SILOAM SPRINGS, ARKANSAS – The Allens Sunshine Seasoned Southern Style Collard Greens are available at your local Publix. Turns out this is a great, family company based in Siloam Springs, Arkansas, and they have a great history. The company was founded by Earl Allen, who started working in canning inMORE HERE
SEAGROVE, N.C. – Our friend Doug Dobey, that fantastico Richmond, Virginia graphic designer, says that he is getting out the Luck’s Black Eyed Peas for the New Year’s Holiday. Add to it some stewed tomatoes and you have a VERY odd Southern tradition. We aren’t that big fans of blackMORE HERE
ROCKY MOUNT, N.C. – Thanks to our friend Johnnie Hubbel who tells us of her love of Red & White supermarkets. Johnnie (we call her LOU!) went into the one in Red Oak, N.C. and found a big bin of Necco Wafers, rock candy and Chick-O-Stix. If you want toMORE HERE
McArthur Dairy, one of Florida’s great dairy brands.MORE HERE
LEHI – Founded in 1906, Lehi Roller Mills still makes bakery mixes from their mills in Lehi, Utah. The company was founded by George G. Robinson, and is run by Sherm Robinson, his grandson. The muffin mix is a completely pre-mixed recipe. Pictured here is their Country Blueberry Muffin Mix.MORE HERE
It’s hardly even a buyer’s market, as few have money to buy. So what does a real estate broker do for branding when the market is temporarily kaput? How does a Realtor create a personal brand when there is no activity to brand, budgets are tight and all your activityMORE HERE
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Whether a brand is new or old, you need a process for turning it around. So says Bobby Riley, CEO and Creative Director of Boston-based Soldier Design. Riley founded his own retail store Concepts and held an executive position at Burton Snowboards. Today his independent brand developmentMORE HERE
We were thinking. What happened to the Irish Sweepstakes? Do we want to try our luck? Turns out the Irish Sweepstakes died over a decade ago. Yes, we have all sorts of lotteries across the U.S. But people in trailers win that. We want the Irish Sweepstakes, smuggled tickets, changedMORE HERE
Each little region of the United States has its own brand names. These brand names are the most fragile of brands, as even a great (and successful) 75-year-old local retail company can shut down because of real estate, family issues, changing demographics or a myriad of other things. These brandsMORE HERE
A great brand can be a regional brand.And it does not have to be fancy or sophisticated. Ice. Beverages. Gas. What else do you need? It can be a ship’s store and a fishing tackle shop on a small island, like Gasparilla Island, Florida. Here, Whidden’s in Boca Grande. Whidden’sMORE HERE