It seems like there are a few different techniques out there, so I was hoping to get a \"definitive\" answer on this...
On a website, it\'s common practice to create
I think you'd be interested in the H1 debate. It's a debate about whether to use the h1 element for the page's title or for the logo.
Personally I'd go with your first suggestion, something along these lines:
About Us
MyCorp has been dealing in narcotics for over nine-thousand years...
Of course this depends on whether your design uses page titles but this is my stance on this issue.