Verizon missed the call when they renamed themselves. The brand is a bore. Furthermore, there were likeable regional Bell names. There is no reason why Verizon can’t be a corporate name, even a new business name, but just because a merged company needs the name Verizon, it doesn’t follow thatMORE HERE
Say goodbye to TRL. Apparently, Viacom is going to give it a break. Visit our main website www.brandlandUSA.com. Questions? E-mail Garland PollardMORE HERE
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Soft serve ice cream is a great American tradition. It’s tasty. And easy to eat. Of course, the world knows Dairy Queen. But there were other soft-serve brands, some still around. The best known dairy runner ups? Tastee-Freeze: Leo Moranz and inventor and Harry Axene created the chain in 1950.MORE HERE
Radio Shack, Reuters reports, has had an excellent quarter, in a time when other retailers have not. Wow. But let’s digress into nostalgia. It’s much more fun. As a child and as a devotee of brands, I shared a love (and frustration) with the Radio Shack (NYSE: RSH) of theMORE HERE
The pioneer computer brand, best known for its retro computer games, is expected to come back as a laptop or netbook.Check out the full story at www.brandlandUSA.com. If you have questions, Click here.MORE HERE
Those of an age to remember Jack Tramiel and his Commodore PET, VIC-20 and Commodore 64 will be heartened to read that there will be a new Commodore computer. This Commodore will be a so-called “netbook” for light use, reports CNET Crave. The Commodore UMMD 8010/F will have a 1.6GHzMORE HERE
Has it come to this? Perhaps we shouldn’t begrudge anyone making some jack on licensing their name out, and we are happy that a Friend of Hef is now known as a protective mom in some circles. In America, that’s progress. According to Brandweek‘s Becky Ebenkamp, the former Playboy bunnyMORE HERE
The Associated Press reports that today, the Colonel’s recipe was moved in a Brink’s truck. Visit us at www.brandlandUSA.com.MORE HERE