Comments on: Loss of Trust in Branding

By: Ciaran

Ciaran — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 21:45:57 +0000

Nice post. Thought I ought to stick up for Burberry though – they did have a massive problem with the wrong sort of people (in their eyes) buying their products back at the start of the noughties, but in fact, since Christopher Bailey came on board, they’ve pulled off one of the best brand rejuvenations of recent years.

They can’t turn around without doing something right these days, and I’ll direct you towards Art Of The Trench (http://artofthetrench.com/) for an idea of what I’m talking about (that, and the figures showing revenues climbing northwards pretty much consistently for the last few years)

By: Heather -SEOperks team

Heather -SEOperks team — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 15:41:29 +0000

Today is my research/education day and I completely enjoyed this post. A chuckle and something to ponder. Glad Debra (linkspiel) had you on her blogroll. Great finds today!

By: Julie Joyce

Julie Joyce — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 01:05:58 +0000

I am trying to keep it fresh Gene. Bryan and I are too old-fashioned.

Poor Netflix/Quikster. I must say I enjoy the streaming…and really, it’s a total #whitepeoplesproblem like when the people behind me on the plane back from SMX were bemoaning the astronomical fraternity dues. Mon Dieu.

I do wonder if it’s for the buzz…and what does that say about society as a whole, that you have to shock to be noticed? (says the girl who had pink hair and still wears skull shirts)

By: Gene Wicker Jr

Gene Wicker Jr — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 00:58:27 +0000

Although I am culturally aware who Snooki is, I wouldn’t know her if you put her in front of me. That’s not to say that my TV choice’s are better than yours. Its that I don’t have a TV. I think that’s a win for me on two counts.

The Abercrombie thing had to be for the buzz. It just seems to ridiculous for it to be otherwise… Now if it had been Netflix I could write it off to utter stupidity.

As for Tommy Hilfiger, who’s clothes have never appealed to me in the slightest, he is best summed up by this quote from William Gibson: “There must be some Tommy Hilfiger event horizon, beyond which it is impossible to be more derivative, more removed from the source, more devoid of soul.”

So where’s the picture of Bryan Ferry?