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Apostle Mark
His name was John, as the Holy Bible says: "He came to the house of Mary, the mother of John whose surname was Mark, where many were gathered together praying" (Acts 12:12). He was the one that the Lord Christ, to Whom is the glory, meant when He said: "Go into the city to a certain man, and say to him, The Teacher says, My time is at hand; I will keep the Passover at your house with My disciples" (Matthew 26:18).
His house was the first Christian church, where they ate the Passover, hid after the death of the Lord Christ, and in its upper room the Holy Spirit came upon them.
This Saint was born in Cyrene (One of the Five Western cities, Pentapolis - in North Africa). His father's name was Aristopolus and his mother's name was Mary. They were Jewish in faith, rich and of great honor. They educated him with the Greek and Hebrew cultures. He was called Mark after they emigrated to Jerusalem, where St. Peter had become a disciple to the Lord Christ. St. Peter was married to the cousin of Aristopolus. Mark visited St. Peter's house often, and from him he learned the Christian teachings.
Once Aristopolus and his son Mark were walking near the Jordan river, close by the desert, they encountered a raving lion and a lioness. It was evident to Aristopolus that it would be his end and the end of his Son, Mark. His compassion for his son compelled him to order him to escape to save himself. Mark answered, "Christ, in whose hands our lives are committed, will not let them prey on us." Saying this, he prayed, "O, Christ, Son of God protect us from the evil of these two beasts and terminate their offspring from this wilderness." Immediately, God granted this prayer, and the two beasts fell dead. His father marvelled and asked his son to tell him about the Lord Christ. He believed in the Lord Christ at the hands of his son who baptized him.
After the ascension of the Lord Christ, he accompanied Paul and Barnabas to preach the Gospel in Antioch, Seleucia, Cyprus, Salamis, and Perga Pamphylia where he left them and returned to Jerusalem. After the Apostolic Council in Jerusalem, he went with Barnabas to Cyprus.
After the departure of Barnabas, with the order of the Lord Christ, St. Mark went to Afrikia, Berka, and the Five Western cities. He preached the Gospel in these parts, and believed on his hands most of its people. From there, he went to Alexandria in the 1st. of Bashans 61 A.D.
When he entered the city, his shoe was torn because of the much walking in preaching and evangelism. He went to a cobbler in the city, called Anianus, to repair it. While he was repairing it the awl pierced his finger. Anianus shouted in Greek saying "EIS THEOS" which means "O, ONE GOD". When St. Mark heard these words his heart rejoiced exceedingly. He found it suitable to talk to him about the One God. The Apostle took some clay, spat on it and applied it to Anianus' finger, saying in the Name of Jesus Christ the Son of God, and the wound healed immediately, as if nothing happened to it.
Anianus was exceedingly amazed from this miracle that happened in the Name of Jesus Christ, and his heart opened to the word of God. The Apostle asked him about who was the only God that he cried for when he was injured. Anianus replied "I heard about him, but I do not know him." St. Mark started explaining to him from the beginning, the creation of heaven and earth, the transgression and fall of Adam, the flood, how God sent Moses, who brought the children of Israel out of Egypt, and gave them the Law, the captivity of the children of Israel to Babylon, and the prophecies that foretold the coming of Christ.
Anianus invited him to go to his house and brought to him his children. The Saint preached and baptized them in the Name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit.
When the believers in the Name of Christ increased and the pagan people of the city heard that, they were raged with anger and thought of slaying St. Mark. The faithful advised him to get away for a short while for the sake of the safety of the church and its care. St. Mark ordained St. Anianus a Bishop for Alexandria, three priests and seven deacons. He went to the Five Western Cities, remained there for two years preaching, and ordained bishops, priests, and deacons.
He returned to Alexandria where he found the believers had increased in number, and built a church for them in the place known as Bokalia (The place of cows), east of Alexandria on the sea shore.
