Iittala, a global name in covetable tableware and glassware, with textures and forms often gleaned from Finnish lakescapes.
Michael Bloomberg, evolving as a global name in financial data and now the Mayor of New York City, sat alongside Microsoft CEO Bill Gates.
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"Microsoft has amazing assets including software capability and a global name but it has yet to show me it can create a rival product to Yahoo, " he said.
If global brand name and prestige are a top-most major factor in decision making, Harvard is hard to beat for some years to come.
For some buyers, particularly Asian buyers, branded projects like the Ritz Carlton Residences at LA Live have been alluring for the sense of stability a global brand name elicits.
This could be great news for any industry or brand, according to Ben Crawford, CEO of global domain name registry CentralNic, but with one large caveat: they must be nimble.
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What persuaded FORBES GLOBAL to name Folz its Businessman of the Year was his ability to sustain Peugeot's positive momentum despite the weakening in the worldwide demand for automobiles in March of last year.
Someday, with its current rate of growth, Facebook will likely become the equivalent of a global real-name directory.
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In addition, if the newest ICANN bylaw proposal goes through as is, individual countries will be left to deal completely with their own TLD administration process, instead of being part of the global domain-name process that many hoped would come from the dissolution of IANA and the creation of ICANN, IATLD said in its statement.
Now consider this is JP Morgan, the most recognizable name in global finance next to maybe Rothschild, a minor factor in global matters today.
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While we doubt he is as hungry or energetic now as he was in his youth, today he has the advantages of a global footprint, brand name recognition and connections.
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Scrubbed fresh, the company reemerged with a new name, Joy Global, in July.
Another light volume name from Emerging Global Shares, the Emerging Markets Financials Titans ETF (NYSE: EFN) devotes 3% of its weight to Hungary.
The 150-year-old global investment bank built its name on trading bonds, but recently it has shifted its focus overseas to lucrative businesses such as stock trading and advising companies on mergers.
In the meantime, Arnault has established himself as a global player and the most important name in fashion these days.
This would make it a global project worthy of the Olympic name.
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Founded in 1968, IB is (as its name suggests) a global program, well-established in nearly 150 countries, serving more than a million students.
Roubini became a household business guru name after prophesying the global economic crash of 2008 long before anyone else was willing to do so.
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But like Burning Man, I can easily see it going from a small group participation event to a household name, becoming a global phenomenon, maybe as early as by next year.
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But our focus today is on the name atop HSBC's Global Shariah Advisory Board: Muhammad Taqi Usmani.
The likes of tunecore.com, rawrip.com, sellaband.com and prominent social networking sites have all offered opportunities for artists to get their name and music to a global audience.
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He made his name in 1982, with a global trek that covered 35, 000 miles and extended to both poles.
Director of the Global Partnership Initiative, Kris Balderston, to name just two.
There are many reasons to merge--quick growth, competitive advantage with suppliers and distributors, adding valuable customers or technology, global expansion, survival, panic, to name just a few.
Saturday has been declared a global day of action in Malala's name aimed at getting school places for 32 millions girls around the world who are not attending classes.
Scrubbed fresh with a new name, the company reemerged as Joy Global in July.
HSBC, the giant global bank with Hong Kong and Shanghai in its name, believes professional money managers are very under-invested in emerging markets like China.
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There are hundreds of reasons to merge--quick growth, competitive advantage with suppliers and distributors, adding valuable customers or technology, global expansion, survival, panic, just to name a few.
One would assume that a global rebound would at least spark a bid in this name in anticipation of further growth.
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