Not since fast-food giants like McDonald's has an American company found such high-profile success overseas.
Founded on a shoestring in the 1970s by a California husband-and-wife team, Gap became a high-profile success story, and enjoyed rapid growth under the leadership of retailing maverick Millard Drexler.
Vito has had success getting high-profile athletes to use his equipment, including controversial Philadelphia Eagle Mike Vick and injured Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo.
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The art of live puppetry in general has gained a high profile after the success of stage shows like War Horse and Avenue Q.
Both Koreas see the development of space programs as crucial hallmarks of their scientific prowess and national pride, and both had high-profile failures before success.
But, suggests one British turf writer, the success of other higher-profile athletes may be one of the factors working against Camelot as a British sporting poster boy.
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In part the success was explained by his high-profile role during a stand-off in Drumcree between members of the Protestant Orange Order and local Catholic residents.
Mrs Coutinho tried to delete the profile on her own for seven months, without success, receiving only automatic replies.
The free-spending policy brought the club great success commercially, most notably through Beckham's high-profile, as it exploited the marketing potential of its brand globally.
He spearheaded its success at the 2009 European elections and raised UKIP's profile, but then surprised his own party conference in September 2009 by standing down as leader.
"If Joe didn't possess an inordinate leadership profile, as well as a track record of success, his chances of getting a head coaching job would be very low, " says Kevin White, the athletic director at Duke University.
In interviews and in person they are very modest about their own success and their own abilities, something that puzzles me given their profile.
Matzzie says some low-profile, state-level groups are this year's success stories.
The agency has had limited success in getting successful prosecutions and hasn't charged any high-profile people since its top commissioner was removed from the body in 2007.
And of course success on the pitch, means the raising of the team's profile off it, and that can only be a good thing on both a team and an individual level.
Despite the fact that this drug could potentially be a blockbuster given its profile and the large number of patients it could benefit, its success was not guaranteed.
His continued success in what was seen as a natural Labour heartland was partly due to his very high profile.
It is a markedly different strategy after years of overpaying for high-profile players like Mats Sundin and Ed Belfour and getting little return in terms of team success.
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