{"id":23445,"date":"2025-05-29T15:36:14","date_gmt":"2025-05-29T19:36:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/international\/?p=23445"},"modified":"2025-05-29T15:38:58","modified_gmt":"2025-05-29T19:38:58","slug":"london-a-living-portfolio-of-how-history-and-branding-collide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/international\/london-a-living-portfolio-of-how-history-and-branding-collide\/","title":{"rendered":"London &#8211; A living portfolio of how history and branding collide"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>As a marketing student, my trip to London was basically walking through a live-action case study in legendary branding. Big Ben wasn\u2019t just a clock\u2014it was a masterclass in timeless design (pun absolutely intended). The Crown Jewels? Luxury branding at its royal finest\u2014talk about exclusive content! 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