If you are anywhere near Bowling Green, Kentucky, visit the exhibition “Recommended by Duncan Hines” and the annual Duncan Hines Festival, which is Aug. 14-15, 2008. The Bowling Green Convention and Visitors’ Bureau has worked to keep the memory of Duncan Hines alive, as have folks at the Kentucky MuseumMORE HERE
In the 20th century, one of the most notable guides to food and hospitality on the road was Duncan Hines’ Adventures in Good Eating. The story is simple; Duncan Hines, a traveling salesman, kept voluminous notes on the places that he traveled in the United States. He loved good restaurantsMORE HERE
Another regional dairy brand is disappearing. The Fort Collins, Colorado Poudre Valley Creamery dairy brands will no longer be on the shelves, according to reporter Pat Ferrier of the Fort Collins Coloradoan. Meadow Gold Dairy’s parent company bought the brand in 2000, but has discontinued it because of low demand,MORE HERE
Want a great (cheap) stop for lunch or dinner on Interstate 95 in South Carolina? Try the Dairy Land. It’s just a short drive east of Interstate 95 in Walterboro, South Carolina. It’s exit 53. On your way, you’ll pass what seems to be the world’s largest collection of firecrackersMORE HERE
On Monday, the AirTran unveiled a “Say YES to Orlando” wrapped airplane with a special performance from the resident company La Nouba by Cirque du Soleil. The unveiling of the Air Tran “Say YES to Orlando” airplane was timed this week to coincide with AirTran’s special promotion on airfares acrossMORE HERE
There is something great about a brand that does not stick to its brand. Particularly industrial companies that go into the business of resorts. Modern management theory HATES this sort of thing, but they are wrong. Brands that do not stick to their brands are MORE interesting. They have depth.MORE HERE
Tennis great Fred Perry might have died in 1995, but his legacy lives on with the Fred Perry tennis line. BrandlandUSA judges it the Top Tennis Brand of All. Why? Because we say so. Launched in 1952, Fred Perry sportswear is known for its Wimbledon-like laurel seen on the frontMORE HERE
Many companies, large and small, are faced with the idea that a brand name might die off, might have died off or be struggling. At right, the logo for the venerable department store Abraham & Straus. The original A&S store in Brooklyn is still open, but it is now aMORE HERE
O.K. So this news July 3, 2008 had us frightened, freaked and sad. The stock value of General Motors is less than Mattel, which makes Hot Wheels. So reports Bloomberg. Mattel! Ouch! But what is interesting is that the stock drop parallels the killing off of Oldsmobile in 2000. TakeMORE HERE
For Americans to again embrace production, innovation, science and enthusiasm, we need to get kids, mainly young boys, doing crap with their brains and their hands. Science stuff. This Fourth of July weekend, we are thinking about great American brands with FIRE-POWER. And for decades, there has been no greaterMORE HERE