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We are committed to being the dominant, global casual dining portfolio restaurant company. Our worldwide development strategy, strong operations performance and portfolio of powerful brands will enable us to grow earnings each year by 15 percent and pay a sustainable dividend to our shareholders, ... We are excited to share our strategic plan, which will support the achievement of our long-term vision, during today's investor conference.

We have been exploring a strategy for entering the Asian marketplace for some time and have indicated that our entrance into this hugely populated market would be through one of our existing brands. These cruises represent a first step in this initiative and will serve as a platform for future expansion into other areas of Asia. Although all of our brands are virtually unknown in China, we chose Costa because it is already very international in nature, serving guests of many different nationalities, languages and cultures.

We have great brands in this company and the philosophy is the corporate name shouldn't overshadow the brands but enhance it.

We will focus on improving profitability this year and introduce more international brands to China when the market matures.

This survey highlights the importance that brands play within many aspects of our lives, and reveals some interesting trends, such as the dominance of technology and Internet-based brands. Companies that take a proactive approach to managing their brands are in a much better position to earn respect from their customers, as exemplified by the top-ranked brands on the list.

There is a considerable momentum of change in both the soft drinks market and within our company operations. We continue to make good financial progress at the same time as accelerating the development of our brands and product portfolio.

We think we're on track to become one of the most recognizable brands in the world. We're in 35 markets already. There are some new markets that we're very interested in, such as Russia and Eastern Europe. India is another unique place to be in but it's not going to happen tomorrow. But at the same time, we're more focused on filling in the markets we're already in.

We think there's a great deal of compatibility among our brands and customer bases and subscribers and their interests in entertainment.

You have to be hopeful that people will be more educated in how they buy things, and hopefully more luxury brands will start to think that way on a longer-term basis.

We always talk about how you have to build a brand from the inside out, not the outside in. Brands are not wrappers. Brands are based on the values of the founders, and then they spread to the people who work for the company, and then that psychological contract is spread to the customer.

What's important for us is to focus on stabilizing the retail part of our business, take advantage of new products, continue to build our brands and be competitive.

We've got thousands of brands out there, ... Alliance is a vibrant word.

While it's clear that a broad range of online merchants saw a strong season, multi-channel retailers were standouts this year. Many of the nation's leading retail brands flexed their muscle this season, with strategies including faster delivery options, significant site redesigns and effective cross-channel promotions.

With our focus on upscale, full-service brands in major urban markets, we benefited fully from the continuing growth in transient business demand and the increased competitive strength of our portfolio. We are encouraged that the development pipeline remains conservative, especially in urban markets, where barriers to new competition are the highest.

With the completion of our acquisition of Proxim, some of the most recognizable brands in our industry have joined forces. This is a quantum step to allow our customers to provide and enjoy ubiquitous broadband wireless connectivity.

With the best selection of top brands and a talented custom installation team, we can transform any vehicle into the ultimate dream ride. Ultimate Electronics has always been a leader in mobile installation services, Ultimate Ride fully communicates our unique offerings and expertise to consumers.

With some of the best known consumer publishing brands in Europe, IPC provides Time Inc. with an important presence within the European consumer publishing sector,

We are excited to launch them as consumer brands via feature film releases under our direction.

We are excited to join these two iconic brands -- America's favorite hotel and America's favorite pastime. Linking Holiday Inn and Major League Baseball is a natural and logical move. Research shows that large numbers of baseball fans are also loyal Holiday Inn guests, and vice-versa. We look forward to the possibilities of what we can accomplish together with Major League Baseball for our mutual fans.

We are excited about entering the luxury automobile segment in the rapidly growing Latvian market as we have experienced 86% growth in cars sold in our existing business last year. It is an honor to represent BMW, one of the leading luxury automotive brands in the world. We believe that by combining the execution capabilities of BM Auto and Baltic Motors' management with the recognized BMW brand, BM Auto is well positioned to capitalize on the Latvian automotive market.

We need to get control of our brands back.

We need to get back in the saddle after the Midlands, and this is perfect timing for us. Tom Brands will bring a team that will compete. We'll need that type of intensity and competition to get ready for the rest of the season.

