Branded Male (Marketing To Men) (Paperback)

Men are not what they were. In article after article we re told a new typle of man is abroad he s more interested in looking good and he s a lot keener on shopping. Branded Male sets out to discover what makes men tick as consumers and how products and services are effectively branded for the male market. Using a day in the life of a fictional "branded male". Mark Tungete looks at male-orientated brands and their marketing strategies in areas as diverse as Grooming and Skincare Clothes Dieting, fitness and health Interior design Cars Travel and hotels Men s magazines Technology and gadgets Film and TV Alcohol Restaurants Sex and Dating Touching on famous names such as Gillette, Gucci, Savile Row, Dunhill, Habitat, BMW, Hummer, GQ, Esquire, Apple, Guinness and Jack Daniel s, Branded Male examines modern man s exposure to brands and reveals which marketing messages have the most impact on his wallet. The male market is exploding. Thanks to emerging social and cultureal trends, men are becoming consumers to reckon with. In 1990 only 4 per cent of men claimed to use a skincare product regularly. By 2015 the figure will have risen to one in two. Male consumers are the targets of advertisements for cars, computers, business travel and alcohol. They are marrying older and living longer. Branded Male discusses the evolution of the male consumer and the desire of marketers to tap into the still-underdeveloped male market. Examining popular strategies for marketing to men, crammed with facts and anecdotes, Branded Male analyses how to brand products and services for the male market. Using a day in the life of a typical modern male as a template and examining all the influences affecting him, the book considers his exposure to brands and the ways marketers can exploit these channels. In his trademark journalistic and highly readable style, Mark Tungate the author of Fashion Brands-paints a portrait of the male consumer. From razor blades to beer, from aftershave to hotels, he finds out which marketing messages have the most impact on male wallets. Men s bank balances may never be the same again.