Brand Matchup: Brad Pitt and Shampoo

Friday’s are great for playing games, as we get excited for the weekend.  This is the third round in a series I call “brand matchup.”  Match Brad Pitt’s personal brand with the shampoo product brand listed below. Please leave your answers in the comments section.

Round 1: Bill Gates and Coffee Brands – Starbucks wins

Round 2: Mark Zuckerberg and Toothpaste – Crest/Colgate/Aquafresh tie

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Dan Schawbel

Dan Schawbel is the Managing Partner of Millennial Branding, a Gen Y research and consulting firm. He is the New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestselling author of Promote Yourself: The New Rules For Career Success (St. Martin’s Press) and the #1 international bestselling book, Me 2.0: 4 Steps to Building Your Future (Kaplan Publishing), which combined have been translated into 15 languages.

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