Review
"Unless there are issues, parents usually stop reading parenting books long before their children hit the middle-single digits. The desire wanes with confidence - or they're just too worn out. But "Brandchild" (Kogan Page Ltd., London, 316 pages, $39.95) isn't for parents. Martin Lindstrom's book, which he wrote with Patricia B. Seybold, is for companies targeting tweens. As I read it, I realized it held my interest because I'm a parent of a tween. The 8-to-14 generation, which the author says is the richest in history, gets to choose from "an endless variety of disposable goods and leisure products designed specifically for them."
Product Description
* A unique exploration of children's relationships with consumer brands
About the Author
Lindstrom is recognized as one of the world's primary online branding gurus. He developed some of Australia's, Asia's and Europe's most successful websites. He was co-founder of Europe's largest Internet company, BBDO Interactive (now Fremfab), in 1995, founder of Australia/Asia's largest Internet solution company, ZIVO, in 1997 and in 1999 International Chief Operating Officer for BTLookSmart.
Patricia B. Seybold is the author of the international best-seller "Customers.com" and "The Customer Revolution". She is the founder and CEO of the Boston-based The Patricia Seybold Group (www.psgroup.com), which for more than 25 years has specialized in helping Fortune 500 companies design and continuously improve their customer-focused business strategies.