Industry report: brand TLDs in manufacturing
Registry by registry, from Sandvik and Goodyear to LANXESS and SEW-EURODRIVE: how manufacturers use their .brand, with case studies and a comparison with pharma, technology and telecom.
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Course content
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Introduction
- Executive summary
- Introduction
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The manufacturing sector and its brand TLD strategies
- How brand TLD use evolved in manufacturing
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Registry by registry
- Delegation, use and status
- Sandvik
- Weir Group
- SALM (Schmidt Groupe)
- Goodyear
- Bridgestone
- DuPont
- LANXESS
- GEA Group
- LIXIL Group
- SEW-EURODRIVE
- Other examples
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Case studies
- Sandvik: several TLDs for a diversified group
- Schmidt Groupe: .schmidt and .cuisinella for consumers
- Jio: .jio for a digital services ecosystem
- Unused: the missed opportunity of .weber
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Manufacturing compared with other industries
- Manufacturing, pharma, technology and telecom compared
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Figures and trends
- Domain activity across the sector
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