Includes bibliographical references and index.

Tribes, tribal marketing, and tribal branding -- What is tribal marketing, and why hasn't it been more widely implemented? -- Tribal origins and idiosyncracies : why brand tribes form and why they need to see themselves as unique -- Understanding tribal dynamics : beginning to engage with the art of ethno-marketing -- Collecting tribal data -- Interpreting tribal data : analysing ethnographic data and using it to build and maintain tribal brands -- Meet the tribes -- Towards an ethics of tribal marketing -- Tribes and tribal branding : where do we go from here? -- Bibliography -- Index of tribes -- Index of topics (key terms).

Tribal branding allows marketers to benefit from greatly enhanced levels of consumer devotion to brands. Richardson incorporates the approach of ethno-marketing to expertly explain the opportunities for marketing and branding professionals to co-create brands with, and develop new ways of marketing to, tribal groups and brand communities.