Surviving Enron: the real value of branding

Rita Clifton compares the cost of launching new corporate names and corporate identities, and the subsequent lampooning they received with the demise of Enron.

Surviving Enron: 

the real value of branding

Rita CliftonInterbrand

How should one react to the current climate of exposs, moral outrage and requests for honesty in big business practice?

Should we laugh, cry, cheer, shrug? Overall, I think I favour a wry smile on the surface, with a steady determination to feel optimistic underneath.

A wry smile because so many prevailing attitudes in the business world have conspired to bring us to this point. Despite all the ethical rhetoric, the compelling business case for 'double bottom lines' and the recognition of the need for broader measures of national wellbeing...

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