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Inside this issue

• A round-up of developments affecting companies in 16 industries

• Take a look at Brandz Top 100 Most Powerful Brands

• Strong brands outperform the wider stock market in both good and bad conditions (PDF) - -

Content

Audio: What the big brands say

Hear what those at the top companies have to say about what makes a successful brand

Holding firm as downturn looms

Technology brands face their first significant test in tougher markets, writes John Gapper

Methodology: How the ranking table is compiled

Joanna Seddon explains how Millward Brown Optimor uses data and research to build the Brandz ranking tables

Ten-year trends: Rise of machines and mobile technology

Peter Walshe looks at how branding has changed over a decade

Market trends: Strong names beat the market

The leading brands outperform in good and bad conditions, writes Salamander Davoudi

Sector analysis: Asia and technology leading the way

Andrew Baxter takes a closer look at each of the individual sectors

Technology: BlackBerry, Apple popular with users

Andrew Baxter looks at the two fast-rising brands

Profile: Vodafone/Movistar

The two big success stories that started in small countries are establishing their brands in emerging markets while consolidating in existing ones, writes Andrew Baxter

Profile: MTS rings the changes

Mikhail Overchenko writes about the mobile operator and first Russian name to get into the global list of powerful brands

Profile: Tide and Ariel clean up

The world’s biggest laundry detergent brand is an unlikely interloper in a category otherwise filled entirely by big names from the luxury sector, writes Andrew Baxter

Profile: Nivea puts on a trendy face


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