Over the last 17 years we have taken our company from a small startup to an international manufacturing brand.
Triumph, a much-loved British manufacturing brand that began life in the 19th century, seemed to be heading for the scrapheap, another motorbike maker destined to go the way of so many motorcycle marques.
These web-only brands are vertically integrating the retail value chain, including manufacturing, branding, and distribution.
While China has been known for its manufacturing prowess, branding its own products has not been its strength.
H.P. brings to the tablet competition its resources as the largest PC company — manufacturing expertise, brand recognition and global distribution.
Companies like Volkswagen and General Motors joined with Chinese partners, manufacturing foreign-brand cars while farming out parts production to cheap China-based suppliers.
A month ago I picked up a story (Asustek's Classmate could challenge MIT's laptop, below) about Asustek's "plans to start manufacturing own-brand notebook PCs with prices starting at $249 or less".
In the wake of Lance Armstrong's admission that he used performance-enhancing drugs to win his record seven Tour de France titles, Nike took another step back from Armstrong and announced that it would stop manufacturing Livestrong-brand shoes and apparel at the end of this year.
He has also made numerous appearances in the national media including speaking engagements on entrepreneurial, manufacturing, and branding topics.
We worked closely to build the brands in his portfolio, including C.Wonder and Poppin, and I was able to gain knowledge in all different facets of building a successful retail business, from manufacturing to branding to real estate and logistics.
