Archive for February, 2011

Doctor bumped up $500 bill to $93,500

Seriously??? Dr. Susan has been a BAD, BAD girl ! She not only did serious damage to her own brand but also to the Singapore Medical Tourism brand. [Read more..]

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Dairy Producer Eyes Expansion in China

The once bitten twice shy Fonterra has decided to build its own dairy farm in China to cater to the ever growing demand for dairy products in China. What better way to ensure quality from a tainted market? In 2008, Fonterra sounded the alarm bell to the world when it found melamie in the milk [...]

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Jack Ma Assumes Task of Alibaba Repairman

Although the recent fraud scandal may have damaged the Alibaba’s brand reputation in the short term, the quick action by its founder Jack Ma to remove those involved including the CEO will ensure that the brand stays in good health in the long term. Coming from a Chinese brand, this is unexpected and very impressive. [...]

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Tina Brown’s Quiet Restart of Newsweek

Will Newsweek survive with editorial genius Tina Brown’s surgical makeover? We hope so. It would be sad to see another iconic media brand disappear from our landscape. [Read more..]

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Brandirectory – The Global Banking 500 League Table

Check out the latest Brand Finance Banking Leagure Table. Congrats to all the Singapore banks and MNC banks in Spore who made it to the list.

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Nokia CEO Stephen Elop reportedly says company is ‘standing on a burning platform’

The burning question is: “why did Nokia take so long to realize it?” It seems like Nokia has been in a deep Nordic hibernation while others gobbled up its food chain. [Read more..]

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Is Borders heading for its final chapter?

Books were one of the first categories to achieve e-commerce success. Now the cycle has come full circle with brick and mortar stores such as Borders disappearing like dinosaurs. That is the penalty Borders has to pay for late adoption to technology. Retailers in other categories better take note as e-retailers become increasingly global in [...]

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