International Harvester Farmall
2009-11-02
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Brands of Escape from the Planet of the Apes
2009-10-31
Catching the film Escape from the Planet of the Apes on Planet of the Apes weekend, the movie was packed with brands. Surely there are more, but these were the ones that are highlighted, just after Zira and Cornelius, previously confined to a zoo, head out of their international pressMORE HERE
History of Mrs. Stewart’s Bluing
2009-10-28
That there can be small companies that make just a few products and stay independent is evidenced by Mrs. Stewart’s Bluing. The company was born in the 1880s, when a traveling salesman name Al Stewart carried around a family concoction. He sold the rights to a fellow named Luther Ford inMORE HERE
What Happened to Safeway’s Private Brands?
2009-10-23
RESTON – So we haven’t been in a Safeway in years, but go in to grab some things while traveling. And I am curious about brands, and I look to see what has happened to some of the valuable private labels that Safeway was known for. They all seemed toMORE HERE
BrandlandUSA Talks to the Hand … the Palmolive Hand
2009-10-20
Editor’s Note: In our study of American brands, we talked to Roanoke, Virginia writer Elizabeth Barbour, who is the model for the Palmolive hand. While she is not as famous as Madge, her hands do look like the famous ones on the Colgate-Palmolive package. BrandlandUSA: When did you first becomeMORE HERE
Jeep Grand Wagoneer, the Classic, Lives On
2009-10-17
The new Land’s End catalog features one of the great American cars, a car brand with great enduring appeal. The Grand Wagoneer. It still holds as an icon, or so the happy scene to the right shows. The car helps sell clothes, and connotes a lifestyle. The branding question isMORE HERE
Old London Melba Toast, WASP Cocktail Snack
2009-10-15
One of the genius Partridge Family episodes was when Shirley Partridge met up with a millionare man who had made a fortune in Melba toast. Lucky for us, you can read about the episode, which starred John Astin, on IMDB. Forever and forever, Melba toast has been amusing. I thinkMORE HERE
Protecting Old Brands in China
2009-10-14
BEIJING – Do the Chinese understand brands better than the U.S.? In some ways, yes. The Chinese interest in American brands, it is hoped, will help preserve a few. But one good thing; it is China that helped save Buick. The success of General Motors’ Buick in China was soMORE HERE
Tour Top Beer Brands of Fort Collins, Colorado
2009-10-13
FORT COLLINS, Colo. – Home to numerous micro-breweries and a Budweiser plant, the visitor’s bureau here has come up with a tour of locally made beer brands, from Budweiser to regional craft brews. Located 50 miles north of Denver, Fort Collins has been called the Napa Valley of Beer. ThereMORE HERE
Taster’s Choice No Longer a Top Choice
2009-10-09
We still get confused by the nomenclature of Nescafe Taster’s Choice. There are really two products, Nescafe and Taster’s Choice and they should only be next to each other in the aisle, not in the same jar. Today, there is Nescafe Taster’s Choice, and it doesn’t seem right. Nescafe pleasesMORE HERE