UMATILLA, Florida – Saw it with my own eyes. The Elks, that would be the Benevolent Order of Elks, are recruiting members and advertising themselves with Yahoo banner ads. Good job. In our Bowling Alone era, most hereditary and benevolent societies are struggling, and none more struggling than what wereMORE HERE
GOOCHLAND, VA – There aren’t too many drive-ins left, but some thrive. We can think specifically of Hull’s Drive In of Lexington, Virginia, where a community comes together summer nights to watch movies in their car. Hull’s almost closed, but the community rallied round, and saved the theater. There areMORE HERE
WASHINGTON – The United States Patent and Trademark Office and the National Inventors Hall of Fame and Museum are presenting a special exhibit featuring material from Michael Jackson’s patent and trademark applications. The exhibit is free and runs through Labor Day.Mr. Jackson is the co-inventor of a “system for allowingMORE HERE
Have a drink here. Watch out for tiki gods. BrandlandUSA.com is the website of business and travel writer and editor Garland Pollard. Contact him about freelance writing and editing; his personal website is at GarlandPollard.comMORE HERE
We got a great idea today from Israel tourism. It’s called Dinner in the Sky. The idea is simple. You build a platform, make a crane, serve folks from dinner and hoist them up in the sky. It’s called Dinner in the Sky. Certainly, it isn’t as snazzy as theMORE HERE
Gigi Hats was a downtown retailer in Richmond, Virginia. They no longer exist but the sign still does. BrandlandUSA.com is the website of business and travel writer and editor Garland Pollard.MORE HERE
Do you like Mattingly & Moore? If you do, read our entry on the venerable bourbon brand.MORE HERE
Do you need some extra dishes or pans or a croquet set? Then try and save up some King Korn trading stamps. BrandlandUSA.com is the website of business and travel writer and editor Garland Pollard. Contact him about freelance writing and editing; his personal website is at GarlandPollard.comMORE HERE
text-align: left; direction: ltr;”>Derby Tamales I edit BrandlandUSA where a number of readers have complained about the discontinued brand. I wish I had a better answer for the fans out there for a substitute product. Topics: tamales Answered by BrandlandUSA on July 03, 2009 View the entire discussion on YeddaMORE HERE
Some headlines from the world of branding: Adweek reports that Brink’s home security will change its name to Broadview. Brink’s, the armored truck company, spun off it’s commercial and residential home security business last year, giving it three years to change names. We thought the old one was fine, butMORE HERE