It came to pass, when he was celebrating the feast of the Resurrection on the 29th day of Baramudah, year 68 A.D., the same day coincided with the great pagan Celebration for the feast of the god Syrabis, a multitude of them assembled and attacked the church at Bokalia and forced their way in. They seized St. Mark, bound him with a thick rope and dragged him in the roads and streets crying, "Drag the dragon to the place of Cows." They continued dragging him with severe cruelty. His flesh was torn and scattered everywhere, and the ground of the city was covered with his blood. They cast him that night into a dark prison.
The next morning (30th of Baramudah), the pagans took St. Mark from the prison. They tied his neck with a thick rope and did the same as the day before, dragging him over the rocks and stones. Finally, St. Mark delivered up his pure soul in the hand of God, and received the crown of martyrdom, the apostolic crown, the crown of evangelism, and the crown of virginity.
Nevertheless, St. Mark's death did not satisfy the rage of the pagans and their hatred. They gathered much firewood and prepared an inferno to burn him. A severe storm blew and heavy rains fell. The pagans became frightened, and they fled away in fear.
The believers came and took the holy body, carried it to the church they built at Bokalia, wrapped it up, prayed over him and place it in a coffin. They laid it in a secret place in this church.
In 828 A.D. the body of Saint Mark was stolen by Italian sailors and was removed from Alexandria to Venice in Italy. However, the head remained in Alexandria.
Every year, on the 30th of Babah (Coptic month), the Coptic Orthodox Church celebrates the commemoration of the consecration of the church of the pure St. Mark the Evangelist, the founder of the church in Egypt, and the appearance of his holy head in the city of Alexandria.
Return of the Relics (Body) of St. Mark from Venice to Egypt in 1968Pope Kyrillos the Sixth, 116th Pope of Alexandria, the relics of the great saint, the beholder of God, St. Mark the Apostle, the Evangelist of the Egyptian land and the first Patriarch of Alexandria, were returned to Egypt. After eleven centuries outside Egypt, St. Mark's body (part of it) has at last returned to the same country (Cairo, Egypt) where he was martyred, and where his head is preserved to this day in the city of Alexandria, Egypt. Pope Kyrillos had delegated an official delegation to travel to Rome to receive the relics of St. Mark the Apostle from Pope Paul VI. The papal delegation consisted of ten metropolitans and bishops, seven of them were Coptic and three Ethiopians, and three of the prominent Coptic lay leaders. The Alexandrian delegation received the relics of St. Mark the Apostle on Saturday the 22nd of June, 1968 A.D. from Pope Paul VI. The moment of handing over the holy relics, after eleven centuries, during which the body of St. Mark was kept in the city of Venice, in Italy, was a solemn and joyful moment.
The next day, Sunday 16th of Baounah (June 23rd), the Alexandrian Papal delegation celebrated a festive pontifical liturgy in the church of St. Athanasius the Apostolic in Rome. The ten metropolitans, bishops, and the priests accompanying the delegation, all served in the liturgy. Members of the Roman Papal delegation, the Copts who accompanied the Delegation, and those who lived in Rome, newspaper and news agency reporters, and many foreign dignitaries attended the liturgy.
Inauguration of the New St. Mark Cathedral, Cairo, Egypt (1968)
On the 18th of Baunah (Coptic month), of the year 1684 A.M. (Coptic Calendar of Martyrs), that coincided with Tuesday the 25th of June, 1968 A.D., and in the tenth year of the papacy of Pope Kyrillos the Sixth, 116th Pope of Alexandria, the holy church celebrates the inauguration of the new St. Mark Cathedral in Dair El-Anba Rowais, which was known also as Dair El-Khandaq.
For this occasion and for the return of the relics of St. Mark the Apostle from Rome, after being in the city of Venice in Italy for eleven centuries, i.e. since the ninth century, a great religious celebration was organized. The celebration was headed by H.H. Pope Kyrillos the Sixth and was attended by President Gamal Abdel Naser, President of the Arab Republic of Egypt, Emperor Haile Selassie the First, Emperor of Ethiopia, and many of the heads of different religions and representatives of churches from all around the world. Among those religious leaders was Mari Ignatius Yacoub the Third, the Antiochian Patriarch for the Syrian Orthodox.
