{"id":37894,"date":"2011-05-27T17:14:54","date_gmt":"2011-05-27T16:14:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.corporate-eye.com\/blog\/?p=37894"},"modified":"2021-01-07T19:09:54","modified_gmt":"2021-01-07T18:09:54","slug":"microsoft-bill-gates-steve-ballmer-and-the-story-of-a-brand-champion-successor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.corporate-eye.com\/main\/microsoft-bill-gates-steve-ballmer-and-the-story-of-a-brand-champion-successor\/","title":{"rendered":"Microsoft, Bill Gates, Steve Ballmer, and the Story of a Brand Champion Successor"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-37896 lazyload\" title=\"bill-gates-steve-ballmer-microsoft-200px\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.corporate-eye.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/bill-gates-steve-ballmer-microsoft-200px.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"133\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.corporate-eye.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/bill-gates-steve-ballmer-microsoft-200px.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.corporate-eye.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/bill-gates-steve-ballmer-microsoft-200px-150x99.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 200px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 200\/133;\" \/>I&#8217;ve written about brand champions on the Corporate Eye blog before. While I think Hugh Hefner of Playboy is the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.corporate-eye.com\/main\/the-ultimate-brand-champion-hugh-hefner-of-playboy\/\">ultimate brand champion<\/a>, I also believe that Steve Jobs of Apple is an excellent example of a brand champion. You can read some of my thoughts about Steve Jobs as a brand champion in:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.corporate-eye.com\/main\/the-brand-champion-exit-strategy-lessons-from-apple-and-steve-jobs\/\">The Brand Champion Exit Strategy &#8211; Lessons from Apple and Steve Jobs<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.corporate-eye.com\/main\/the-brand-champion-exit-stragey-redux-lessons-from-apple-and-steve-jobs\/\">The Brand Champion Exit Strategy Redux &#8211; Lessons from Apple and Steve Jobs<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>I also think that Bill Gates was a great example of a brand champion. His role in Microsoft&#8217;s success and his powerful advocacy and guardianship of the brand were two of the reasons Microsoft grew to be one of the most powerful brands in the world. However, when Bill Gates retired from his role as the leader of Microsoft and handed the reins over to Steve Ballmer, a big gaping hole was left open with no one to fill it.<\/p>\n<p>For many reasons, Steve Ballmer is not the brand champion that Bill Gates was. One could argue that his demeanor doesn&#8217;t lend itself to the role of brand champion, but as Microsoft&#8217;s disappointing results and lackluster product launches over the past few years have shown us, he&#8217;s not getting the job done from the numbers side either.<\/p>\n<p>In a recent article on Inc.com, writer Renee Oricchio asks, &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.inc.com\/tech-blog\/is-a-gates-comeback-inevitable.html\">Is a Gates Comeback Inevitable?<\/a>&#8221;\u00a0 It&#8217;s actually a good question. Could a return by the Microsoft brand champion turn the company around? It certainly couldn&#8217;t hurt. While it&#8217;s unlikely that Gates would return to his prior role at Microsoft (but never say never), Oricchio makes a good point when she writes, &#8220;Microsoft is in a malaise. It needs more than a new CEO who looks good  on paper with the right background in launching new products, trimming  the fat, blah blah blah. There are plenty of folks around with that kind  of resume. But, Microsoft needs to be inspired again. It needs to  return to its take-no-prisoners swagger.\u00a0It needs a return to its  greatness.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>A strong brand is a focused brand and Microsoft has lost its focus. The company has stalled in the widespread consumer perception of the brand.<\/p>\n<p>I still have hope for Microsoft. I want them to find a true brand champion successor to Bill Gates who can bring the company back to its days as an industry leader with innovative products that make people&#8217;s lives better and easier. Consumers want to have that emotional involvement with the Microsoft brand back again, but after years of failing to meet consumers&#8217; expectations for the brand, the company has work to do to rebuild consumer perception, trust, and loyalty.<\/p>\n<p>I think Microsoft can do it. Who will champion the brand? Many experts are calling for Steve Ballmer to be replaced. Let&#8217;s hope that his replacement understands what made Microsoft great, and let&#8217;s hope shareholders will allow his replacement to take the necessary steps to rebuild the brand.<\/p>\n<p>What do you think? Leave a comment and share your thoughts.<\/p>\n<p><em>Image: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/edyson\/2530494541\/\">Flickr<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;ve written about brand champions on the Corporate Eye blog before. While I think Hugh Hefner of Playboy is the ultimate brand champion, I also believe that Steve Jobs of Apple is an excellent example of a brand champion. You can read some of my thoughts about Steve Jobs as a brand champion in: The 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