Samsung Electronics said that it had reaffirmed its position as a top-five brand in Interbrand’s Best Global Brands 2021 with a brand value of $74.6 billion, achieving a 20% increase compared to last year.

Since entering the top five for the first time last year, Samsung has maintained its position for two consecutive years with its largest increase in brand value since 2013, according to the Best Global Brands list announced by the global consulting firm Interbrand.

On the back of its strong financial performance, which has recovered to reach pre-pandemic levels, the company’s brand value surged twice the average brand value growth rate among the top 100 brands in 2021.

According to Interbrand, major factors that played a critical role in Samsung’s growth include:

•    Its transition to a customer-centric management system, highlighted by the establishment of a new CX (customer experience) team dedicated to prioritizing customer experience and values
•    Its ongoing efforts for sustainable development, including various campaigns guided by its CSR vision, ‘Together for Tomorrow! Enabling People,’ as well as company-wide initiatives that promote sustainability, such as the use of eco-packaging for TVs and the Galaxy Upcycling program
•    The launches of innovative products including the Galaxy Z Flip3, Neo QLEDs and the Bespoke lineup of home appliances.
•    Leading the development of advanced technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI), 5G, automotive and robotics through consistent investment

 “It is very encouraging to see Samsung Electronics reach the top five in the world last year and then achieve enormous double-digit growth this year — our biggest leap in brand value since 2013,” said YH Lee, CMO of Samsung Electronics. “We promise to leverage our customer-centric management model to keep listening to our customers. This is how we will repay the massive support we have received from customers around the globe.”

Interbrand evaluates businesses’ brand value based on a comprehensive analysis of multiple factors including financial performance, brand influence on purchase and brand competitiveness.

Meanwhile, on October 12, Samsung was also ranked No.1 by Forbes as the World’s Best Employers 2021 for the second consecutive year. As a global organization with employees and businesses around the world, Samsung has, once again, been chosen as the number one employer. – TradeArabia News Service