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
A classic brand, kept alive long after necessary by Philip Morris USA. Like? 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
Did we see Ruth Madoff in Belgian Shoes? The New York Post ran a photo of the wife of the Ponzi schemer in the NY Subway. They made a joke of that “once-stylish Ruth” sported “oversized jacket and unfashionable flats” but the flats are actually Belgian Shoes, which sell forMORE HERE