Nation Branding » Nation Brands Index 2009 The long-awaited Nation Brands Index 2009, one of the cornerstones of nation branding and one of the most relevant tools to measure the nature and power of a nation brand, has just been released. The index, which surveys people from across 20 major developed and developing countries about their image of 50 countries, has revealed on this occasion an an unprecedented phenomenon – a dramatic improvement in the rankings of one country, the United States. Indeed, if there was one undisputed headline for the Nation Brands Index 2009 results, it would be Barack Obama’s impressive effect on Brand America. Of course most people was expecting an improvement of the US standings in the Nation Brands Index with Obama’s election (and we predicted it as early as January 2009, coinciding with his inauguration speech), but the results have surpassed all reasonable predictions. Brand America improving in most brand areas Meanwhile, China rose to 22nd. The impact of the economic crisis on nation brands
The Good Country Index CO2 emissions, birth & death rates by country, simulated real-ti Pranav Mistry Pranav Mistry (born 1981) is an Indian computer scientist and Inventor. At present, he is the head of Think Tank Team and Vice President of Research at Samsung. He is best known for his work on SixthSense and Samsung Galaxy Gear.[1] His research interests include Wearable Computing, Augmented reality, Ubiquitous computing, Gestural interaction, AI, Machine vision, Collective intelligence and Robotics. World Economic Forum honored Mistry as one of the Young Global Leader 2013. Education and research[edit] He is from Palanpur, which is situated in northern Gujarat in India. Career[edit] He joined Samsung electronics as the Director of Research in 2012, and now serves as the Vice President of Research and leads the Think Tank Team. Before joining MIT, Pranav worked as a UX Researcher with Microsoft.[3] Inventions[edit] Recognition[edit] Awards and achievements[edit] References[edit] External links[edit]
12 recipes for the country branding cookbook Nobody knows where your country is? Your country is usually mixed up with another one? People have no idea how the character of your country’s people really is? People can’t even tell 3 famous things from your country? No worries, just read through these 12 recipes to put your country on the map – a true country branding terrorist cookbook, no less. 1) Cuisine. Developing an appealing national cuisine can be helpful in communicating a country’s culture, language, style and personality. 2) Drinks. Having a famous beer or spirit also helps telling a nation-branding story. 3) Laws. Innovative laws can put your country on the map. 4) Architecture. The United Arab Emirates, especially Dubai and Abu Dhabi, have learnt the lesson fairly well, and have used architecture and construction to tell a story about them. 5) Etiquette. Polite and friendly nationals are the best ambassadors of a country brand. 6) Brands. Choose your country’s leading brands and help them become global. 7) Fora. 8) Exports.
Elon Musk Elon Musk (/ˈiːlɒn ˈmʌsk/; born 28 June 1971) is a South African-born Canadian-American business magnate, investor and inventor.[5][6] He is currently the CEO & CTO of SpaceX and CEO & Chief Product Architect of Tesla Motors.[7] He was an early investor of multiple companies, most notably SpaceX, PayPal, and Tesla Motors.[8][9] Early life and education[edit] Musk was born in Pretoria, South Africa in 1971, to a Canadian mother and a South African-born British father.[10][11][12] Elon taught himself computer programming and at age 12 sold the computer code for a video game called Blastar for $500.[13] Career[edit] Zip2[edit] Musk started Zip2, a web software company, with his brother, Kimbal Musk. X.com and PayPal[edit] Elon Musk strongly favored the PayPal brand over the X brand. SpaceX[edit] Musk and President Barack Obama at the Falcon 9 launch site in 2010 In seven years, SpaceX designed the family of Falcon launch vehicles and the Dragon multi-purpose spacecraft from the ground up.
UNESCO World Heritage List #: As for 19 Natural and Mixed Properties inscribed for geological values before 1994, criteria numbering of this property has changed. See Decision 30.COM 8D.1 Sport Business : JO : le classement insolite des nations INFOGRAPHIE - Les pays les plus performants ne sont pas ceux qu'on croit. Au vu de leur population et de leur poids économique, Jamaïque et Trinidad & Tobago font mieux que les États-Unis ou la Chine. C'est un classement qui pourrait soulager les déçus. Il y a quelques semaines, Le Figaro détaillait les résultats d'une étude du cabinet de conseils PwC sur les chances de médailles des 204 pays participant aux Jeux olympiques, étude réalisée en fonction de plusieurs critères politico-économiques (PIB, population, pays organisateur, appartenance ou non à l'ex-bloc soviétique). Quelques heures après l'extinction de la flamme olympique dans l'Olympic Stadium londonien, force est de constater que certaines nations ont fait mieux qu'attendu. Voire bien mieux. Malgré une position déclinante dans le tableau des médailles (3e à Pékin, 4e à Londres), Moscou contient bien l'effet de la fin de l'époque soviétique, se payant même le luxe de gagner 9 médailles de plus qu'à Pékin.
One Race, Every Medalist Ever - Interactive Graphic Sources: "The Complete Book of the Olympics" by David Wallechinsky and Jaime Loucky, International Olympic Committee; Amateur Athletic Assocation; Photographs: Chang W. Lee/The New York Times, Getty Images, International Olympic Committee By KEVIN QUEALY and GRAHAM ROBERTS Usain Bolt vs. 116 years of Olympic sprinters Based on the athletes’ average speeds, if every Olympic medalist raced each other, Usain Bolt (the London version) would win, with a wide distribution of Olympians behind him. Usain Bolt2012 Meters behind 2012 Bolt Medals by country This chart includes medals for the United States and Australia in the "Intermediary" Games of 1906, which the I.O.C. does not formally recognize. Notable winners of the 100-meter sprint Archie Hahn United States The “Milwaukee Meteor” also won the 50-meter dash and the 200-meter dash in 1904. Jesse Owens Also set the world record in the 4x100 relay and Olympic records in the long jump and 200-meter dash. Jim Hines Carl Lewis