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The Innis Maggiore Ad Agency, which works with major corporations, says concerning [[rebranding]]/repositioning: "When a brand’s meaning is strongly established in the mind, it’s extremely difficult — if not impossible — to change. It is possible to refine, adjust and hone a brand’s meaning when necessary. But repositioning a brand with a wholesale change? Hardly a chance."<ref>[https://innismaggiore.com/blog/jcpenney-showed-brand-reinvention-can-stretch-only-so-far/ Repositioning a Brand: JCPenney showed brand reinvention can stretch only so far] by Dick Maggiore at the Innis Maggiore Ad Agency</ref>
 
The Innis Maggiore Ad Agency, which works with major corporations, says concerning [[rebranding]]/repositioning: "When a brand’s meaning is strongly established in the mind, it’s extremely difficult — if not impossible — to change. It is possible to refine, adjust and hone a brand’s meaning when necessary. But repositioning a brand with a wholesale change? Hardly a chance."<ref>[https://innismaggiore.com/blog/jcpenney-showed-brand-reinvention-can-stretch-only-so-far/ Repositioning a Brand: JCPenney showed brand reinvention can stretch only so far] by Dick Maggiore at the Innis Maggiore Ad Agency</ref>
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==Soft power (Power of a country's brand)==
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''See also:'' [[Soft power]]
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[[Soft power]] is a nation's capacity to cause others to do things through persuasive/non-coercive means.  The American political scientist Joseph Nye introduced the concept of "soft power" in the late 1980s.
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Brand Finance, the world's leading brand valuation consultancy, annually list the countries with the strongest soft power.
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===Brand Finance's 2022 ranking of the countries with the most soft power===
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Brand Finance's 2022 ranking of the 10 countries with the most soft power<ref>[https://brandfinance.com/press-releases/global-soft-power-index-2022-usa-bounces-back-better-to-top-of-nation-brand-ranking#:~:text=%E2%80%9CThe%20composition%20of%20the%20Global,Kingdom%2C%20Germany%2C%20and%20China. Global Soft Power Index 2022: USA bounces back better to top of nation brand ranking], Brand Finance website, 2022</ref>:
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# United States
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# United Kingdom
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# Germany
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# China
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# Japan
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# France
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# Canada
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# Switzerland
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# Russia
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# Italy
    
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