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	Yes		4 votes (57.14%)
	No		3 votes (42.85%)

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October 1st, 2016 at 6:29:35 PM permalink

TheCesspit

Member since: Oct 24, 2012
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Posts: 1929

Brand is expected value, to borrow a gambling term.

No doubt Trump has done his brand some good (and some bad, I am sure). Does not change the wealth in his pocket today, just -should- increase future potential earnings. It allows him to get better leverage on future projects, no doubt.

But even brand value doesn't fix a bad car or average steaks. You have to deliver on that brand value as well to create actual income.

It is said that your life flashes before your eyes just before you die.... it's called Life

October 1st, 2016 at 7:41:00 PM permalink
Nareed Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 346 Posts: 12545	It seems only little people pay taxes: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/02/us/politics/donald-trump-taxes.html?smid=fb-share I wonder what else the Orange Man is hiding. Donald Trump is a one-term LOSER

October 1st, 2016 at 8:22:22 PM permalink

Evenbob

Member since: Oct 24, 2012
Threads: 146
Posts: 25011

Quote: TheCesspit
Brand is future potential earnings.

You've obviously never bought or sold
anything that has brand attached to it.
Why does a McDonald's franchise
have such a high price? It has the
valuable McDonald's brand. The
brand is a very real and calculatable
commodity. Trump's brand is worth
billions and it has to be figured
into his net worth and Forbes
doesn't do it. You deal with the value
of brand every time you shop. A
can of Campbell's soup can be twice
as high as the same soup in a generic
can. You pay for the famous brand,
not the soup.

If you take a risk, you may lose. If you never take a risk, you will always lose.

October 1st, 2016 at 8:49:47 PM permalink

rxwine

Member since: Oct 24, 2012
Threads: 189
Posts: 18762

Trump is becoming the new "Edsel."

Quote:
The Edsel is an automobile marque that was planned, developed, and manufactured by the Ford Motor Company for model years 1958-1960. With the Edsel, Ford had expected to make significant inroads into the market share of both General Motors and Chrysler and close the gap between itself and GM in the domestic American automotive market. Ford invested heavily in a yearlong teaser campaign leading consumers to believe that the Edsel was the car of the future – an expectation it failed to deliver. After it was unveiled to the public, it was considered to be unattractive, overpriced, and overhyped. The Edsel never gained popularity with contemporary American car buyers and sold poorly. The Ford Motor Company lost $250 million [2] on the Edsel's development, manufacturing and marketing.

The very name "Edsel" became a popular symbol for a commercial failure.[3]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edsel

You believe in an invisible god, and dismiss people who say they are trans? Really?

October 1st, 2016 at 9:21:58 PM permalink
Nareed Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 346 Posts: 12545	Comparing Trump to the Edsel is a gross disservice to expensive flops. Donald Trump is a one-term LOSER

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