brand news
Posted by Stephanie Startz on September 18, 2009 09:03 AM
Citi's Vikram Pandit admits embarrassment, excess over trader's $100 million payday. [Times of London]
Interbrand announces 100 Best Global Brands for 2009. Leaders are Coca-Cola and IBM, Google is fastest growing, but the overall pie shrinks. [AP]
Google picks up part of the Yahoo! model, with display ads built around AdWords. [NY Times]
Media barons Murdoch and Berlusconi in suit over access to Italian ad market. [BBC]
Amazon quietly moves to become a general retailer, with the expansion of a private label. [WSJ]
(More headlines: Barclays, Pringle, London Fashion Week, Pastor Rick Warren)
Barclays faces hurdles in becoming the "premier global investment bank." [WSJ]
Scottish fashion house Pringle eager to revive brand with new chief executive at helm. [Guardian]
Fresh on the heels of having grabbed Aquascutum, fashion mogul Harold Tillman is giving London's Fashion Week a makeover. [WSJ]
Mega-church pastor Rick Warren launches a design contest for the cover of his new book. [USA Today]
American radio show hosts chafe at having to adapt their shows according to market research. [WSJ]
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