8 May 2009 No Comment

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It seems that Google is at the top of the list of most valuable brands of the world. According to Millward Brown Optimor, the firm that released the top brand list, now, Google are the first company to surpass USD$100 billion dollar mark. Google search engine and Google AdSense continues to grow again and again while Microsoft remains back with its $76.2 billion.

Image Credit: Yodal Anectodal

In the current environment, where the value of many businesses has fallen, brand has become even more important because it can help to sustain companies in tough times.

The other brand values are:

• Coca-Cola ($67.625)
• IBM ($66.622)
• McDonalds ($66.575)
• Apple ($63.113)
• China Mobile ($61.283)
• GE ($59.793)
• Vodafone ($53.727)
• Wallmart ($41.083)
• ICBC ($38,056)
• Nokia(35,163)

This is a lesson that applies when thinking about a brand for your blog. When you start a blog, choosing a brand is very important.  In my case, I used the same photo in my blog, forum, social media, for everything as it’s part of my branding.