Posts tagged Acquisition branding
What Quaker’s $1.7B Snapple blunder taught me about branding

It might seem paradoxical that B2B brands are wrapped up in more emotion than consumer brands – we think of consumer buying decisions as impulsive, emotional, and B2B buying decisions as analytical, considered. But when it comes to acquisitions, emotions play a big role. B2B leaders - founders especially - often bring the company name to the negotiating table, securing a promise from their new parent that their brand will be maintained. 

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