Rit Dye Amazes Still
2009-08-03
What is is there to tye-dye with? BrandlandUSA.com is the website of business and travel writer and editor Garland Pollard. Visit his personal website at GarlandPollard.comMORE HERE
Rit Dye Keeps Teens Entertained
2009-08-02
Last weekend, the teens were in the yard getting ready for church camp. They had to get a LOOK together. And what did they decide to do? Head on over to the store (I forgot to ask which one) and buy a bunch of packs of Rit Dye to doMORE HERE
Addis: The Great Brand Name Risk
2009-07-31
On day one, the meaning of a new brand name can be found in the dictionary (assuming it’s a real word). For a fleeting moment, “Amazon” was a river, “Apple” was a fruit, and “Kindle” conjured fuel for fire. But if early, literal meanings remain over time, the managers ofMORE HERE
Great SEO Advice
2009-07-31
We decided to post some tips on SEO, or Search Engine Optimization, on our company site, BlackCowPress.com. Please go take a look.MORE HERE
Ten Reasons The Century Plaza in L.A. Can Be Preserved
2009-07-30
LOS ANGELES – One of the great modern hotels, The Century Plaza, is potentially going to be demolished. I say potentially because the owner, developer Michael Rosenfeld, is only applying for permission to tear it down for another real estate development. The Hyatt Regency Century Plaza is one of thoseMORE HERE
Visit John Deere Headquarters In Moline
2009-07-28
Most companies don’t want average people in their headquarters. They say that there are “insurance” reasons they don’t have a display in the lobby or that “liability” or “OSHA” or some other rules prevent customers from touring facilities. But we know that is a bunch of bunk. It’s an excuse.MORE HERE
Elks Do Some New Tricks
2009-07-28
Elks are revamping their image to attract a new set of members. Read more and get advice on how your nonprofit can attract a new set of constituents at BrandlandUSA.com, the website of business and travel writer and editor Garland Pollard.MORE HERE
How to Re-brand Fraternal Groups: Elks Point to New Members
2009-07-27
UMATILLA, Florida – Saw it with my own eyes. The Elks, that would be the Benevolent Order of Elks, are recruiting members and advertising themselves with Yahoo banner ads. Good job. In our Bowling Alone era, most hereditary and benevolent societies are struggling, and none more struggling than what wereMORE HERE
National Drive In Revival Begins Here?
2009-07-26
GOOCHLAND, VA – There aren’t too many drive-ins left, but some thrive. We can think specifically of Hull’s Drive In of Lexington, Virginia, where a community comes together summer nights to watch movies in their car. Hull’s almost closed, but the community rallied round, and saved the theater. There areMORE HERE
BOAC Offices, Glasgow in 1970
2009-07-26
GLASGOW, SCOTLAND – In the 1970s, BOAC used firms like the architecture firm Gillespie Kidd and Coia to do its regional work. Here, an office in Glasgow. The city ticket office is almost forgotten these days, but were ubiquitous for all carriers until the mid-1980s. If you recall, BOAC wasMORE HERE