Many momentous speeches, were delivered in different languages for this occasion. The speakers were, Pope Kyrillos the Sixth, the Patriarch of the Syrian Orthodox, Cardinal Doval, the head of the Roman Papal delegation, the Catholicos Patriarch of Ethiopia, the secretary general of the World Council of Churches, and the Patriarch of Moscow and all Russia. They all expressed their joy on this happy and blessed day, saluting the church of Alexandria, which had a glorious history, with salutation of appreciation and respect.
At the end of the speeches the Pope along with the President of Egypt and the Emperor of Ethiopia went to the entrance of the new Cathedral. They unveiled the curtains from the commemorative plaque that was prepared to perpetuate this historical day.
This celebration was attended by the journalists, the international news agencies' reporters, radio, television and more than six thousand Egyptians and foreigners.
May the prayers of this great Saint and honorable Evangelist be with us and Glory be to our God forever. Amen.
Source: Coptic Orthodox Synaxarium (Book of Saints)
External Links
- St. Mark's detailed biography by H.H. Pope Shenouda III
- St. Mark the Apostle, Evangelist, and Preacher of the Christian Faith in Africa
- The return of St. Mark Relics from Italy (June 1968 - zipped RealVideo)
- St. Mark's New Cathedral, Abbyssia, Cairo, Egypt (inaugurated in 1968)
- Saint Mark (Catholic Encyclopedia)
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Figure 2: Reasons for choosing a development career (y-axis is % of developers).
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English is a quirky, hodgepodge of a language. Words that sound quite similar can and frequently do have radically different meanings. Here at TIAVSG, we are all about education and the joy of learning. So allow me to explore this concept a little further with a completely random example. Clearly, this post has nothing whatsoever to do with Angels baseball and certainly nothing to do with Angels baseball over, say, their last road trip or last night or anything like that.Exciting Adjective Producing great enthusiasm and eagerness; thrilling, exhilarating, stimulating Exasperating Adjective Intensely irritating; infuriating
See how these two words sound deceptively similar with their identical beginnings and endings, yet are so different in their meaning that one would probably use them to describe opposite situations. Just in case, let's try using them sentences, shall we, so their meaning is absolutely clear. Again, I have pulled these example sentences completely out of thin air. This post has nothing to do with Angels baseball. We're all about education today.
Tie baseball games are exciting! Errors and bad plays are exasperating.
Hitting a homerun is exciting! Giving up a lead is exasperating.
Baseball games that go into extra innings are exciting! Baseball games that go into extra innings because of errors and bad plays are exasperating.
Getting a chance to move ahead in two sets of standings is extremely exciting!! Getting a chance to move ahead in two sets of standings and blowing it is extremely exasperating.
Hopefully these examples have been educational and clear up a few things about yet another quirky nuance of the English language for anyone who could benefit from the refresher…For example, the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. What? Just because this post has nothing to do with the Angels doesn't mean they can't learn something from it.
Although, now that I just happened to bring the Angels up – fancy that! – I am heading to the ballpark this evening which is always exciting, no matter where your team is in the standings. Here's hoping that the Halos can make this game and the rest of the home stand, very exciting indeed!!
So, is one's team having 0 control over their own destiny from this point forward because they don't play any of the wild card teams again and only play Texas three times when they're five games out with only six left to go, exciting or exasperating? A little of column A, a little of column B actually. Which column does it lean towards more heavily? Let me get back to you on that one in a few days.


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Bottoms up! Constellation is cashing in on America's love affair with Corona.
Shares of Constellation Brands (STZ) opened sharply higher Wednesday after the beer and wine company reported strong quarterly results, although the stock has now fallen back.
The buzz kill came after Constellation executives said on a conference call with analysts that the cost of expanding a brewery in Mexico would be much higher than previously expected.
The company raised its estimate for the cost of upgrading its Nava brewery to a range between $900 million and $1.1 billion, up from the previous estimate of between $500 million to $600 million. So far, Constellation has spent about $140 million on the brewery.
