ABSTRACT

Sustainable energy branding has become one of the hottest topics in business. As climate change and market liberalisation—the greatest environmental and economic challenges of our times—are prompting the world's power companies to transform on a scale never seen before, the eyes of the world are firmly upon them.

By introducing new business models, as well as new ways of generating power, energy-sector giants are aiming to dramatically cut harmful emissions over the next few decades. Crucial to the success of this transition is the support of energy consumers and political decision-makers, and this challenge should not be underestimated. Power companies are, therefore, developing new marketing and communication strategies around renewable energy, sustainable growth, co-operation with customers and environmental protection. Fridrik Larsen, the world’s foremost expert on energy branding, looks at the role of branding and marketing in the energy transition through a series of interviews with senior energy-sector executives.

These compelling insights from industry leaders make this book a must-read for marketing and C-suite executives at energy companies who are wanting to communicate sustainable and renewable energy solutions effectively to make a difference.

chapter |6 pages

Introduction

Energy Branding Versus Greenwash

chapter 1|12 pages

Northern Lights and the Power of Brand

Jukka Ruusunen on Energy Monopolies and Public Perceptions

chapter 2|12 pages

Brand as a Promise

Magnus Hall on Energy Companies Fulfilling Expectations

chapter 3|13 pages

Business to Human

Ryan O'Keeffe on the view from a Seven Trillion Dollar Fund

chapter 4|11 pages

The Sound of Brand

Michael Boumendil on the Next Frontier in Brand Collateral

chapter 5|13 pages

Branding in America

Mary Powell and Mari Mcclure on Building and Maintaining an American Energy Brand

chapter 6|12 pages

Black Gold and Green Energy

Rahul Malhotra on Marketing Shell in the Age of Renewables

chapter 7|15 pages

Oil Companies

Henrik Habberstad and Tom van de Cruys on Sovereign Energy Brands in the Social Media Era

chapter 8|12 pages

The Italian Job

Antonio Cammisecra on Enel's Power Distribution Branding Strategy

chapter 9|13 pages

A Solar Collaboration

Anthony Ainsworth on Turning E.ON into a Pop Brand

chapter 10|12 pages

In the Big Country

Paula Gold Williams on Leading America's Largest Municipal Utility

chapter 11|14 pages

A Model Island

Hordur Arnarson on Going Beyond Full Sustainability

chapter 12|13 pages

Finding the Right Balance

Jacob Benbunan on Branding between IQ and EQ

chapter 13|12 pages

Virtual Power

Nic Kennedy on the Meeting of Energy and it

chapter 14|13 pages

Who you are and who you Want to Be

Hando Sutter on Brand as the Tip of the Corporate Strategy Iceberg

chapter 15|14 pages

Liberalisation Bonanza

Stephen Fitzpatrick and Kevin McMinn on “Energy Minnows” Becoming Big Fish—or One of the “Big Six”

chapter 16|11 pages

From Product to Service

Ana Busto on Engie Post-Rebrand

chapter 17|13 pages

Harder than Rocket Science

Kevin Lane Keller on the Theory and Practice of Energy Branding