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Navigable Slide Index
- Introduction
 - Who am I
 - Brand websites in the past
 - Brand websites now
 - Before you begin: does and don'ts
 - Do spend your brainstorm time on the strategic
 - Don't spend your time brainstorming how it looks
 - See how you competitors are doing
 - Don't write a list of what everyone else is doing
 - Understand your internal structure
 - Don't assume that everyone is going to help you
 - Do look to the future, plan ahead
 - The new consumer
 - The new consumers are gods
 - The importance of trust
 - Establishing trust: best way to establish loyalty
 - Trust is a two way street
 - What is brand ownership?
 - Ownership creates involvement
 - Ownership and responsibility
 - The importance of creating a dialogue
 - Ownership and efficiency
 - Who are your brand owners?
 - Building trusted brand communities
 - People don't want a fixed place to get their info
 - A more flexible approach
 - It's all about facilitation
 - Facilitation is about empowering consumers
 - Facilitation: making it work
 - It's all about involvement
 - Involvement: making it work
 - It's all about transparency
 - Transparency: making it work
 - It's all about generosity
 - Generosity: making it work
 - It's all about relationship
 - CRM
 - Relationship: making it work
 - Communicate what, when, where, how they want
 - It's all about expectations
 - There is no excuse for missing out on core tools
 - Brand / e-commerce integration
 - Data capture
 - A word on microsites
 - Expectations: making it work
 - In summary: trust is achieved by...
 - More power you give them, more loyal they will be
 
Topics Covered
- Brand websites: the past and present
 - Points to consider before you begin
 - The new consumer
 - The importance of trust
 - What is brand ownership?
 - Who are the brand owners?
 - Building trusted brand communities
 - Facilitation, involvement, transparency and generosity
 - It is all about relationships and expectations
 - Brand and e-commerce integration
 - Microsites
 
Talk Citation
Bains, J. (2009, September 30). Building brand websites [Video file]. In The Business & Management Collection, Henry Stewart Talks. Retrieved November 4, 2025, from https://doi.org/10.69645/PLHX4059.Export Citation (RIS)