Nokia’s brand problem is outlined in an insightful article today on Bloomberg. The Nokia brand has been so thoroughly buried by competitors that stores no longer mention it, much less carry the product. Smart phone buyers consider an Android phone vs. an iPhone. Nokia missed the smart phone revolution and compounded the mistake by playing catch-up in a competition that required it to leap frog way ahead. Being the second also-ran with 2011 technology in 2012 while combating an awareness and availability problem, the Nokia brand needs more than an ad campaign–it needs a miracle. Nokia could be as dead as Blackberry or Palm. (Remember them?)
