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At BrandlandUSA, we sure do like a Chevrolet Bel Air. BrandlandUSA.com is the website of business and travel writer and editor Garland Pollard.MORE HERE

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Kraft Foods and ConAgra Foods, like most mega-consumer products companies these days, have limited use for “niche” brands. These are brands with limited by loyal following, especially when tastes change over the years. So it is sad to report that, despite years of survival as the “red-headed stepchild” of theseMORE HERE

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And Lincoln Continentals from the 1970s and 1980s are the best, even in beige. Which Mark is it? BrandlandUSA.com is the website of business and travel writer and editor Garland Pollard.MORE HERE

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DETROIT – We found the rather spectacular website Artificial Owl with some hauntingly beautiful photos of Detroit’s empty Union Station. The site is all about photos of abandoned places. I cannot help but think of the parallels between Detroit’s waste of this great building, and the waste that is theMORE HERE

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FORT LAUDERDALE – Make a simple boring product, keep at it, and folks will buy it. That’s the philosophy behind National Beverage Corp. (NASDAQ:FIZZ), makers of the discount brands Shasta, Faygo, LaCroix and Everfresh. The company reported a good financial period ending January 31, 2009. Revenues increased 5 percent toMORE HERE

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IRVINE, Calif. – BMW is the coolest car brand in America. Or so says Kelley Blue Book, which has just released current winners of their 2009 Brand Image Awards. And Cadillac? Boy do Americans like the interiors. The Brand Image Awards are presented to the top brands in 10 categories,MORE HERE

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A quick thought. What happened to diversified car companies. The nation misses diversified products, though they are sold by foreign companies, particularly Asian companies, all at the same time. The companies were more interesting when: Ford made Fordson (and Ford) Tractors, Tri-Motors and Philco Televisions. Kingsford charcoal was an interestingMORE HERE

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A roundup of the day’s branding headlines. The most fascinating? Almost half of all chief marketing officers believe their agency is a waste of time: Almost half of  all Chief Marketing Officers see ad agencies as a “time-suck.” That’s a big ouch. Or ick! In BizCommunity.com, Issa Sitiki daSilva writesMORE HERE