Robert Ryder, Constellation's chief financial officer, tried to put a positive spin on the news.
"Despite the increased cost to build out the brewery, our improved commercial results should keep our cash flow and delivering goals intact," he said.
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"Change comes, Jimmy. It'll thunder down the tracks towards you like an engine with the brakes gone out. And sometimes, there ain't a dagburn thing you can do to stop it. … A man's gotta learn how to read the times or else be crushed by them." – When the Whistle Blows by Fran Cannon Slayton
My grandfather has told me stories of how he put pennies on the train track and waited for the passing train to squash them. Steam trains were a common sight when he was a youngster, their tracks crossing all over the country. Today kids are lucky if they get to see one up close in a museum. Fran Cannon Slayton takes young readers back to the time of steam engines and small railroad towns in her debut novel, When the Whistle Blows. Setting her tale in the 1940's Rowlesburg, West Virginia, she tells the coming-of-age story of a boy named Jimmy Cannon and his experiences growing up in a railroading family.
Jimmy is all boy, full of mischief, pranks and curiosity. Throughout his young adult life, Jimmy tries to figure out and understand his father, the foreman of B&O railroad, the man with varying snorts depending upon his mood. Jimmy desperately wants to have a part in the railroader life, just like his father, brothers, and uncles. Railroading is in his blood after all. His father urges him to look beyond the railroad – the steam engines are on their way out with the less-maintenance diesels taking over. Jimmy also searches for the meaning behind the secret society that his father belongs to and learns the value of having friends you can lean on during hard times.
Slayton tells Jimmy's story using an unusual style consisting of a series of vignettes, each chapter taking place in consecutive years (from 1943 to 1949) on the same day-of-the-year, All Hallows' Eve. In these story snapshots, the reader observes Jimmy as he struggles through and learns from various life-altering events all the while progressing from boyhood to manhood. The use of dialect with terms like 'em, lemme and gonna lend realism to Jimmy's voice. Seamlessly included are all those topics so interesting to boys like engines, cars, hunting, and football.
Slayton brings a whole lot to the table in this book, and though she recounts some humorous stories, many topics are fairly heavy: death, complex father-son relationships, coming-of-age struggles, railroad history, issues faced by those living in small towns, and the paralyzing effects of mass layoffs to a small community. Amazingly, somehow she manages to write about these subjects with touching innocence and realism all marvelously depicted through the eyes of a young man. I will caution that a few of these events warrant further discussion, especially with those readers of an impressionable young age. Because of the structure of the book, we do not see Jimmy's character held accountable for his questionable actions. While Slayton implies that Jimmy's father is rather strict, Jimmy sneaks about during the night, throws frozen cabbages at cars (such pranks could cause severe injuries) and seemingly gets away with it. In some of the scenes adults drink beer and smoke, though not to excess and football fans bring pint flasks to football games. However, in my opinion, the way Slayton brings out these genuine character qualities and all their imperfections makes this book such a true-to-life, outstanding read.
Given my mechanical engineering background, I found the references to steam locomotives and the impact of dieselization most interesting. The loss of jobs aspect in the book is very relevant today given the struggling economy and mass layoffs that have impacted so many. Train buffs will find a lot to love about this book. Slayton knows her stuff; she grew up in a railroading family and the pride she feels blasts through the pages of her book with strength and clarity like the whistle on a steam train. Slayton hopes that her book will help revitalize Rowlesburg, a very noble dream. In fact, due to her remarkable story, I now have a newfound desire to ride a steam train someday, just for the experience.
When the Whistle Blows by Fran Cannon Slayton. Philomel Books (June 2009); 160 pages; ISBN 9780399251894 Age 10+
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Here is another postcard from my collection. This time it's the Church of the Epiphany and cross in the village of Austwick in the heart of the Yorkshire Dales.
The postcard is unused and is in very good condition. There is no publisher and no printer identified on the front or the back of the card.
It looks like a really quiet rural scene. However it is much different today with a two lane main road running alongside the church.
