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FAQ: Advertising & Branding,<br />

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Must I use “We bring good things to life.” as my slogan?<br />

<strong>GE</strong> Identity Program 392, FAQ: Advertising & Branding <strong>GE</strong> Identity Website: www.ge.com/identity<br />

392.02<br />

Yes. All <strong>GE</strong> businesses use WBGTTL as their slogan and incorporate it into the<br />

graphic signature used as the sign-off in their advertisements.<br />

<strong>GE</strong> has invested over $1 billion in the slogan since 1979, and the equity in our<br />

slogan is enormous. U.S. surveys show that more people are aware of WBGTTL<br />

than any of the slogans of our competitor and peer companies, and half of the<br />

people who are aware of the slogan associate it with <strong>GE</strong>. These awareness and<br />

association ratings are extraordinarily high. Each business should leverage the<br />

power of <strong>GE</strong>’s positioning slogan for its own advantage.<br />

But WBGTTL is consumer oriented, and my business is industry or service<br />

oriented. May I use another slogan?<br />

A secondary slogan or theme line may be integrated into your communication<br />

program—but not as a substitute for WBGTTL.<br />

A good example was the <strong>GE</strong> Information Services advertising campaign that<br />

promoted “Productivity Solutions.” This theme line appeared in print advertisements<br />

as part of the body copy—not in the graphic signature sign-off, where<br />

WBGTTL was displayed.<br />

New slogans are costly. <strong>GE</strong> research indicates that investments up to<br />

$400 million are required to reach the range of 40 to 50 percent awareness.<br />

Such costs are borne by the business creating the new slogan. But all <strong>GE</strong><br />

businesses suffer the cost of a conflict between a new slogan and the message<br />

<strong>GE</strong> has been sending consistently for over 20 years.<br />

May I translate “We bring good things to life.” into my local language?<br />

Yes. To ensure use of correct translations, <strong>GE</strong> Corporate Marketing <strong>Communication</strong>s<br />

maintains a list of WBGTTL translations reviewed by local communicators<br />

and national executives for proper back translation to English. These approved<br />

translations are available from the <strong>GE</strong> internal website and <strong>GE</strong> Corporate<br />

Marketing <strong>Communication</strong>s.<br />

If you develop a new translation, please send it and its back translation to<br />

<strong>GE</strong> Corporate Marketing <strong>Communication</strong>s for review and inclusion in the list<br />

of approved WBGTTL translations.<br />

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