People News: Interbrand Names Butterfield
LONDON – Interbrand, the brand consultancy, has named Leslie Butterfield as group chief strategy officer. “We are experiencing a growing need for our... Read more.
Remembering California’s Bart Lytton
There are the crashed financial empires of today, and the crashed empires of yesteryear. Each generation leaves its famed financiers. A forgotten tycoon is Lytton... Read more.
Partridge Family Returns, on NBC
HOLLYWOOD – The Partridges are coming back. Nellie Andreeva of The Hollywood Reporter writes that The Partridge Family will return to television. Instead of... Read more.
14 Ways to Save Your Casual Service Restaurant
Tips for restaurants in tough times VIRGINIA BEACH – It could not be a worse time for the casual restaurant sector. Chains are going bankrupt, and the ones... Read more.
Citgo Pushes the Nostalgia Button
HOUSTON – Citgo is one of the great American gasoline brands. We get a hefty bit of nostalgia every time we see these any of the old brands. Here, a Citgo... Read more.
Keep the Helmsley Brand, No Matter the Trouble
SARASOTA – While the queen isn’t around anymore, her name is still standing guard at her castle. We are talking, of course, about Leona Helmsley, who... Read more.
Historic Route To JFK, By U.S. Helicopter
NEW YORK – Yes, one can still find a bit of glamour flying into or out of New York City, even though the terminals feel like the Port Authority and the runways... Read more.
20 Mule Team Borax, Yippee-Yi-Eh
BORON, CALIFORNIA – Only a few days until the big celebration in Boron, California! October 4, 2008 is the 51st Annual Twenty Mule Team Days. It’s a... Read more.
Twing Your Brand, Twing Your Competition
JERSEY CITY – Twing is grabbing Google’s low hanging fruit. That’s sort of a saucy way to describe the message-board search engine Twing.com. While... Read more.
Edsel Ford’s Model T Anniversary Speech
This week began the beginning of the Model T’s 100th anniversary year. It is of course the worst time ever for the auto industry, even worse than the 1970s.... Read more.