According to a new survey by GfK Custom Research, the dominance of U.S. brands in the world market is on the wane, while European and Asian companies grow in brand power. GfK surveyed 30,000 consumers in 25 countries to compile their GfK Roper Reports Worldwide Power Brands study. Respondents rated 33 companies on familiarly, appeal, and worthiness to recommend.U.S. companies losing traction included Coca-Cola (from 1st to 2nd), Colgate (3rd to 6th), McDonald's (6th to 7th), Kodak (NYSE: EK) (8th to out of the top 15). Pepsi (7th to 5th) and Nike (9th to 8th) ran counter to the trend, advancing their brands.
Phillips took the biggest tumble of all ranked companies.
The top ten most powerful brands in the world market, 2007:
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