Microsoft reworks its image
WinInfo | at | by Mike
Microsoft is spending $120 million this year on an advertising campaign that's designed to soften its image as a "huge American company." The huge American company will use print, television, and Internet advertising in a bid to turn public opinion.
"We are often perceived as a huge American company," Microsoft Group Advertising Manager Mike Lucero said in an interview late last week, noting that the software giant would be highlighting its worldwide education and economic development projects in the advertising campaign. "We wanted to be very specific about what we are doing in each country in education, innovation, economic opportunity, and security."