Duh!
Brand Autopsy: Advertising’s Little Blue Book: "You cannot create a brand before you create a business—the process is simultaneous. As you build your business, you create your brand. Dig?"
Brand Autopsy quoting Steve Lance and Jeff Wool. Erudite, clear, concise. Now do it!
UPDATE:
It seems I'm not getting my facts right here. John Moore was the real author of the insight I'm quoting.


