Norwegian Draws Fire over Nobel Choice

Seeded on Sun Oct 18, 2009 8:57 PM EDT (Wall Street Journal)

Jagland is fingered as the major proponent of awarding the Peace Prize to Obama, a decision that only 43% of Norwegians support.

politics, obama, nobel-prize, norwegians, jagland

This May Be Starbucks' Dumbest Move Ever

Seeded on Fri Oct 2, 2009 9:08 AM EDT (Motley Fool)

Starbucks disses paying so much for Starbucks?

business, starbucks, image, marketing, instant, branding, luxury, via

Starbucks New Instant Via Faces Web Scrutiny

Seeded on Fri Oct 2, 2009 8:55 AM EDT (Brand Channel)

This approach to marketing seems off-track for Starbucks. But more definitively off-track is how uninteresting the commercial is--conceptually, graphically...what a waste.

business, starbucks, marketing, branding, via

Apple Up To Same Old, New Devices With Rumored "Tablet"

Seeded on Fri Oct 2, 2009 8:49 AM EDT (Brand Channel)

Apple may be coming out with a Table to rival the Kindle.

business, books, sony, table, amazon, apple, marketing, publishing, branding, e-books

Fighting the Fighting Sioux Brand

Seeded on Fri Oct 2, 2009 8:33 AM EDT ()

ND finally gives up the Sioux brand. (A smart and long overdue branding move, I think..)

football, education, marketing, north-dakota, branding, racist, stereotype, native-american, sioux

Clorox "Mad Men" Ads Miss The Target

Seeded on Fri Oct 2, 2009 8:31 AM EDT (Brand Channel)

The tagline that accompanies the Clorox commercial that runs when Mad Men airs: "Clorox. Getting ad guys out of hot water for generations." Are there really enough men (as opposed to wives) doing laundry to have this be a good branding strategy??

business, clorox, marketing, branding, adultery, affairs, wives, mad-men, don-draper

Facebook Suffers Guilt By Association

Seeded on Fri Oct 2, 2009 8:12 AM EDT (Brand Channel)

"Brands with user-generated content have to be on alert for user-generated damage. "

marketing, photos, us-news, users, brand, facebook

Obama Defends Health Care Agenda

Seeded on Sun Sep 20, 2009 10:07 PM EDT (The New York Times)

"Right now everybody in America, just about, has to get auto insurance," Mr. Obama said on ABC's "This Week with George Stephanopoulos." "Nobody considers that a tax increase."

insurance, politics, health-care, obama