My interest and connection with Austwick is through some of my Paley ancestors who were born in the village.
As far as I can tell the church dates back to the 1800's. The building is said to have been a former lecture hall and was consecrated in 1841.
The building is an English Heritage Building and is Grade II listed.
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This puzzle has Parks (empty cells). The goal is to fill in each cell with numbers from 1 to N-(No. of Parks), where N is the size of the puzzle's side.
Each column and each row have exactly one of each number and N parks.
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We have just completed our fifth and most comprehensive evaluation of the accuracy of Zillow.com's "Zestimate," the major calling card for their website. Going back to 2010, Zillow has been able to predict the market value of the homes they evaluate within 5%, high or low, a little over half the time. Evaluating 1,000 properties late this summer, they got that "close" roughly 64% of the time.
Among the reasons for that marginal improvement is that Zillow now has a direct feed from the region's multiple listing system, giving them more timely and comprehensive information on available and sold listings. Yet Zillow seemingly ignores the most important information of all: the list price of the property, especially when there is a pending contract.
In the table below, you can see the evolution of Zillow's estimates – how often they get within 20%, 10% and 5% of the market value – and they have gotten a little better over time. The last two lines show the "outliers," just how far off the mark Zillow can be. (As an example, in one case in our most recent analysis, the Zestimate was 744% higher than the actual sales price!) The last column is Realtor® pricing, showing how close the original list price of a home was to the actual sales price.
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Interbrand, a brand consultancy firm, released its list of the top 100 global brands on Monday. Among the firm's extensive methodology, three aspects to determine a brand's value stood out: financial performance; its role in influencing consumer choice; and ability to command a premium price or secure earnings for the company.
Interbrand found technology firms were the most valuable overall sector, with a combined value of over $443 billion.
Interestingly, though they didn't make it into the top 20, eight of the 11 financial services brands on the list saw in increase in brand value. American Express, Goldman Sachs and Visa all saw double-digit increases in brand value over 2012.
To be included in the list, brands must acquire at least 30% of revenue from outside their home country and must have a presence on at least three continents. Interbrand also looked for firms with publicly available financial information and expected long-term growth.
20. Honda (HMC)
CEO: Takanobu Ito
Brand Value: $18.5 billion
Percent Change from 2012: 7%
Sector: Automotive
Although Honda also offers aviation and robotics, the firm is known primarily as a car company. Its efforts in hybrid cars served it well, and it was one of four brands that sold over 5 million vehicles at the beginning of 2013. "Honda has a long history of innovation, and its reputation for more robust fuel-efficiency technology helps support the premium while connecting with consumers that have stronger environmental awareness."
In the future, Interbrand said, it won't be able to rely solely on consumer loyalty, though, and will have to closer relationships with its customers.
19. Amazon (AMZN)
CEO: Jeff Bezos
Brand Value: $23.6 billion
Percent Change from 2012: 27%
Sector: Retail
Through its focus on customer experience and initiatives like the Amazon Appstore, which provides product recommendations on Kindle and Android devices, Amazon has built intimate relationships with its customers, Interbrand said. However, the firm needs to rein in some of its more elaborate expansion plans to preserve its reputation. "Looking ahead, CEO Jeff Bezos (who raised eyebrows with his personal surprise purchase of the Washington Post) and his leadership team must be mindful of local needs to deliver a consistent Amazon brand experience to a global audience."
18. Oracle (ORCL)
CEO: Larry Ellison
Brand Value: $24.1 billion
Percent Change from 2012: 9%
Sector: Technology
Oracle is a leading provider of hardware and software systems for businesses, but it's struggling with an image of irrelevance, Interbrand said. "As brands with loyal users, such as Google, continue to play a leading role in the technology sector, Oracle must ramp up its brand messaging efforts and initiatives, establishing stronger emotional connections with consumers."
