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Brand Extension; Going from Consumer to Commercial


As more and more home pressure washers are sold at leading retailers such as Wal-Mart, Sears, Home Depot, Cosco, etc. We are seeing companies offer products in brand line extension to service this niche.

Counterfeit Branding - Representing True Globalisation!


From cigarettes to fashion accessories to food products to medicines, more than 50% of the global market are filled with counterfeited products. Do you realise that the Nike t-shirt that you are probably wearing right now may not even exist in the design portfolio of Nike Inc.

Hummer is an Excellent Brand


What size is your Hummer? Hummers Come in All Sizes; Tiny, small, medium and large and of course the most popular of all; The Oh My God Size. They make matchbox size Hummers, Tonka Toy size and adult size.

John Deere and NASCAR; Excellent Use of Brand


We should all recognize the marketing efforts of John Deere especially as we have spoken before with regards to their TOYS. They have a complete line of nearly every tractor or agricultural attachment they make available in small, micro size.

Is Your Logo Helping or Hurting Your Business?


The quality of your logo can mean the difference between success or failure. It can be that simple!Trademarks and Logos make up the most international language in the world.

Don't Overlook Your Email When Considering Your Brand Identity


You wouldn't skip letterhead when sending out a sales letter - Or would you?How many emails do you send each day? If you are anything like me, you probably send hundreds of emails for every one print letter. Most businesses use letterhead for their print correspondence but miss out on extending their branding to virtual communications.

Shattering the Branding Myths


If you've been online long, you're sure to have seen many "gurus" give their ideas about branding. However, much of what you read simply isn't true.

Time To Revamp Your Visual Identity?


Look at your company logo. Does it fade into the background against other images you use to promote your company? Has it become dated? Does it still fit with your company vision? Is your message connecting with the customers you want?Your visual identity is a vital tool in communicating the essence of your business.

Effective Branding...Whats in a Name!


Ask any marketing executive and they will tell you that a company's name is golden. There are certain associations that people have with a name, one that invokes emotions -- good or bad.

Branding Fiasco -- Better Be Who You Say You Are!


Our experience as customers offers great instruction into the concept of branding. Come with me on a recent "experience" and you'll see what I mean.

Trademark: Do I Need One for My Business Name and Logo?


Wondering if a trademark is important to you as a business owner? Let's start with the basics. A trademark is a word, phrase, symbol, or logo that distinguishes and identifies the source of goods of one company or person from another.

McDonalds Supply Chain of Potatoes


McDonald's buys its potatoes from corporate farmers in Idaho not the commodities market; therefore it limits its exposure to price gouging that might have occurred by using the commodity exchange to get those potatoes. Starbucks is doing the same thing, but instead of having partnerships and coffee beans, they are all of in-house.

Importance of Branding - Whats in a Name?


Branding is perhaps the most important facet of any business--beyond product, distribution, pricing, or location. A company's brand is its definition in the world, the name that identifies it to itself and the marketplace.

Franchising is Virtually Fraud Free


The number of complaints to the Federal Trade Commission on Franchising do not indicate ramped fraud in the franchising sector. The FTC before Congress gave a report showing that the number of complaints was fewer than one tenth of one percent, lower than any other industry.

What is Private Franchising? It is Nothing Someone Made It Up


The Federal Trade Commission has an obligation to the general public, their stated consumer education mission and to the over regulated franchising industry and the small business operators running Biz Ops to separate the two business models by way of legal definition. Any failure to completely separate them will trigger additional problems down the road and cause the current on-going process of rule review to continue, without any formalization for decades.

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Thwapr To Expand Into Asia Pacific With Asian Marketing And Branding Company
MarketWatch (press release)
LAS VEGAS, May 24, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Thwapr, Inc. (OBB:THWI) , a mobile video sharing company, has signed an exclusive agreement with a leading marketing and branding company in Asia, Shyalala, to develop new business opportunities by ...
Thwapr, Inc. (OTCBB: THWI) Targeting Massive Mobile Advertising Market in Asia ...OTCEquity.com

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2012 Harris Poll EquiTrend® OTC Report: OTC classics dominate Rx-to-OTC brands ...
MarketWatch (press release)
EquiTrend is an annual survey that measures and tracks consumer perception of brand equity for more than 1500 leading brands. While Cold and Allergy, Pain Relief and Digestive Aids have been included as categories in EquiTrend for many years, ...

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VirTra Systems Launches New Branding Initiative and Redesigned Website
MarketWatch (press release)
This was done to shift focus to the "VirTra" component of the company's name and thereby emphasize branding around that element specifically. "The previous website and original VirTra logo has served us well, but it is time to update both items for the ...

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De Vere hotels consolidate online brands through private cloud
ITworld.com
May 24, 2012, 1:38 PM — The De Vere hotel group has created a private cloud architecture to help consolidate its online brands. The company has chosen existing WAN provider Claranet to support the consolidation move. "De Vere's rapid growth was great ...

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Christian Science Monitor

Whose Islands are they? South Korea tries branding in its dispute with Japan
Christian Science Monitor
Japan and Korea have long sparred over the Takeshima/Dokdo islets. The latest bid to promote Korea's claim: Napa Valley wine labels. By Bryan Kay, Correspondent / May 24, 2012 Dokdo island, also known as Takeshima in Japanese, east of Seoul, ...



Can South African brands make it globally?
Moneyweb.co.za
JOHANNESBURG – An international brand evaluation consultancy, Brand-Finance, says South African brands have the ability to compete globally with “a bit of sensible planning and support from the South African government”. The London-based company's CEO, ...

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New York Times

She Has a Pimp's Name Etched on Her
New York Times
We think of branding as something ranchers do to their cattle. But it's also what pimps do to women and girls they control across America. Taz, a 16-year-old girl here in New York City, told me that her pimp had branded three other girls with tattoos ...
Nicholas Kristof Continues His Anti-Backpage CampaignD Magazine

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Forbes

American Idol: A Lesson In Branding?
Forbes
American Idol is a great study in American culture and provides a few teachable moments in building a brand at any level. It also shows how acts from the new Heartland have dominated throughout American Idol's eleven year run.



Valuing Apple From A Brand Perspective
Seeking Alpha
Millward Brown's 2012 BrandZ Report estimates the value of 100 of the world's top brands. Apple topped the list while many of its competitors were among the top 20 brands by value: Adding the estimated brand value to net assets allowed for the ...

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Polycom Corporate Branding Shifts Focus To Software
CRN
By Chad Berndtson, CRN Hoping to position itself as a software-centric video collaboration company less tethered to its hardware roots, Polycom on Thursday confirmed the first major branding change in its 22-year history, including a new corporate logo ...
Polycom Launches New Brand Identity, Highlighting Transformation to a Software ...SYS-CON Media (press release)
Polycom Gets a Facelift and a Strategy ChangeNo Jitter (blog)
Polycom launches new brand identityVoxy

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