Yesterday, we mentioned Popeye-branded spinach, sold by the Allens. They are a cannery in Arkansas. And then we saw something on Ron Coleman’s intellectual property and trademark blog, Likelihood of Confusion. Apparently, the copyright on Popeye is running out in the U.K., what Coleman calls his “beloved mariner friend.” ReadMORE HERE
Great slide show in Business Week on GM selling off its archives.MORE HERE
RICHMOND – So Circuit City is in trouble, and the press is reporting that the company has days to either be purchased, or liquidated. We can’t predict what will happen. All we know is that we went int o the Sarasota store today, and there were customers. That might showMORE HERE
If General Motors has a hard time selling cars, at least they can sell some parts. Their AC Delco brand is gold. Use it. 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
NORWAY – So it’s an awful time to launch a new boat model, but a new model might just sell if it as good looking as the Fjord 40, a Norwegian powerboat designed by Patrick Banfield and Jim Wilshire. It was 2008 European Powerboat of the Year. First, we don’tMORE HERE
Amazingly, pieces of the 1964 New York World’s Fair are still around, and draw interest. Not only is the park there, with all its pieces (museum, marina) but pieces of the fair are scattered about the United States, still drawing attendance. This is proof that the idea of the parkMORE HERE
Here, a little AMF Bowling pre-Christmas promotion, connected to DreamWorks’ Madagascar. The reverse gives a free bowling game for 10, as well as a promo for the Madagascar Bowling Club. Keeping bowling fresh, and making it a great family activity, are exactly what the brand needs to do. BrandlandUSA.com isMORE HERE
A local’s take on the problems at the storied West Virginia resort. Dear BrandlandUSA: “The Greenbrier has struggled with the union for years. Another problem has been that management has fleeced them too. If a person works for the Greenbrier from the President to a store manager, they have fullMORE HERE
Twelve Ways to Rethink The Greenbrier brand WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS – The West Virginia resort The Greenbrier is apparently losing $15 million a year for its parent company CSX. The railroad (NYSE: CSX) is considering everything, according to the January 2, 2008 Wall Street Journal. Goldman Sachs is apparently comingMORE HERE
EL MONTE – We happened upon the Driftwood Dairy while watching the 2000 comedy movie Ready To Rumble. The California dairy makes a cameo as a place where Gordie Boggs (David Arquette) and Sean Dawkins (Scott Caan) stop after hitching a ride with some nuns singing “Running with the Devil.”MORE HERE