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	<title>Comments on: Don&#8217;t Rebrand: Part 1</title>
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	<description>Thoughts from a Brand Identity House</description>
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		<title>By: kate d.</title>
		<link>http://matchstic.com/blog/2009/08/dont-rebrand-part-1/comment-page-1/#comment-8997</link>
		<dc:creator>kate d.</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2009 02:43:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>love the tropicana example! i was ranting about that for weeks (i live in nyc so saw
the ads in the subway and almost croaked!)  the other goodie recently is Gatorade. 
LOVE their new ads and branding w/ the &#039;G&#039; it really works!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>love the tropicana example! i was ranting about that for weeks (i live in nyc so saw<br />
the ads in the subway and almost croaked!)  the other goodie recently is Gatorade.<br />
LOVE their new ads and branding w/ the &#8216;G&#8217; it really works!</p>
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		<title>By: Seth Taylor</title>
		<link>http://matchstic.com/blog/2009/08/dont-rebrand-part-1/comment-page-1/#comment-8992</link>
		<dc:creator>Seth Taylor</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2009 19:35:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Ikea&#039;s verdana now matches how uncomfortable their furniture is.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Ikea&#8217;s verdana now matches how uncomfortable their furniture is.</p>
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		<title>By: Mike Schinkel</title>
		<link>http://matchstic.com/blog/2009/08/dont-rebrand-part-1/comment-page-1/#comment-8818</link>
		<dc:creator>Mike Schinkel</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2009 17:29:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I strongly agree.  I made the mistake of rebranding my company (&quot;VBxtras&quot;) around 1996 (to &quot;Xtras&quot;) and then in 2002 (to &quot;Xtras.Net&quot;) after I&#039;d created an extremely strong brand at first. Each time we significantly weakened the brand. 

Rebranding?  Just say no...</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I strongly agree.  I made the mistake of rebranding my company (&#8220;VBxtras&#8221;) around 1996 (to &#8220;Xtras&#8221;) and then in 2002 (to &#8220;Xtras.Net&#8221;) after I&#8217;d created an extremely strong brand at first. Each time we significantly weakened the brand. </p>
<p>Rebranding?  Just say no&#8230;</p>
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