{"id":12301,"date":"2025-04-01T13:08:09","date_gmt":"2025-04-01T17:08:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/advertisingweek.com\/aw360\/2025\/04\/01\/what-it-takes-to-be-an-iconic-global-brand-leader\/"},"modified":"2026-05-07T13:11:08","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T17:11:08","slug":"what-it-takes-to-be-an-iconic-global-brand-leader","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/advertisingweek.com\/aw360\/news\/what-it-takes-to-be-an-iconic-global-brand-leader\/12301\/","title":{"rendered":"What it Takes to Be an Iconic Global Brand Leader"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With a challenging macro-environment across the globe, what does it take to become and maintain your position as a global brand leader in today\u2019s market? Hear from experts at McLaren Racing, Samsung and LEGO, on what they are doing that is considered &#8216;iconic&#8217; and their lessons for other brands to make bolder moves in a complex world. They will also share insights into how brands can effectively adopt a global outlook and approach \u2013 flexing their brand to different markets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Other discussion points include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">How to build deeper customer relationships through innovation and experience<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The evolving role of brand &#8211; Today\u2019s most relevant and valuable brands effortlessly balance power and responsibility. They do this by translating values and beliefs into actions, by setting standards of excellence and ethics across markets and by shifting people\u2019s expectations of what brand delivers and means. 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