Comments on: Top Ten Brands http://www.theagitator.net/branding/top-ten-brands/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=top-ten-brands Fundraising and advocacy strategies. Trends, tips ... with an edge Wed, 08 Feb 2012 04:36:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Kari http://www.theagitator.net/branding/top-ten-brands/comment-page-1/#comment-23505 Kari Wed, 17 Mar 2010 18:58:08 +0000 http://www.theagitator.net/?p=1371#comment-23505 Partners in Health American Cancer Society Farm Aid Sierra Club Girl Scouts Special Olympics Habitat for Humanity Oxfam American Heart Association Humane Society Partners in Health
American Cancer Society
Farm Aid
Sierra Club
Girl Scouts
Special Olympics
Habitat for Humanity
Oxfam
American Heart Association
Humane Society

]]> By: Harsha Vemulapalli http://www.theagitator.net/branding/top-ten-brands/comment-page-1/#comment-22865 Harsha Vemulapalli Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:37:03 +0000 http://www.theagitator.net/?p=1371#comment-22865 I am very surprised that Apple is not on this list. When someone asks, "how trustworthy is this brand?" and "would you recommend this brand?" - I would have thought that the brands that scored the highest are the ones that have a higher ratio of rabid supports/fanatics (not in a derogatory sense mind you) to indifferent/negative users. I am very surprised that Apple is not on this list.

When someone asks, “how trustworthy is this brand?” and “would you recommend this brand?” – I would have thought that the brands that scored the highest are the ones that have a higher ratio of rabid supports/fanatics (not in a derogatory sense mind you) to indifferent/negative users.

]]> By: Bob Bland http://www.theagitator.net/branding/top-ten-brands/comment-page-1/#comment-22605 Bob Bland Wed, 10 Mar 2010 02:01:38 +0000 http://www.theagitator.net/?p=1371#comment-22605 WebMD is my trusted “second opinion” when dealing with my mother’s health. If her doctor prescribes something or if there is a question about her health issues, I go there and share the information with my family. It emerged among several competing health sites as delivering the best and clearest information. I’m highly cynical when it comes to nonprofits! Here is an attempt to come up with ten. Student Conservation Association (client) Medicins sans Frontiers/Doctors Without Borders Union of Concerned Scientists (former employer) National Parks Conservation Association Earth Share Sierra Club National Parks Foundation Boys & Girls Club (on local board) Girl Scouts (and not their homophobic parallel!) American Cancer Society WebMD is my trusted “second opinion” when dealing with my mother’s health. If her doctor prescribes something or if there is a question about her health issues, I go there and share the information with my family. It emerged among several competing health sites as delivering the best and clearest information.

I’m highly cynical when it comes to nonprofits! Here is an attempt to come up with ten.

Student Conservation Association (client)
Medicins sans Frontiers/Doctors Without Borders
Union of Concerned Scientists (former employer)
National Parks Conservation Association
Earth Share
Sierra Club
National Parks Foundation
Boys & Girls Club (on local board)

Girl Scouts (and not their homophobic parallel!)

American Cancer Society

]]> By: Jim Toscano http://www.theagitator.net/branding/top-ten-brands/comment-page-1/#comment-22603 Jim Toscano Wed, 10 Mar 2010 01:57:24 +0000 http://www.theagitator.net/?p=1371#comment-22603 Next to porn, health is the most prevalent item on the web, with zillions of items, most of which are not very trustworthy. WebMD is the most important, authoritative source of solid medical information that one can get on the Internet. In other words, you can trust what’s there. jim Next to porn, health is the most prevalent item on the web, with zillions of items, most of which are not very trustworthy. WebMD is the most important, authoritative source of solid medical information that one can get on the Internet. In other words, you can trust what’s there. jim

]]> By: Terri Andrews http://www.theagitator.net/branding/top-ten-brands/comment-page-1/#comment-22553 Terri Andrews Tue, 09 Mar 2010 18:21:52 +0000 http://www.theagitator.net/?p=1371#comment-22553 My top ten non-profit brands Special Olympics American Cancer Society March of Dimes American Red Cross Unicef Habitat for Humanity St. Judes American Heart Association American Lung Association Muscular Distrophy Association My top ten non-profit brands
Special Olympics
American Cancer Society
March of Dimes
American Red Cross
Unicef
Habitat for Humanity
St. Judes
American Heart Association
American Lung Association
Muscular Distrophy Association

]]> By: Katie http://www.theagitator.net/branding/top-ten-brands/comment-page-1/#comment-22532 Katie Tue, 09 Mar 2010 15:46:23 +0000 http://www.theagitator.net/?p=1371#comment-22532 I think about this a lot - I don't think you all would get much from my list though, since they are all local (where we give). The ones that get my vote tell a great story about the impact my gift will make, and send immediate acknowledgement of a gift. In fact, I gave a couple extra bucks with my kids' registration for a summer ed workshop and got a handwritten note that even referred to my kids' involvement in previous years. Very impressive. Honestly when I read statistics about how 70% of charities don't thank people for smaller gifts I wonder if the results would be radically different if they looked at the smaller local charities. Connection breeds trust. I think about this a lot – I don’t think you all would get much from my list though, since they are all local (where we give). The ones that get my vote tell a great story about the impact my gift will make, and send immediate acknowledgement of a gift. In fact, I gave a couple extra bucks with my kids’ registration for a summer ed workshop and got a handwritten note that even referred to my kids’ involvement in previous years. Very impressive. Honestly when I read statistics about how 70% of charities don’t thank people for smaller gifts I wonder if the results would be radically different if they looked at the smaller local charities. Connection breeds trust.

]]> By: Tom http://www.theagitator.net/branding/top-ten-brands/comment-page-1/#comment-22526 Tom Tue, 09 Mar 2010 15:19:38 +0000 http://www.theagitator.net/?p=1371#comment-22526 FYI, WebMD is a website where people can get medical information, etc. Ten top brands in no order Kleenex Kellogg's Honda Apple Brooks Brothers NBC LL Bean Google NY Yankees FYI, WebMD is a website where people can get medical information, etc.
Ten top brands in no order
Kleenex
Kellogg’s
Honda
Apple
Brooks Brothers
NBC
LL Bean
Google
NY Yankees

]]> By: Jay http://www.theagitator.net/branding/top-ten-brands/comment-page-1/#comment-22494 Jay Tue, 09 Mar 2010 11:44:50 +0000 http://www.theagitator.net/?p=1371#comment-22494 Lists like remind us gullable we all are, anyone think the US World report on top colleges is full of crap? Let ne suggest to publish such alust requires the author to be Trusted. Why should I trust this author? Why should I believe any position they have on this legit? what do they have to gain by being associated with this? Since their not on the top trust list I guess I'll pass on taking their opinion to the bank. And all for profits? Lists like remind us gullable we all are, anyone think the US World report on top colleges is full of crap? Let ne suggest to publish such alust requires the author to be Trusted. Why should I trust this author? Why should I believe any position they have on this legit? what do they have to gain by being associated with this? Since their not on the top trust list I guess I’ll pass on taking their opinion to the bank. And all for profits?

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