We wanted to bring in brands that aren't in Arizona.

The reason that small wineries only serve (so few retailers) is that it's as far as they know to go. We have more experience introducing new brands to the market.

Two brands individually will add to the value,

We had a great reception in Brazil after Brands Hatch. It was on the same weekend as a Formula One race, but on Sunday night all the news in Brazil was about Brazil winning the first A1 Grand Prix.

We will be doing more to increase our sales and brand exposure. One downside is not being in total control of the message we are giving out. But this can be dealt with if brands involved set out objectives from the start.

To a great extent, the brand has become a non-brand. It has not been nurtured or built upon for the last few years. They won't necessarily save money, but they'll consolidate their advertising dollars to a limited number of brands and do it better.

There is significant synergy between Opel and Saturn. Both brands play in similar market segments, have similar competitors and target similar customers in their respective regions.

Those that have store, Web and catalog will be the big winners, ... The consumers tell us they're going to spend their money with brands they know. That's why we call it 'the revenge of the incumbents.'

What Point does is they target particular brands into particular age groups or economic groups. They watch the development of their stores carefully.

We fully expect this is a giant step in the direction of growing the company and all its Disney brands and businesses in this very populous region,

We can now use our brands that we have spent so much time and money to develop in the U.S. to expand internationally.

We want to give brands more time around audiences, while still having our promotions outside the classroom.

Through this sponsorship, potential investors will know of Yum! Brands and begin to associate the company with our leading restaurant brands.

Tony Reed has an impressive track record of fueling the growth and exposure of our brands within the retail community, gaining greater penetration for 4Kids licensed merchandise. We look forward to continuing to benefit from her extensive experience, expertise and commitment as she assumes her new role.

The pundits that said department stores are dying are wrong. This is a different channel. What you get there, in terms of brands and variety, you can't get elsewhere. There's no substitutability.

The pundits that said department stores are dying are wrong, ... This is a different channel. What you get there, in terms of brands and variety, you can't get elsewhere. There's no substitutability.

Very successful brands are like clubs. It creates a sense of something a customer wants to belong to.

This offer undervalues the strengths of our brands and our financial position.

This offers huge opportunity to grow, with new brands such as Smirnoff Ice,

When consumers purchase a GM Certified Used Vehicle they get the peace of mind that comes with buying a fully inspected and reconditioned vehicle from the GM brands they know and trust, from a dealer they know is going to be there for them.

We think it's serving as a gateway to brands we already carry in (Wild Oats) stores.

We are obviously pleased with our continued traffic growth as it shows the importance of local news to the millions of upscale consumers that visit our sites. Our consumers who typically visit during the day, while at work, show us they trust local news brands to keep them connected to their world during the day.

Both companies have been thrown under the general heading of large online brands that could do this.

Brand marketers don't believe that ad-tech companies view brands as true partners. Ad-tech companies think brand marketers are paying attention to the wrong things. And publishers, with a few important exceptions, feel taken advantage of by everyone.

Branding New York City is too broad an image these days. It's no longer as powerful on the macro level. The trick is to find the brands that are unique, but not so niche and so in-the-know that only 12 people who live in the neighborhood will get it.

BP is one of the world's leading brands and we are thrilled to continue this relationship. Together, we are committed to providing consumers with products that they want to have and use.

Brands who come to China, often they just care about price - so they actually drive the suppliers to cut corners on environmental standards to win a contract.

Brands make a powerful impact on people, especially in today's world of ever-increasing consumer choice. This survey highlights the importance that brands play within many aspects of our lives, and reveals some interesting trends, such as the dominance of technology and Internet-based brands. Companies that take a proactive approach to managing their brands are in a much better position to earn respect from their customers, as exemplified by the top-ranked brands on the list.

Brands Hatch is not on the 2006 World Superbike provisional calendar because that only includes those races which are contractually committed,

Brands frantically tried to compete for users' fragmented attention, spraying content on every platform in a 24/7 race to stay relevant.

Brands by themselves, and especially new brands, you can't really judge it on their own. It's how it's presented.

