NZ power company decimated by rebranding madness
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Whalesong and joss-stick induced meltdown LogoWatch LogoWatch regulars among you know that the symptoms of rebranding madness (the process by which companies pay suitcases full of cash to Strategy Boutiques who then, high on the scent of joss-sticks and to the distant sound of whalesong, fearlessly redefine the corporate brand frontage paradigm) range from light motivational slogan generation (Accelerate Convergence!), to full-blown infection wherein thousands of hours are expended at the flipchart flowcharting the company logo to better express the "value proposition it represents to constituents".â¦
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A troubled company in the troubled housing sector.
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Prime Minister Helen Clark on Friday lashed out at the "heartless" actions of a utility company that cut the power to a woman who needed an electric oxygen pump to breathe, possibly leading to her death.
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A tussle over the beleaguered wireless service provider's brand name leaves one Fool uninspired.
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Joss-stick session produces Latinate rebranding News of another nail in the coffin of one of UK broadband's most venerable names reaches Vulture Central.â¦
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Companies are giving up control of their electrical systems, and they are being paid to do it. The goal? To better manage the nationâs burdened power grid.
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British mobile giant Vodafone shook up the leadership of its floundering Japanese unit, removing a one-time star as its head, as subscribers once again dropped in the face of fierce competition.
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Legend Communications cock-up UK ISP Legend Communications has been suffering an alphabetical technical problem over the past couple of days apparently affecting its Designer Servers customers:â¦
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Images of Labour's big power switch
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The software company has undergone an extreme makeover.
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Encysive restructures to reduce its cash burn.
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Business & money: Row blows up over payoffs for executives of tube maintenance firm that went into administration.
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The Australian Gas Light Company (AGL) today announced its was ending its 12 year long involvement in the New Zealand energy sector with the $750 miillion sale of its 66.
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The electric car company rids itself of employees amid shakeup.
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More than a decade after the drive began to convert electricity from a regulated industry into a competitive one, many states are rolling back their initiatives.
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The company has been rebuffed in Australia as it tries to grow.
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Bankrupt customer leaves powered equipment maker to choke on unpaid bills.