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The Ultimate Crisis-Communications Checklist: 6 Steps To Master Your Disaster

Whether you’re digging your way out of a negative PR avalanche or simply need to scrub a less-than-squeaky-clean outburst, here are tips from branding experts on how to handle public outrage with grace and style.READ»

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Revitalizing The Muppets Franchise

This month's The Muppets movie tries to reverse decades of brand mismanagement.READ»

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LaunchRock: A Startup That Helps Other Startups Hype Themselves

LaunchRock helps startups lure thousands of users--before they even debut.READ»

"I'm Feeling Lucky": Google Employee No. 59 Tells All

We interview Douglas Edwards, Google's brand manager from 1999 to 2005, about his new book and discuss the challenge of humanizing information technology, Sergey Brin's anatomically correct cow costume, and how Google+ might succeed where orkut, Google's first social network, failed.READ»

During NFL Lockout, No Deep-Sixing Of Ochocinco

Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver, Chad Johnson Ochocinco, hasn't let the labor dispute dilute his brand.READ»

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Pantone Expands From Color Services to Hotels (With Rooms to Dye For)

Pantone has been aggressively pursuing a new line of business: Product licensing, which culminates today in a new Pantone Hotel.READ»

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OfficeMax’s CMO on Creating Innovative Marketing Cultures

In this Brand Innovator Spotlight, Bob Thacker shares how knocking down department walls, including all stakeholders and celebrating creativity breeds world class marketing organizations.READ»

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Putting Brands on T-Shirts is Innovative? Yes, and It’s Showing ROI, Too!

In this Brand Innovator Spotlight, Amish Tolia and Jared Golden share how a business they started in college has consumers, brands and investors all knocking on their doors.READ»

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NBA Digital’s GM Gives Advice on Utilizing New Technology

In this Brand Innovator Spotlight, Bryan Perez shares his team’s process on applying and measuring new applications including their recent partnership with iPad.READ»

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Steve Madden's eCommerce Leader: "Collaboration and Transparency Is Key to Innovation!"

In this Brand Innovator Spotlight, Andrew Koven explains how open communication with coworkers, vendors and even competitors, allows for collaboration that builds everyone’s businesses.READ»

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Virgin Mobile USA's Brand Experience Leader on Breaking Through Competitive Climates

In this Brand Innovator Spotlight, Ron Faris illustrates how brands can thrive in challenge environments by tying into causes their consumers care about and aligning with the right marketing partners.READ»

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HopStop CEO Joe Meyer Offers Directions to Brand Central Station

In this Brand Innovator Spotlight, Joe Meyer proves that a big budget isn’t necessary to deliver a stellar consumer experience, grow brand ambassadors and go head to head with Google.READ»

Newell Rubbermaid’s Digital Leader on Innovating a 100 Year Old Brand

In this Brand Innovator Spotlight, Bert DuMars talks about how breaking down the silos and collaborating with consumers is keeping a century old company successful in the digital age.READ»

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Zappos' Marketing Chief: "Customer Service is the New Marketing!"

In this Brand Innovator Spotlight, Aaron Magness shares what brought him to Zappos, his five principles of marketing and how your company can improve its customer service right now.READ»

Lessons From Adam Lambert

Gosh, I wish I'd seen Adam Lambert's performance at the American Music Awards. Instead, I woke up to an uproar -- faces in crotches, girls on leashes, big, fat, same-sex kisses! Oh my. As a former professional performer, I ...READ»

Lap Dances at Yahoo's Hack Days? A Lesson in Monitoring a Global Brand

"Scantily clad gyrating women" who give lap dances to men on your company's dime can damage your brand within seconds. Who's in the hot seat today? Yahoo! It appears that Hack Days are quite a different experience in Taiwan ...READ»

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The Silent Screams of Consultants

We're all consultants. We offer expertise to make a connection and receive compensation. It isn't easy. We get lost and frustrated. We imagine in private what we might say to our client. . . if we had the guts.READ»

Hitler, September 11th and Examples of Inept Brand Management

Companies are testing the boundaries when it comes to brand promotion in an attempt of find a balance between shocking and downright offensive. READ»

Safeguard your online presence - keep your logo intact!

Protect your on-line image. Keep your logo intact. Allow downloads of your logo's and images in any format, automatically resized to keep your corporate branding.READ»