In the CEO Afterlife

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The Hard-Knock Valuation of Brand Equity Growth | In the CEO.

In the CEO Afterlife

For example, if 35% of folks thought Hogwash Detergent was “best at getting clothes white” in 2010, that number needs to go up in 2012 to prove an improvement in brand equity. Marketers, who work for the likes of P&G or Unilever, periodically check brand awareness and brand attributes to measure progress. Simple enough?

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The Gulf Spill: BP Still Doesn’t Get It

In the CEO Afterlife

(First published in Forbes.com, April 20, 2012) Two years have now passed since the explosion at BP ’s deep-water rig in the Gulf of Mexico. Toward the end of 2010, the new CEO, Bob Dudley, promised “to move the company forward and rebuild confidence after the terrible events.” No doubt, substantial reparative progress has been made.