!!~~A-F-C~~!! Top Brands Of World

-- top 10 Brands of the world ... from beverages to Technology and car 1 Coca-Cola $67,000 million 2005 Rank/Value 1 / $67,525 million -1% change from 2005 Based in U.S. Flagging appetite for soda has cut demand for Coke, but the beverage giant has a raft of new products in the pipeline that could reverse its recent slide ============ ========= ========= ========= 2 Microsoft $56,926 million 2005 Rank/Value 2 / $59,941 million -5% change from 2005 Based in U.S. Threats from Google and Apple haven't yet offset the power of its Windows and Office monopolies. ============ ========= ========= ========= 3 IBM $56,201 million 2005 Rank/Value 3 / $53,376 million 5% change from 2005 Based in U.S. Having off-loaded its low-profit PC business to Lenovo, IBM is marketing on the strategic level to corporate leaders. ============ ========= ========= ========= 4 GE $48,907 million 2005 Rank/Value 4 / $46,996 million 4% change from 2005 Based in U.S. The brand Edison built has extended its reach from ovens to credit cards, and the "Ecomagination" push is making GE look like a protector of the planet. ============ ========= ========= ========= 5 Intel $32,319 million 2005 Rank/Value 5 / $35,588 million -9% change from 2005 Based in U.S. Profits and market share weren't the only things slammed by rival AMD. Intel's brand value tumbled 9%, as it loss business from high-profile customers. ============ ========= ========= ========= 6 Nokia $30,131 million 2005 Rank/Value 6 / $26,452 million 14% change from 2005 Based in Finland Fashionable designs and low-cost models for the developing world enabled the mobile phone maker to regain ground against competitors. ============ ========= ========= ========= 7 Toyota $27,941 million 2005 Rank/Value 9 / $24,837 million 12% change from 2005 Based in Japan Toyota is closing in on GM to become the world's biggest automaker. A slated 10% increase in U.S. sales this year will help even more. ============ ========= ========= ========= 8 Disney $27,848 million 2005 Rank/Value 7 / $26,441 million 5% change from 2005 Based in U.S. New CEO Robert Iger expanded the brand by buying animation hit-maker Pixar and beefing up digital distribution of TV shows through the Internet and iPods. ============ ========= ========= ========= 9 McDonald's $27,501 million 2005 Rank/Value 8 / $26,014 million 6% change from 2005 Based in U.S. A new healthy-living marketing campaign—and the premium-priced sandwiches and salads that came with it—have led to a fourth year of sales gains. ============ ========= ========= ========= 10 Mercedes-Benz $21,795 million 2005 Rank/Value 11 / $20,006 million 9% change from 2005 Based in Germany The new S-Class sedan and M-Class SUV are helping repair a tarnished quality reputation. High costs and weak margins will take longer to fix. ============ ========= ========= =========

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