The textbook explanation is that there is an underlying, magical essence that only good brands share.
Good brands are a way to achieve the uncreated self and redeem self-love.
Hogg, meanwhile, intends to tap the deep pockets of Hutchison Whampoa and acquire more Chinese medicine producers with good brands and strong products.
Good brands fulfill the dreams I have about myself and create harmony between the me I am and the me I desire to be.
If a modest recovery continues in the U.S., top casual-dining chains stand to prosper and having two good brands is gold for a franchisor.
Good brands fill the void between the real and the imagined.
The material needs that are fulfilled by good brands are only excuses to play language games that picture things, not as they are, but as they ought to be.
"What's happening in the last few months is that more are looking at cross-border opportunities, particularly in Europe, " where a number of good brands are struggling with liquidity problems or distressed assets, said Steve Lim, chief executive of J.
Do your research on good brands.
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The odd fact is that, with a few exceptions, this should be a good thing for brands.
Throughout 2011, the same sort of questions kept coming up as we talked with the good folks at brands.
Cheng explains that the company is now seeking out good local designers and brands.
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Until recently, the demand for global hotel brands and good air links mainly came from overseas business travellers, mainly Chinese and Europeans, and the business and leisure sector afforded by domestic oil and gas wealth.
Chinese consumers today are also more progressive than their parents and "have had greater opportunities to travel internationally and are knowledgeable about brands, good customer service and inviting shopping environments, " Mr. Kirwan said.
Beam has had a good run since its split from Fortune Brands last year, and I expect more good results to come.
Brands with a good reputation, such as Mercedes-Benz , can survive a hiccup or two without too much damage.
General Motors acquired Saab when American car companies thought that snapping up prestigious European brands would be good for business.
For all the other car-insurance brands, the good news is that they generally are doing a better job of holding on to customers at a time when all their competitors are trying to claw them from their bosom.
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Having too many showrooms is not good for dealers or for the brands they sell.
These answers are the kind of information that brands continue to pay good money for every business day.
"The Japanese yen is expensive now, so that is not good for exporting, but the brands are trying everything they can to make it better, " said Imajo.
In his view, what gadget buyers increasingly care about is not so much the gadgets themselves - it is taken for granted that rival brands are all pretty good - as the quality of the software and services they deliver.
Brands that are just as good as the number one performer and sit alongside them on the shelf.
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Good advertising has always told stories about brands, but now the business model itself is becoming the brand story.
With the possible exception of Comcast, which is aiming to give it a good try using its Xfinity and Xcalibur brands.
Limited Brands reported steady Q4 fiscal 2012 results driven by good brand performance, partially offset by a weak holiday season.
Even foreign brands are perceived by many Chinese consumers as being Chinese brands, simply because they are known to be good.
Weaning your brands from years of poor pricing choices that feel good in the heat of the moment is a painful process and at times, fatal.
As a general rule I feel pretty good about the process and the discipline we apply to our brands so it goes back to testing versus topicality again.
They warned that companies like Apple should not only worry about the Chinese vendors, but also the increasingly capable and credible home-grown brands in Brazil, India, and Indonesia making good headway in their respective domestic markets.
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