Islamic jihadists win with marketing. Terrorism is a form of marketing; an act of communication as much as it is an act of violence. While much has been written about the growing sophistication of marketing by Islamic jihadists, what is missing is a solution. Today, the Middle East is going through tectonic change with a promising new generation hungry for a different world. We need a better approach. We must fight back with a marketing battle plan. Weaponized Marketing: Defeating Islamic Jihad with Marketing That Built the World's Top Brands offers a blueprint for success in the marketplace of ideas. This book breaks new ground by applying proven business methods to intractable military and diplomatic problems. It provides a comprehensive understanding of how marketing works and how terrorists use it. Most importantly, it presents an effective alternative to the failing efforts to argue through a "counter-narrative" and spread through social media. Where bullets, bombs, policy papers, and press releases have failed, a marketing approach--radical for government--has a solid track record for businesses that built the world's most successful brands.

Naming is the first--and some say hardest--step in creating a brand. This guide gives you practical advice and real-world examples that help you get past the frustration, cut the expense, and avoid common mistakes and pitfalls in naming your company or product. Inside, you will find: - What worked for the world's biggest brands - The key criteria of a great name - What common advice is nonsense that you should avoid - How to create, evaluate and implement your name - Navigate past the stumbling blocks that waste your tme and cost you money - Dealing with the challenge of domain names - Addressing complex issues such as how company names relate to product names, renaming, and naming for mergers and acquisitions - Now with expanded tools for finding names and creating new ideas Merriam's Guide to Naming provides you with a proven process that works for small-budget start-ups and scales for billion dollar global organizations.