17. Louis Vuitton (LVMUY)
CEO: Bernard Arnault
Brand Value: $24.9 billion
Percent Change from 2012: 6%
Sector: Luxury
The success of Louis Vuitton Moet Hennessy comes from maintaining a feeling of exclusivity, according to Interbrand. "To prevent the risk of overexposure, the brand is concentrating on limiting its own visibility."
16. Gillette (PG)
CEO: A.G. Lafley
Brand Value: $25.1 billion
Percent Change from 2012: 1%
Sector: Consumer Packaged Goods
Gillette's parent company, Proctor & Gamble, owns 70% of the market for razors and blades, according to Interbrand. Social media and sports partnerships drive much of that success—one campaign that automatically tagged runners who entered their bib number in photos of the Malta Marathon generated 870,000 views of the company's Facebook page.
CEO: Meg Whitman
Brand Value: $25.8 billion
Percent Change from 2012: -1%
Sector: Technology
HP has made significant changes in identity over the past few years, something that could make the company appear unstable, according to Interbrand. It announced in June that it's partnering with Google to offer small- to medium-sized businesses comprehensive IT solutions, and is expected to launch a new smartphone soon, possible before the end of the year.
"HP has failed here in the past with the acquisition and subsequent shutdown of Palm, so industry pundits see the resurrection of a mobile division as a critical moment in HP's turnaround story."
14. Disney (DIS)
CEO: Bob Iger
Brand Value: $28.1 billion
Percent Change from 2012: 3%
Sector: Media
The Disney empire doesn't end at movies and television. Interbrand noted the firm's vertical and horizontal integration allows it to expand franchises to merchandise, theme parks, resorts, DVDs and video games. The firm tends to rely too heavily on box-office hits, however.
"As long as Disney can continue to evolve how its core brand delivers against the ideas that have made it relevant for generations, the company will continue to be one of the world's most valuable entertainment and media powerhouses for the foreseeable future," according to Interbrand.
13. Cisco (CSCO)
CEO: John Chambers
Brand Value: $29.1 billion
Percent Change from 2012: 7%
Sector: Technology
Cisco is redefining its audience to focus on the business-to-business world, according to Interbrand. "The company is successfully setting itself up to be a go-to for IT leaders looking to make the most out of the new era of interconnected devices, data, and systems."
CEO: Norbert Reithofer
Brand Value: $31.8 billion
Percent Change from 2012: 10%
Sector: Automotive
BMW was the top selling luxury auto brand in the United States in 2012 and saw a 40% increase in sales in China, according to Interbrand. Its focus on sustainability and mobility are leading the firm's success. Indeed, electric vehicles are expected to be big sellers in the United States and China, and the company is taking pains to position its i3 and i8 models at the "premium end of the market," according to Interbrand.
11. Mercedes-Benz (DDAIF)
CEO (Daimler AG): Dieter Zetsche
Brand Value: $31.9 billion
Percent Change from 2012: 6%
Sector: Automotive
Interbrand noted Mercedes is the No. 1 luxury brand in the United States and Germany, and is growing in prominence in China and Russia. "Part of the secret of its success, exemplified by the new S-class, is its ability to strike a balance between its traditional position and forward-looking ideas around mobility," according to Interbrand.
10. Toyota (TM)
CEO: Akio Toyoda
Brand Value: $35.3 billion
Percent Change from 2012: 17%
Sector: Automotive
Although it started losing brand value in 2008, Interbrand found the company bouncing back, particularly in the United States. A bigger focus on design and more engagement with consumers is pushing Toyota's renewed growth. "For many brands, the challenges Toyota experienced could have been catastrophic, but the brand's speedy recovery is a testament to its resilience, leadership position, and the enduring appeal of its offer," Interbrand said.
9. Intel (INTC)
CEO: Brian Krzanich
Brand Value: $37.3 billion
Percent Change from 2012: -5%
Sector: Technology
Operating under a new leadership team since May, the firm is exploring non-traditional business, Interbrand said. "This will expose Intel to new competitors, but with its deep heritage in innovation and as a driver of trust for consumers, Intel will be competing from a solid brand footing."
