Top Company Museums To Visit This Summer
Take a break and enjoy America’s industrial legacy. And to all those companies that have shut down their factory tours because of some straw men like insurance... Read more.
Seven Totally Archaic Things That Will Survive
am not sure whether copper telephone wires will survive, I am sad about Kodachrome and I wonder about the revival of vinyl records. Will newsweeklies make it? Not... Read more.
YMCA Now the “Y”, But Where is the “C”?
Didn’t most people already call it the Y? Wasn’t the logo already a Y? On the heels of General Motors asking people to start calling Chevy by its full... Read more.
General Motors Jumpstarts AC Delco
There is one type of job you can’t export. The repair man. Companies in recent years have ignored the repair man; before the Great Recession it was almost... Read more.
Summertime: Top Seven Bug Killer Brands of All Time
Summertime. Time for bugs. Poison. Almost everyone can recall the boogie man, who came down American streets. My what fun it was to go run in the mist! What brand... Read more.
A Brand Challenge for Lincoln Mercury Dealers
When a car company kills off a longstanding brand, it never ends up well. Marketing people and analysts always believe that killing off the brand will help the other... Read more.
Consumer Group to Sue Over Happy Meal Toys
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Yes, it has come to this. A D. C. watchdog group will sue McDonald’s if the fast-food chain continues to use toys to promote Happy... Read more.
Wear St. Louis’ Alox Shoe Laces
St. LOUIS – The walls of Cracker Barrel always have amusing signs, all real. One brand we saw along at one on I-95 in South Carolina were Alox Shoe Laces.... Read more.
Frankies Want To Bring Back the BeeBo Cavatelli Maker
BROOKLYN – The two restaurateur/writers of Frankies Spuntino Kitchen Companion have a favorite missing piece of kitchen equipment that they want to bring back.... Read more.
Worst (Or Most Clever) Brand Extension Ever
This came in the mail with the Shell Oil bill, as an offer for Shell cardmembers from United Marketing Group LLC. It’s a brand extension of that dime store... Read more.