Aquarian-age Peter Max, Better than Ever
The brand of “Peter Max” still as strong as 1960s FORT MYERS – We heard the artist Peter Max this morning on WGCU 90.1, the public radio station... Read more.
Brandweek: Chester the Cheetah at Super Bowl
Brandweek is reporting that Frito-Lay, the snack division of PepsiCo, has purchased its first 30-second spot for Cheetos during NBC’s telecast of the game,... Read more.
Fiat Brings Back Abarth
Racing Brand Revival Targets Niche Buyer TURIN – Fiat has brought back the Abarth brand, and cars are being delivered to the U.K. this month. Abarth, a sub-brand... Read more.
Aloha and Mahalo, Alfred Shaheen
Shaheen made Hawaii-print shirts famous Just a big mahalo to Alfred Shaheen, the man who not only made Hawaiian shirts famous and in the process helped gave Hawaii... Read more.
Nine Pharmaceutical Branding Tips from Robins
Pfizer’s Wyeth purchase includes remnants of the old A.H. Robins company RICHMOND – The merger between Wyeth and Pfizer got us thinking about the legacy... Read more.
Six Life Tips From Gilligan’s Island
Wisdom from the Brady Bunch Auteur, Sherwood Schwartz Anyone who values American culture appreciates Gilligan’s Island and The Brady Bunch. Even if they were... Read more.
Apple’s SEC Investigation: Rotten to the Core
The Apple Brand is Larger than Steven Jobs CUPERTINO – So wait, it’s the 25th anniversary of the Macintosh, and the Securities and Exchange Commission... Read more.
Detroit Automotive Tourism and Car Factory Tours
Michigan Needs a GM Auto Tour A week or so ago, we happened upon a Business Week story about General Motors auctioning off some of its car collection. Some of these... Read more.
Radio Shack’s Perfect Moment
So Circuit City is gone, and it’s Best Buy (NYSE: BBY) and Radio Shack (NYSE: RSH). How opportune for Radio Shack, whose stock seems to be in miracle zone,... Read more.
Hilton Better in Beverly Hills
BEVERLY HILLS – Hilton Hotels Corp. announced Wednesday, Jan. 21 that it would move its headquarters from Beverly Hills to the Washington D.C. area, either... Read more.