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Polaroid, Technicolor, Kodak: With the Branded Beast Extinct, What Becomes of the Brand?

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In the whirlwind of hyperactive change that is Moore's Law, branding can be a prime anchor point. Brand identity fights the tendency toward 'the new' with powerful invocations of the past: nostalgia, reliability, simplicity, and the association of that brand name with the creation of very dear memories. Granted, nostalgia alone can't save anyone from bankruptcy -- but it's a start. Polaroid, Technicolor, and Kodak are prime examples of this interplay, and each is adapting in its own ways -- though there's some overlap. Not one, but two of these traditionally film-based companies are even releasing digital cameras. In whatever the way, each of the three is working toward the preservation of its own historic brand name -- which do you think will pull through?

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