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Will the News of the World fiasco hurt the News Corp. brand? I doubt it, for the same reasons that brands like Martha Stewart and Michael Vick have bounced back. While the hacking has slowed down the business side of News Corp., most notably in its bid for BSkyB, and criminal charges for top execs [...] Osama bin Laden may be dead, but his brand is not. USA Today is reporting the Osama bin Laden brand is suddenly doing a booming business. From bumper stickers and ties to coffee mugs and t-shirts (you can even outfit your dog), the merchandising of bin Laden has begun. Celebrity branding is a big business. Industry [...] We’ve covered political brands and the subject of brands who are people or with value closely tied to a real person, but today, the web site Mediaite has broken the story of the trademarking of the name Sarah Palin. Pretty soon, that “R” next to her name won’t mean “Republican,” but “Registered Trademark.” It’s not unusual [...] Egypt isn’t known for creating global brands. The country wins “Best Country Brand for History” almost every year, but their commercial brands are not winning awards or dominating global markets. Here are the top 12 home-grown corporate brands from that country: 1. Orascom Holdings (including Orascom Construction and Orascom Development)
Since Motley Fool has named 2011 “The Year of the Spin-Off,” we have covered a number of companies who have made a confusing mess of their brands. Corporate spin-offs have led to brand spin-outs for companies like Marathon and Motorola. Sara Lee is doing it right. The company is keeping its core food business under the [...] |
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