Showing posts with label Brand Names. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Brand Names. Show all posts

Sunday, December 27, 2009

Branding; Are You Headed To Extinction Or Distinction?


Have you looked at where your brand is headed lately?

You may be surprised at some of this year’s top 100 movement up or down. If you believe a brand ranking is the canary in the mine as I do, the year 2009 has some telling signs of where the economy is affecting buyer’s habits. Check out the below selected activity from the top 100 global brands list*.

New brands on the top list in the last two years:

·Polo Ralph Lauren, Burberry, Puma, Adobe, Burger King, LancĂ´me.

Dropped backward:

·Toyota, Intel, Disney, Mercedes Benz, BMW, American Express, Oracle, UPS, Sony, HSBC, Dell, CITI, Morgan Stanley, UBS, Harley Davidson, GAP, Starbucks, Lexus.

Rising brands this year over last on the top 100 list:

·McDonalds, Google, HP, Gillette, Cisco, Marlboro, Honda, Samsung, Apple, H&M, Pepsi, Nescafe, Nike, SAP, IKEA.

Where is your brand headed in the next five years? What have you done for your buyers lately?


*Interbrand 2009 rankings
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