Five Reasons Why Valleydale Pigs Are the Best Ads Ever
There are many great ads, and it is hard to characterize a best. Very often a “best” tells as much about the person as the ad. Nevertheless, there are... Read more.
Canada Dry Wink Fans Please Speak Up
Are there still Wink fans? Wink was the grapefruit-based soft drink by Canada Dry. Originally, the drink had a Wink-mobile that drove around, with a giant Wink bottle... Read more.
Sweet ‘n Low Rebuilds a Classic Brand
The original brand of saccharine sweetener, Sweet ‘n Low, is doing a major push to rebuild its brand in the wake of newer sweeteners such as Equal and Splenda.... Read more.
Fan of Spatini Speaks Out
This week, we were alerted to the Spatini brand, a dry seasoning mix to help make spaghetti sauce. Apparently, its only sold to restaurants, though there is a website... Read more.
Brand Icon: History of the Tretorn Nylite
Tretorn. The Swedish brand still has that country club allure, made even more exotic by the fact that they are still a bit hard to find in U.S. stores, though now... Read more.
Old Mills Making New Products
The carnage in Detroit (and so many other U.S. cities), where hundreds of gorgeous industrial buildings are either wasted by neglect or outright demolition, need... Read more.
New Signals: Boosting AM Radio
We ran across a recent post on the future of AM radio that set out some ideas on keeping the format viable. While the idea of AM radio still lives, and is relied... Read more.
China Brings Back Mao Limo; Sign of Ascendant Chinese Brand Leadership
It is assumed that China will take us to the cleaners because of their manufacturing prowess. And yes, that is true. I recall hearing the noted Chinese scholar Arthur... Read more.
A Tourism Roll With Life Savers Manufacturing, Not Charity
Early this month, many in the billionaire club signed a pledge to give away at least half their fortunes to charity, all led by Warren Buffett and Bill Gates. And... Read more.
What’s Wrong With Life Savers?
SARASOTA – One night last week, I helped melt Life Savers in the oven. For my wife’s vacation bible school class, they made the week’s theme the... Read more.