August 2012 15
Is This the End of Branding as We Know It?
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AdAge reports that Australia has ruled in favor of plain packaging requirement across all tobacco brands. Regardless of how you feel about the product, is uniform packaging the end of big tobacco? If the product

August 2012 09
Announcing the 2013 REBRAND 100 Global Awards!
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Enter by September 26, 2012. Competitor pressures, plummeting sales revenue and outdated marketing strategy are some reasons behind a company’s need to reposition itself and remain financially viable. REBRAND™ is the leading global resource for

August 2012 07
New Book by Bryan Pearson
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Bryan Pearson, President and CEO of LoyaltyOne, has just written a new book outlining how to unlock the key to relevancy and build trust with your consumers. By describing how to turn customer information into

May 2012 18
New Book by Laura Ries
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CPG Branding and Marketing Forum member Laura Ries has just written a new book attacking Positioning, the marketing classic that has sold more than 1.4 million copies. Learn more about Visual Hammer, by Laura at

April 2012 29
New Book by Founders of Gerstman+Meyers
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CPG Branding and Marketing Forum members Herb Meyers and Richard Gerstman share their first-hand experiences of leading the design consultancy Gerstman+Meyers, describing professional successes and their personal fulfillment. Learn more about Business Ours: Starting Out and

April 2012 09
Gravity Free 2012
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Design Conference in Chicago, May 1-2 Join two hundred top designers from companies such as Boeing, Chick-fil-A, Cirque du Soleil, Edmunds.com, facebook, IDEO, JP Morgan, PetSmart, Polaris, Raytheon, and

August 2011 12
Entry Discount for Forum Members
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Anaezi Modu, Founder and CEO of REBRAND™ has graciously offered to extend all members of the CPG Branding and Marketing Forum a $100 discount if they enter the 2012 REBRAND 100 Global Awards. Anaezi has been a

January 2011 06
Exhibit Explores the Work of Donald Deskey
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University of Cincinnati Showcases Pioneer Designer The legacy of design pioneer Donald Deskey will be on display starting Jan. 6 in the Reed Gallery of the College of Design, Architecture, Art and Planning. Paired with the

November 2010 18
Enough Seriousness, What’s in Your Cabinet?
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Some Food for Thought So, the branding and marketing community spends a great deal of time creating processes, and procedures. We evolve research methodologies and innovation philosophies and practices, but what about the real world?