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The Orlando Sentinel, Fla. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News

Sep. 15--QUESTION: What is the difference between product or service branding and co-branding, and to what extent do these concepts apply to a smaller business?

ANSWER: Branding can be defined as the public awareness of those qualities which allow your product or service to be identified and differentiated. A company's brand image is the intangible good will that is represented by a name, a sign, a symbol, or some combination of all three.

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