Historic Checker Cars of Kalamazoo DETROIT – For the Obama inauguration, two Detroit News staffers, Charlie LeDuff and Max Ortiz, drove a 1973 Checker cab from Michigan to D.C. Thanks to our buddy Peter Hubbel, a native of Michigan, for pointing the article out to us. He’s a Checker CabMORE HERE

Read our post on the value of the department store names that make up what is now Macy’s (NYSE: M). 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

They brought Barnum to the stage at the Asolo Rep in Sarasota, Florida last fall. Why not bring spin-off Barnum and bring it back as a carnival sideshow? Want to read more about circus brands? See our post on our main BrandlandUSA.com website. BrandlandUSA.com is the website of business andMORE HERE

BrandlandUSA.com is the website of business and travel writer and editor Garland Pollard. Read about “circus brands” in his post called, QUITE AMAZINGLY, Circus Brands! You’ll do flips.MORE HERE

A great Brooklyn brand, and a cool package from Graphic Explosions. Zetov is King of the Kosher Snacks, and Matamin is one of their brands. 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 atMORE HERE

It’s one of the largest problems facing online publishers. Almost all (around 95 percent) of brand advertising is not on the web. The online site Brand.net is attempting to find a solution to the problem , billing itself as the first online advertising network focused exclusively on brand advertising. It’sMORE HERE

We’ve got advice on what to do with Wedgwood now that the company appears to have a saviour. See our post at Next Steps and Solutions for Wedgwood. BrandlandUSA.com is the website of business and travel writer and editor Garland Pollard.MORE HERE

Our latest demographics from Quantcast. We’re not the most readers on the web, but we are the RIGHT ones if you want to reach opinion leaders in branding. BrandlandUSA.com is the website of business and travel writer and editor Garland Pollard. Contact him about freelance writing and editing; his personalMORE HERE