Posts for all the current Battle of the Brands match-ups have gone live this past week, and while there are some close races, some early favorites have already emerged as well.
In the Saks vs. Nordstrom match-up, for instance, Saks is a clear favorite with about 80% of of your votes. As for Splenda vs. Equal, its Splenda with about 75% of the vote. However, only about 100 of you have voted in each of these match-ups, so things could easily swing the other way.
It's probably no surprise that in the rivalry between Wal-Mart and Target, Target is clearly ahead with nearly two-thirds of your vote. The Wal-Mart (NYSE: WMT) affiliated Sam's Club isn't faring any better in its match-up with Costco, the latter currently holding about 75% of the votes.
The early surprise is with General Motors vs. Toyota. Despite Toyota's advantages as outlined in the post, more than two-thirds of you prefer down-but-not-out General Motors (NYSE: GM). This match-up has received more than 500 votes so far, and some lively back and forth in the comments. Check it out.
The monster match-up, though, and maybe an even bigger surprise, is FedEx vs. UPS. There have been more than 50 comments and more than 2,000 votes cast so far. About two-thirds of you prefer good old United Parcel Service (NYSE: UPS), but there are some strong opinions about each of these brands.
Other active vote getters so far have been Coke vs. Pepsi, with more than 400 votes, Apple vs. Microsoft, approaching 400 votes, and Bud Light vs. Miller Lite, with well over 300 votes. About two thirds of you prefer Coca-Cola and Bud light (though not at the same time, I'm sure), while about three-quarters of you prefer Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) products (hello all you iPod lovers).
In CNN vs. Fox News, the latter has jumped out to a quick lead. We could soon see some fireworks in the comments for this match-up as well.
Other match-ups showing clear favorites in the early running are Coach vs. Louis Vuitton, Yahoo! vs. Google, and Amazon vs. Barnes & Noble. And those favorites are Coach (64%), Google (68%), and Amazon (60%).
While all these are clear favorites right now, the polls are still open, and vote tallies are rising fast. Anything could happen. Be sure and let us know which brands you prefer by voting in our reader polls, and we'd love to hear why you're loyal to your favorites in the comments of any of our Battle of the Brands posts.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
4-16-2007 @ 10:39AM
CHARLES K SMITH said...
I WAS OUT TO BUY MY COMPANY A NEW GM TRUCK AND MY A NEW GM PRODUCT FOR HER BIRTHDAY BUT WHEN I SEE THAT YOU DROPPED IMUS AS MUCH AS I DISLIKE HIS SHOW I THOUGHT GM CAVED IN BUT THEY STILL GIVE ADS FOR THE OTHER SHOWS THAT ARE JUST AS BAD IF NOT WORSE THAN IMUS. THEY PROMOTE BLACK SHOWS THAT USE THE WORST TALK THAT I HAVE EVER HEARD AND THEY TALK ABOUT WHITES AND KILLING COPS AND HAVING WHORES AND PROMOTE THESE THINGS MORE SO THAN ANYTHING ELSE....THEN YOU HAVE JACKSON & THE OTHER JERK COME OUT AND MAKE ALL OF YOU RUN SCARED....WELL YOUR ACTIONS HAVE JUST COST YOU TWO SELLS AND I HOPE WHEN
OTHER PEOPLE SEE OTHERS NOT BUYING YOUR PRODUCT FOR THIS ACTION YOU ARE DOING WILL NOT BUY EITHER.I DON'T BUY CARS THAT THE CO IS OWNED BY OTHER CO IN OTHER COUNTRIES, TRYING TO KEEP OUR MONEY AT HOME BUT YOU KEEP PUSHING PEOPLE TO DO THING THEY DON'T WANT TO DO.IT'S PRETTY BAD WHEN TWO WHORE HOPERS THAT CALL THEMSELVES MINSTERS OF THE GOSPEL CAN FULL THE BLACK PEOPLE AND NOW MAKE CO POLICY FOR COMPANIES THAT THEY DON'T OWN IS A PRETTY SAD DAY.THESE TWO PEOPLE( JERK & JERKEE ) WHO ARE AGAINST ALL WHITES AND BLACKS JUST TO FILL THIER POCKETS WITH MONIES FROM THIER DECIVING WAYS OF USING BLACK/WHITE HATE TO FILL THIER POCKETS WITH MONEY FROM THIER FOUNDATIONS IT IS SAMEFUL.FOLKS IF YOU CUT OFF THE FUNDS THEY WILL NOT HAVE YOUR INTEREST AT HEART AND THATS A FACT. THEY DON'T EITHER ONE HAVE A JOB THEY JUST RIDE AROUND AND CAUSE TROUBLE FOR OUR PEOPLE BLACK AND WHITE BROWN AND ANYOTHER PEOPLE THEY CAN GET MONEY FROM. WAKE UP AMERICA YOU ARE BEING USED,USED,USED,USED.