Brands are something very much of a value in the marketplace and it makes it easier to sell a deal like that.

Brands are in your face 24/7; I'm sure you've consumed a couple brands today. So it's fun working with them. People recognize brands, and people are starting to recognize my brand.

Everything you do on Facebook will affect what comes in your view in the future. If you like crappy things that you don't care about, you'll see more crappy brands that you don't care about in the future, and it might even affect your experiences when you walk into bars, churches, schools, shopping malls, etc.

Beauty Brands believes in making people feel good about themselves and increasing self-esteem. That's one of the reasons we love to welcome professionals like Michael O'Rourke to work with our customers and offer them a great new look.

As the FTC noted in its recent review of 2002 advertising, illegal underage drinking continued to decline in spite of the increase in alcohol advertising that accompanied the introduction of several new brands that year.

ConAgra Foods has a number of great brands and businesses to drive future growth. We will build on those strengths by coupling disciplined investments in well-positioned brands with a more streamlined operating structure.

Discovery is a leader in real-world entertainment. This is a tremendous opportunity to extend our reach by partnering with one of the most well-known and respected brands in the entertainment industry.

Consumers want products that fit in a health-conscious lifestyle and yet they are unwilling to compromise on taste. Our 100 Calorie Mini Bites gives consumers 'snack balance' -- their favorite brands in convenient portion packaging that takes the guess work out of calorie control.

Customers increasingly make assumptions on a company and its brands based on the online experience.

CSC has built a strong reputation in the Chicago-area market, distributing some of the same brands of office automation equipment that we have in many of our locations.

Cross platform, we have opportunity across all our businesses to not only take the most well-known and high-profile brands and bring them to life with the guidance of people who know them well, but to incubate new ones.

And they'll continue to exist. I think you'll see Gearbox being involved in games based on license or based on other people's properties. That will happen in the future. You'll also see new brands from Gearbox in the future.

Andy brings to this position 20 years of extraordinary experience in marketing, sales and strategy and a strong track record of driving profitable growth for some of the nation's most-recognized brands. His ability to launch and invigorate consumer brands makes him a valuable addition to the Coors leadership team.

Ever since we published the first Apple report, we've had some other brands turning more proactive.

European brands have a strong brand image and product lineup. We don't really expect this trend to slow down at all this year.

Few brands in the last ten years have made the impact and created the kind of focused marketing excitement as Hummer, ... Our new agreement presents us with the opportunity to build on this foundation in a variety of ways to reach new customers.

These appointments will keep our focus laser sharp on the brands as we support the record number of product launches in the works for the Chrysler, Jeep, and Dodge brands.

These brands are continuing to mislead thousands of Australian consumers,

Our existing brands have a fairly strong and wide distribution in the stores that they are already sold. We were excited about the possibility of working with Kohl's to create new brands for their customers,

Other brands I like besides Versace... Tom Ford makes incredible suits. I love the glasses as well. I have a plethora of Tom Ford shades. Who else do I like? Dolce & Gabbana, Dior Homme.

Our agencies are independent contractors. They're expected to run a highly successful business that represents our brands well and ensures outstanding customer service.

People should choose brands they like and feel good about,

People have a perception about our brands and our products. They're living in a world 20 years ago, when the products were very different. That's why we're building this different type of facility, so they can understand that.

After years of hard work, Simmons is proud to be awarded this accreditation for our National Consumer Study. The NCS is a thorough measurement of the American consumer; from the products we buy, the brands we prefer and where we buy them, to our attitudes, lifestyles and the media we consume. Our adherence to the MRC Minimum Standards earned this accreditation and our commitment to quality will continue to earn our clients support.

Advertisers looking to extend their brands might think twice about being associated with products that could create disgruntled customers,

Strategically this deal makes sense. Hilton not only integrates the international component of the Hilton brand, but allows for development of non-Hilton brands outside of the United States.

Some brands are willing to take the risk with metrics. It shows the real willingness of major brand marketers, the skepticism they have in traditional media, to go ahead and shift dollars to alternative media. And as marketers see some success, these triple digit growth rates will continue.

