Would you like to buy some meters from this maid? You bet! She is Leah the meter maid from the Hialeah Meter Company in Hialeah, Florida, and boy does she have some light-you-up curves. Have a mascot. It’s fun, and makes your product memorable.MORE HERE

HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. – In the latter half of the 20th century, the New York region became the hub of a far-reaching empire of cosmetics and cosmetics and beauty products. But by the end of the 20th century, many brands and companies, large and small, had disappeared, either neglected by parentMORE HERE

Shame on Northwest’s management for allowing its identity to be destroyed by Delta. Not only is a great bit of American history going to be lost, unnecessarily, but a large amount of shareholder value, in the Northwest identity, is going to be lost. This is not an issue of empty-but-funMORE HERE

Looking at a 1950s Pontiac logo, we learned that the Indian theme disappeared in the 1950s. Perhaps it is time to bring it back, at least on some special editions, and honor Chief Pontiac. Visit our main site www.brandlandusa.com for in depth stories.MORE HERE

If KLM and Air France can keep their unique identities after a merger, then why can’t Delta and Northwest keep their identities? This week, Landor Associates, the branding firm, redid the positioning of KLM, Royal Dutch Airlines. This was to help build on KLM’s long heritage. KLM is part ofMORE HERE

A great view of a great grille. Cadillac. American icon. Like Jaguar was to British Leyland, Cadillac is to General Motors. Read our stories on the various brands of General Motors. If you don’t want to read, you should, as it appears we taxpayers are going to bail out RickMORE HERE

Yes it has, literally and figuratively. The stock is way down; there is not much good news. We found some even worse news in this week’s The New York Observer. It was in a profile of a bicycling pot messenger in New York. It seems that one of his topMORE HERE

Read our story on Barbasol, and other great bargains that are still around from an earlier, more innocent America. Top Ten Recession Grocery Brands from the Depression Era Vintage Brands from the Dollar Tree Visit our main site www.brandlandusa.com for in depth stories. Ideas? Leave a comment or email editorMORE HERE

  What happens when brand families are dispersed? Would 3M keep Scotch tape, but sell off Scotchguard? Would Johnson & Johnson keep Johnson’s baby oil, but rid itself of Johnson’s No More Tears? Would United Technologies keep Carrier home heating & air, but spin off Carrier commercial division? Not likely,MORE HERE

PETERSBURG – It’s the greatest pen sign ever. It’s the Remmie Arnold Pen of Petersburg, Virginia. The company was founded by Remmie Arnold, who ran for governor of Virginia, but lost. He won at the pen game, and for a time Remmie Arnold was one of the world’s largest penMORE HERE