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Lessons from the Best Global Brands 2010: Building trust and.

Strategy Driven

Public scandals like the BP oil spill and Goldman Sachs’ mortgage securities fraud compromised consumers’ trust in brands, and as a result, consumer loyalty was at an all-time low. And not only are brands more vulnerable to shoppers’ unpredictable whims, but tools like social media mean that consumers also have more control.

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Health, Wellness, and a Giveaway to WomenonBusiness Readers

Women on Business

This online retailer offers everything from bedroom furniture, luggage, shoes and bags, home and garden accessories, and also living room and dining furniture, like this chest of drawers. Contest ends at 11:59pm Pacific Standard Time on December 17, 2010. One chance per person. Categories : Contests To learn more about Monica S.

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Fashion Friends Make a Fresh Start :: Women on Business

Women on Business

An answer to this was anything but obvious, and I struggled to find one shortly after my friend Katie and I were laid off from what were supposed to be dream jobs with an online shoe retailer. This we believed to be particularly true in terms of the sorts of brands that we were going to be offering.

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Katrina Markoff Named Woman of the Year by American Express and.

Women on Business

Katrina followed that initial success by branching out of her apartment and opening a retail store in Chicago just two-months after her chocolates launched in Neiman Marcus. Later, she added a mail order catalog and a website to her distribution points and claims that’s when her brand started to skyrocket.

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Ethical Consumerism Isn’t Dead, It Just Needs Better Marketing

Harvard Business Review

Ethical consumerism is the broad label for companies providing products that appeal to people’s best selves (for example, fair trade coffee or a purchase that includes a donation to a charitable cause). This pessimistic stance stems primarily from the lower sales of ethical brands. We cannot shop our way to a better world.”

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Walmart's Shades of Gray

Harvard Business Review

And although the retail giant's green efforts have done a lot to showcase the company's commitment to sustainability, sometimes Walmart gives its critics some legitimate ammo, like the recent revelations and allegations of corruption in its Mexican operations. But the immediate market reaction here is fascinating.

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The CEO of Coca-Cola on Using the Company’s Scale for Good

Harvard Business Review

Stock analysts now view such expenditures as essential to a company’s long-term brand and value. It has also been a tremendous boost to our Dasani water brand, helping us win new customers and consumers. It’s not just our size as a company or a brand, but the fact that we have operations in more than 200 countries.

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