Dozens of companies have swiftly changed gears to take advantage of this emerging opportunity. Many companies are trying to provide piecemeal solutions. There are many brands and co-brands, many form-factors. But one theme that has emerged time and time again from our research is the need for consistency.

Coach is one of the few ageless brands. Their customer could be my mother, who is 75, or a girl who is 12, going on 13. There aren't many brands you can say that about. They have a lot of opportunity ahead.

Coca-Cola's legacy dates back more than a hundred years, whereas the AOL brand is barely a decade old, but today Coca-Cola and AOL are two of the most recognized and powerful consumer brands in the world, ... We look forward to helping Coca-Cola use the online medium to extend its legacy into this new Internet century.

Detroit needs to increase its competitiveness by focusing on things it does well, like Ford's F-Series pickup trucks, and they need to discard brands that have outlived their usefulness, like Buick, Mercury and perhaps Pontiac.

Despite good revenue growth in all areas of our company, the quarter did not come in where we had planned. Given the first quarter, we have taken aggressive steps to improve our financial performance going forward. The economy still looks healthy, our brands remain strong and our synergy programs are on track.

Apparently, their ties are not advanced enough to include unified brands or consolidation of production. I'm not quite satisfied with this.

As a result of our investigation and our contact with the two companies, they have now amended their practices so that consumers will now be able to buy other brands of cars from dealerships that were previously exclusively for BMW, Mini and General Motors.

As a product of a maturing entertainment medium, in-game advertising can now hold its own on any media schedule particularly with the high-reach, high accountability possible via the Radial Network. Add to this Hive's unique multi-faceted approach to this space where context is king, and it is clear that we have a compelling solution for forward thinking brands such as T-Mobile.

As big as branded entertainment is, I will still venture to say that 90% of the brands you see in shows are there for free. A lot of brands get in for free not because they're cool but because they happen to be there.

As a black woman trying different products and figuring out what works best for me, the one thing that I realized is that hair brands lump us together as having 'black hair,' but all black hair is not alike.

As a leading content creator we are committed to deepening our consumer's relationship with CBS brands and programming. This move underscores our strategy of offering best-in-class content on as many platforms as possible while seeking out new revenue streams.

As a leading content creator, we are committed to deepening our consumer's relationship with CBS brands and programming. This move underscores our strategy of offering best-in-class content on as many platforms as possible while seeking out new revenue streams.

Automotive executives in our survey have been predicting market share advances by Asian brands for years now.

Automotive execs in our survey have been predicting market share advances by Asian brands for years now. Asian brands have been successful at bringing the right product to the market quickly while being flexible in their manufacturing processes to respond to changes in demand.

At some point in 1999, I think they'll pursue something deeper, probably a media empire. I think they're going to want ownership of brands other than their own that can drive people to their site. (They) need some offline assets -- some real-world assets.

At Six Flags, our mission is to surround the best rides in the world with entertainment from the fields of music, theater, sports, film and television. We want to be about more than rides -- Six Flags must be about a wider, more fulfilling experience. We also look forward to recharging our broad relationship with Warner Bros. through such great brands as Looney Tunes and DC Comics.

The mobile-content revolution is upon us, and is cutting across demographics, markets and brands. Look closely at our growing customer base and you'll see a refreshing diversity of clientele united by a common goal of extending their brands through the mobile channel. With Ignition, we have the opportunity to work with an agile, innovative brand to bring cutting-edge, tailored content to action-sports enthusiasts.

You should choose brands that you like and feel good about, that fit your image. But the brand is not a substitute for the product: The product has to work.

This is a winning partnership for both of our companies and for our consumers by bringing together two great brands to offer a terrific end-to-end consumer experience. Making our popular Web brands, including the AOL.com portal, easily available to VAIO users will offer consumers some of the best communication products, multimedia content and services that the Web has to offer.

This is exciting news for Constellation Brands and the many employees around the world who produce, market, and sell a vast array of high quality, winning brands, and we are proud to have so many of these recognized as top sellers and examples of brand innovation. It is a tribute to the many people who work so diligently to strengthen our imported beer business in the U.S. market and build our wine brands worldwide.