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Walmart, Target, Best Buy Named Most Valuable Brands

March 12, 2010

Walmart topped the list of the most valuable retail brands in the U.S., followed by Target and Best Buy, per a new report issued by Interbrand. The rankings are based on a number of factors: financial forecasts, the percentage of sales and profit that can be directly attributed to branding and brand strength. Walmart dominated the chart again this year with a 19 percent increase in brand value to $154.1 billion. Target, in second place, saw a jump of 49 percent to $25.5 billion.

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Ikea Picks Ogilvy

March 12, 2010

WPP's Ogilvy & Mather has won the Ikea account following a review. Annual ad spending is $85-90 million.

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Multicultural Ad Spending Outpaced Market

March 12, 2010

Ad spending in Spanish-language and African-American media outpaced the overall market in '09.

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Americans Don't Hate Insurers -- So Far

March 12, 2010

Polling finds respondents taking a generally favorable view of their own healthcare coverage.

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