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Best Global Brands 2008

What to do in a recession? Trim the marketing budget, or push ahead and continue to invest in brand building in the hopes of gaining on rivals. In BusinessWeek’s annual ranking of the 100 Best Global Brands, several companies are keeping their U.S. marketing budgets steady, as a percentage of revenue. And some are aggressively boosting their marketing expenditures as a percentage of expected sales. Take a look at our interactive list of the best brands.

The brand valuations draw upon publicly available information, which has not been independently investigated by Interbrand. Valuations do not represent a guarantee of future performance of the brands or companies. Data: Interbrand, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Citigroup, Morgan Stanley, BusinessWeek