Pro Logo: Brands as a Factor of Progress

The authors of this book are top executives in the luxury goods industry. In an environment in which brands have come under attack they argue that brands can be factors of progress if they are correctly managed. The book includes an analysis of brand nature and history and highlights the importance of semiotics in the management of brand identity. In summary they argue that brands cannot be held responsible for the imperfections and excesses of the worldwide economic and political systems, but that they can be signs of excellence and differentiation and vectors of values which favour multicultural understanding and put people in a position to generate progress.

MICHEL CHEVALIER is a Partner at Executive Interim Management. He has previously worked for the Boston Consulting Group, has been CEO of Paco Rabanne, Executive Vice-President of BlueBell Asia in Tokyo and Hong Kong and CEO of Revillon. He has taught at leading business schools, including INSEAD, CEDEP, ESSEC and HEC and is currently Professor at the Institut Superieur du Marketing du Luxe and at ESSEC, France.

GÉRALD MAZZALOVO is consulting and teaching brand management. He is currently President of the CLERGERIE group. He has been CEO at Ferragamo (USA), has worked for Arthur Andersen in Milan and been President at Loewe and Bally. He teaches at ESSEC, France on their MBA in Luxury Brand Management.