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Brands make things more real

by Tom Adams on Nov 16, 2011

The UK aired its first official piece of product placement in Coronation Street on Monday (14.11.11). One of the nation's most widely watched and long standing… Read More +

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Crisis Management: The Penn State Scandal

by Amanda Kicera on Nov 15, 2011

When news started to spread about the child sex abuse scandal involving Penn State University’s former assistant football coach, no one realized how bad things were… Read More +

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Packaged food wants to be near lettuce!

by Chris Nurko on Oct 27, 2011

I just read an interesting piece in the Wall St Journal (‘Food fight in the product aisle’, 20/9/11) on how US supermarkets and ‘Big Food’ brands are trying to… Read More +

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You know Singapore, but do you know any of its…

by Samantha Kwan on Oct 24, 2011

Singapore is a well-known country---known for its strict laws, lack of corruption, efficient government and being clean and green. According to the FutureBrand Country… Read More +

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Can someone please explain the Xfinity brand?

by C. Gunnar Jacobs on Oct 24, 2011

I know this is not very topical, but every time I see Xfinity advertising I kind of scratch my head and just go, "huh?". Each time I see another ad I am thinking I am going to get it, kind of like when you keep opening the refrigerator every 5 minutes hoping something new will… Read More +

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The future of health care branding

by C. Gunnar Jacobs on Oct 24, 2011

Healthcare has been a hot topic for quite some time now, and I only expect it to become even more prominent as elections here in the states come up. And similar to politicians, I am focusing most of this discussion on health insurance, rather than the entirety of health… Read More +

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Occupy Madison Avenue?

by Mike Williams on Oct 20, 2011

"In 2011, in the wake of a massive reset of the economy, it appears mass affluence may be a thing of the past." – AdAge, The New Wave of Affluence White… Read More +

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Where is Wall Street’s brand manager?

by C. Gunnar Jacobs on Oct 19, 2011

"Why occupy Wall Street? Because it belongs to us! Because we can!" - Who We Are, occupywallst.org Once again we are witnessing the true power of social media. Occupy Wall Street (OWS) is a non-violent movement against the corporate greed that has become synonymous with Wall… Read More +

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World Food Day – A Future For Better Brands?

by Chris Nurko on Oct 17, 2011

Food companies and brands have a day to reflect on Sunday October 16, for it is World Food Day. In a world where there is both starvation and a lack of food for many of… Read More +

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Sporting Nations – Who Is The Best?

by Chris Nurko on Oct 17, 2011

As FutureBrand prepares its yearly Country Brand Index it is interesting to note a few other ‘lists’ out there which asses countries and their strengths relative to… Read More +

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