The 10 Most-Respected Corporate Brands

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Public respect for corporate brand fluctuates based on any number of factors, from management changes to product offerings, which is why branding consultancy
CoreBrand
releases an
annual report
about the most- and least-respected publicly-traded companies. CoreBrand measures the level of respect based on both familiarity and favorability. Apple
AAPL
, Delta Airlines
DAL
and PepsiCo
PEP
all made the cut this year, but was it for the most- or least-respected rankings? Here's what topped the winner's list:
Consumer staples
Four of the top respected brands are in the consumer staples sector. Coca-Cola
KO
and PepsiCo were tied for first place. But, according to the report, both companies have a deficit in their “perception of management favorability attribute,” and each being challenged by the health foods movement. The report suggests that this means people view leadership at both companies as not effectively addressing those challenges. Despite that, reputation and investment potential for both brands maintain higher levels, the report says, meaning that consumers still believe investing in either brand will offer good returns. Hershey
HSY
also came in fourth place, and Kellogg
K
was in ninth.
Technology
There are three new entrants on the list in the technology sector, but they aren't all necessarily newer companies. IBM
IBM
took seventh place, while General Electric
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GE
snagged the tenth place spot. The addition of those two companies to the top-ten list this year might suggest that brand respect for more seasoned leading companies in the midst of the current economic crisis, the report says. Apple managed to secure the eighth place spot in this year's rankings, quite a jump from being in the eighteenth from last year. There is a lag in the “Perception of Management” ranking for Apple, and the report suggests that this is most likely due to scrutiny of governance within the company after the death of former CEO Steve Jobs. Regardless, the report says it expects to see Apple to continue to emerge as an “economy-leading” brand.
Healthcare and pharmaceuticals
Although the report doesn't go into detail about about them, Bayer
BAYN
and Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
took the fourth and fifth spots, respectively. Both companies are more than 100 years old, so they each have had a good amount of time to establish and develop their brands. The stock price for each company is also sitting comfortable around the $100-mark.
Old school
Another century-old company that made the top ten list was motorcycle manufacturer Harley-Davidson
HOG
. Here's a the top ten list for CoreBrand's most respected brands this year:
  1. Coca-Cola
  2. PepsiCo
  3. Hershey
  4. Bayer
  5. Johnson & Johnson
  6. Harley-Davidson
  7. IBM
  8. Apple
  9. Kellogg
  10. General Electric
Bonus: Least-respected brands
Delta Airlines tops the list of least-respected brands. But the report says that issues hurting Delta are the same ones that all airlines face. While most airline brands are well-known, they are not well-liked. Here's a list the full list of least-respected brands:
  1. Delta Airlines
  2. H&R Block HRB
  3. Big Lots BIG
  4. Denny's DENN
  5. Best Buy BBUY
  6. Rite Aid RAD
  7. J.C. Penney JCP
  8. Capital One Financial COF
  9. Family Dollar Stores FDO
  10. Sprint Nextel S
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