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A brand is more than a commodity, the question is how much more
It’s true a product’s purpose is to perform its function effectively, but the value of a brand is in making consumers believe it does more than that.
“The last time I checked,” writes activist investor Terry Smith, in his annual letter to clients of his Fundsmith Equity Fund, “soap was for washing”.