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General Motors thinks it has killed off the Pontiac. And what a brilliant move that is. Let’s see, you need to sell MORE cars cause your company is broke, and you cut out yet one more product line? And then cut out even more dealers? Thankfully, though, the brand willMORE HERE

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We thought this was a very good book idea about the history of Bell Labs, and glad Dr. Narain Gehani wrote it: Bell Labs: Life in the Crown Jewel, chronicles Narain Gehani’s twenty three years at Bell Laboratories. It is a welcome and needed addition to telephone history. Gehani startedMORE HERE

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ARLINGTON – When do the Energizer Bunny, Hershey’s Kisses, McGruff, Mr. Jelly Belly, the Pillsbury Doughboy and Sprout get together? If your answer is that new, terribly clever MasterCard commercial, you are only partly right. They also get together at the Trademark Expo set for this weekend in Virginia justMORE HERE

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Here are our Top 19 stories so far this year. More people are concerned with the ugliness of the new Kraft logo than anything else: Don’t Like the New Kraft Logo. Bring Back General Foods Bring back Morton Honey Buns BrandlandUSA’s 100 Brands to Bring Back Guide to Retro StyleMORE HERE

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We know that CAFE fuel standards are the culprit in killing off bigger cars in the U.S., but its manufacturers who are responsible for killing off the word STATION WAGON in their marketing. And so, brands like Volvo and Volkswagen now own the upper middle class consumer. We found aMORE HERE

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CHICAGO – The Word of Mouth Marketing Association has launched the Brands Council in order to provide brand companies and nonprofit organizations with intimate, real-time education, networking and guidance for effective and ethical use of word of mouth and social media marketing. The purpose of the Brands Council, according toMORE HERE

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SAN RAMON, Calif. -Yes, we can still trust the man who wears the star. Chevron, owner of Texaco, is not letting its Texaco brand lapse, as so many other energy companies have done in mergers. (At right, a vintage Texaco pump from Glen Allen, Virginia, where it is owned byMORE HERE

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The movement to save Duck Head khakis grows after Goody’s goes. You can read about the history of Duck Head on BrandlandUSA, and follow the Save Duck Head Twitter account for the latest news. History of Duck Head Save Duck Head TwitterMORE HERE