NOTTING HILL – Those visiting the famed Portobello Road market in London ought to take time and visit the nearby Museum of Brands, Packaging and Advertising. This museum tells the story of brand names in the U.K. with a collection of half a million items, including candy, appliances, food and fashions. The museum is laid [...]
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This week, Brandweek magazine takes on some old-style brands. A couple of stories of note include: Del Monte’s New CMO Raises The Bar On Fruit: These recessionary times are supposedly causing consumers to go back to the basics. And what’s more basic than fruit? If that’s the case, Del Monte, one of the world’s largest [...]
ABC Family has brought back the Rankin Bass character Heat Miser in “A Miser Brothers’ Christmas.” The show, the first animated feature for the channel, premieres Saturday, December 13 at 8 p.m. ET and is based upon the characters Heat Miser and Snow Miser originally appearing in the Rankin-Bass classic “The Year Without a Santa [...]
