REVIEW OF LITERATURE AND RESEARCH METHODOLOGY 2.0. INTRODUCTION Branding is ultimately about securing the future of a company, its products and services, by building loyalties using emotional as well as rational values. Such values matter because they are exchanged for cash in the marketplace and affect the perception of a company’s products and services as well as its ability and its freedom to manage its future. The companies which are rated by marketers as the rising stars for the future are