<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24634466.post6418837737239203235..comments</id><updated>2008-04-21T08:19:44.909-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Comments on Note to CMO:: Note to CMO: Brands and Movements</title><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://note-to-cmo.blogspot.com/feeds/6418837737239203235/comments/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/24634466/6418837737239203235/comments/default'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://note-to-cmo.blogspot.com/2008/04/note-to-cmo-brands-and-movements.html'/><author><name>Stephen Denny</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03458054834470641320</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>1</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24634466.post-8034525437284842950</id><published>2008-04-21T06:54:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-04-21T06:54:00.000-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Stephen,This is an interesting premise.  Personall...</title><content type='html'>Stephen,&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;This is an interesting premise.  Personally, I don't believe a brand can turn into a movement.  It's pretty tough to turn selling a product (which the MO for most brands) can alter it's motive to be a movement.  The closest thing I've seen for this is here:  www.tomsshoes.com.&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;On the other hand, I do think you can brand a movement and give it a constant face for people to remember and use.  I've thought for some time that global warming needs a brand and a good marketer driving the train (though Gore is doing a swell job IMO).&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;Take care.</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/24634466/6418837737239203235/comments/default/8034525437284842950'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/24634466/6418837737239203235/comments/default/8034525437284842950'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://note-to-cmo.blogspot.com/2008/04/note-to-cmo-brands-and-movements.html?showComment=1208786040000#c8034525437284842950' title=''/><author><name>Robert John Ed</name><uri>www.redmarketer.wordpress.com</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://note-to-cmo.blogspot.com/2008/04/note-to-cmo-brands-and-movements.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24634466.post-6418837737239203235' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/24634466/posts/default/6418837737239203235' type='text/html'/></entry></feed>