Utilities & Services
UK
Wed, 17/04/2013 - 10:47
Utility giant SSE – formerly known as Scottish and Southern Energy and one of the UK’s so-called Big Six energy companies – w...
UK
Fri, 05/04/2013 - 15:51
Earlier this week energy provider SSE was fined £10.5m by Ofgem for mis-selling gas and electricity. The regulator said the c...
UK
Thu, 11/10/2012 - 10:32
Last Wednesday the government scrapped the award of the West Coast Mainline franchise to First Group.
Although the public wil...
US
Mon, 01/10/2012 - 15:42
This month’s US Buzz improvers list includes several companies capitalizing on long-awaited product releases.
Walgreen’s has...
US
Wed, 08/08/2012 - 03:07
The reported $100 million Visa spent being a “Worldwide Olympic Partner” appears to be paying off already: the credit card co...
US
Wed, 30/05/2012 - 21:35
Gas companies may consider lowering their prices more often if they want consumers to have a better view of them in the US.
F...
US
Tue, 29/05/2012 - 17:38
Tylenol has been plagued by recalls and government-mandated plant shut-downs. The brand lost more than 20 points in market sh...
UK
Wed, 28/03/2012 - 11:37
Charting public perception towards oil companies over the last five years has revealed some fascinating patterns. Both charts...
US
Thu, 27/10/2011 - 16:09
Apple and iPhone both feature in this month's Top Ten US Buzz Improver list. Steve Jobs, the visionary in the black turtlene...
UK
Tue, 28/06/2011 - 15:30
Energy companies in the UK measured a drop in Buzz earlier in June as it was announced that Scottish Power would be increasin...
US
Wed, 08/06/2011 - 21:31
Considering their ad budget doesn’t come close to their much larger competitors, Farmers Insurance’s long-running “University...
US
Thu, 14/04/2011 - 10:07
GE's reputation has suffered since revelations of its aggressive tax avoidance efforts first surfaced in the New York Times,...
UK
Wed, 23/02/2011 - 08:54
Rising petrol prices have stalled BP’s recovery from the Gulf of Mexico oil spill despite early signs of recovery in the eyes...
UK
Wed, 16/02/2011 - 18:35
Energy giant British Gas has teamed up with Nectar, the nation’s most popular loyalty scheme, to offer the chance for custome...
US
Fri, 30/07/2010 - 17:57
Now that BP has stopped the flow of oil into the Gulf of Mexico and surface oil seems to be disappearing faster than expected...
UK
Tue, 20/07/2010 - 14:59
The hosepipe ban imposed in the north west of England by United Utilities following the driest conditions since 1929, has see...
US
Fri, 16/07/2010 - 18:03
We recently released a list of the brands that have improved their Buzz scores the most, through the first half of 2010. Chec...
US
UK
Fri, 18/06/2010 - 15:10
Following the oil spill, the past two weeks have seen tensions rise in US-UK relations: Obama is accused of anti-British sent...
US
Mon, 14/06/2010 - 18:05
While BrandIndex data suggests that US consumers are more negative on Goldman Sachs than even BP, The New York Times suggests...
UK
Fri, 21/05/2010 - 16:11
After the announcement of strikes in October last year, Royal Mail’s BrandIndex scores plummeted across all measures. The lat...
UK
Wed, 05/05/2010 - 15:22
Described as a “potentially unprecedented” environmental disaster by the President of the United States, the explosion of (an...
UK
Thu, 15/04/2010 - 15:27
The UK has seen petrol prices hit an all-time high with the average price of a litre reaching 120p and overtaking the July 20...
UK
Thu, 08/04/2010 - 15:30
Transport company Arriva's BrandIndex 'Attention' score has increased over the past month following news that Deutsche Bahn,...
UK
Wed, 03/03/2010 - 15:33
It seems that British consumers are very sensitive to the details of their arrangements with their utility suppliers. This we...