8. Samsung (SSNLF)
CEO: Kwon Oh Hyun
Brand Value: $39.6 billion
Percent Change from 2012: 20%
Sector: Technology
Although it trails Apple in the top brands, it beat the top-ranked brand in smartphone sales in the second quarter. It spent four times more on marketing than Apple in 2012 and its product line includes items that actively work for consumers, like refrigerators that suggest recipes based in what's inside them.
"Samsung is evolving its brand to stand for more than just innovation and strives to live up to its internal ambition of enhancing the lives of its consumers," Interbrand said.
7. McDonalds (MCD)
CEO: Don Thompson
Brand Value: $42 billion
Percent Change from 2012: 5%
Sector: Restaurants
"Despite a year of change, the golden arches remains highly relevant to 69 million daily consumers through greater choice and localization, consistent global brand expression and customer experience," according to Interbrand. Following its first global drop in sales in nine years, CEO Don Thompson shuffled the management team and brought in the first U.S. Chief Brand Officer, Kevin Newell. Modern redesigns at many of its locations, more menu items at lower prices and a push for sustainability are among the factors keeping the company in consumers' good graces.
CEO: Jeff Immelt
Brand Value: $46.9 billion
Percent Change from 2012: 7%
Sector: Diversified
Among GE's innovations is a move to connect Big Data with Big Industry. The firm has invested $1.5 billion to connect industrial technology to enterprise software, according to Interbrand. While growth has been slow this year, it's been steady.
5. Microsoft (MSFT)
CEO: Steve Ballmer
Brand Value: $59.4 billion
Percent Change from 2012: 3%
Sector: Technology
Microsoft is struggling with some challenges, Interbrand noted. Consumers want more than just a PC from their tech companies and CEO Steve Ballmer announced in August that he plans to retire sometime in the next year. However, the firm is pushing a "One Microsoft" initiative that adopts a holistic approach to its multiple product lines, which are doing well with business audiences. "As Microsoft continues to push on multiple fronts, the brand's responsiveness to the sometimes conflicting needs of the PC ecosystem and the shifting mobile landscape will be critical for shaping its future," Interbrand said.
CEO: Virginia Rometty
Brand Value: $78.8 billion
Percent Change from 2012: 4%
Sector: Business Services
"While IBM's revenue performance continues to be a point of concern, the brand is hard at work solidifying its brand position as a purveyor of business innovation in the 21st century," according to Interbrand. As evidence of those efforts, the firm enjoyed record earnings per share, margins and cash flow through 2012 and early 2013, and opened 144 offices in emerging markets in 2012. It also generated nearly 6,500 patents last year, the most U.S. patents for the 20th year in a row.
3. Coca-Cola (KO)
CEO: Muhtar Kent
Brand Value: $79.2 billion
Percent Change from 2012: 2%
Sector: Beverages
Formerly the No. 1 global brand, Interbrand attributed Coke's consistently high global prominence to its standout ad campaigns, bold design, digital savvy, and a simple, universally relevant theme that weaves throughout the brand's communications: happiness.
2. Google (GOOG)
CEO: Larry Page
Brand Value: $93.3 billion
Percent Change from 2012: 34%
Sector: Technology
Even for the least tech-savvy, Google is everywhere you look. Interbrand found Google controls about a third of all online advertising, and its Android phone and operating system competes directly with Apple's iPhone.
"Google's relentless adaptation attests to the fact that the brand tries to anticipate and fulfill the needs of its consumers across a variety of areas," according to Interbrand.
1. Apple (AAPL)
CEO: Tim Cook
Brand Value: $98.3 billion
Percent change from 2012: 28%
Sector: Technology
After dominating the list for 13 years, Coke (which hasn't gone far from the top spot) finally gave way to Apple. Interbrand noted that Apple has "set a high bar for aesthetics, simplicity, and ease of use that all other tech brands are now expected to match, and that Apple itself is expected to continually exceed."
However, Apple's place it the top is far from secure. Tech companies have a strong showing in the top 15, not least of which is the behemoth in the No. 2 spot.
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