate what does and doesn't work, showing us how even the largest companies sometimes fail to get their message across.
General noteIncludes index.
LanguageEnglish.
Source of descriptionPrint version record.
Issued in other formPrint version: Robinson, Mark L. Marketing big oil : brand lessons from the world's largest companies. First edition. New York, New York : Palgrave Macmillan, ©2014 ix, 153 pages 9781137389169
Genre/formCase studies
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ISBN1137388072 (e-book)
ISBN9781137388087 (e-book)
ISBN1137388080 (e-book)
ISBN1137389168 (hardback)
ISBN9781137389169 (hardback)
Standard identifier# 10.1057/9781137388070

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