All posts for the month August, 2011

Luxury Tailgating? How the Rich Do Football.

Perhaps one of America’s favorite pastimes is tailgating – the art of cooking food, drinking beer, and listening to music while tossing around a pigskin outside a college or pro football stadium with anywhere from 40-100,000 of your closest friends all in the name of a good time. A recent trend that is popping up [...]

Which Luxury Brands Are on Twitter

Versace. Gucci. Mark Jacobs. What do these brands have in common besides their astronomically high price tags? Twitter accounts. However, as Michelle Yue noted in a previous post, simply having a social media presence does not guarantee success. Orphaned or intern-run accounts, (no offense to interns) can be extremely detrimental to the brand. Here is [...]

Steve Jobs: “You have to trust in something…”

As a result of today’s announcement that Steve Jobs is stepping down from Apple due to his current health struggles, there is a bumper crop of articles about his career, patents he owns and the challenges Apple will face without him. It was through this media blitz, that I actually rediscovered his commencement speech to [...]

8 Website Tips You Might Think You Already Know, But Odds Are You Don’t

Whether you’re a large brand or a local business, you likely already know that your website is invaluable to the promotion of your business. You may be satisfied with your flashy text, colorful photo gallery and relaxing accompanied audio. Don’t be. Especially if you’re a small business. At the time of this post, there are [...]

What Can Horses Tell Us About Marketing?

Land Rover North America understands the value of the equestrian industry. The luxury auto maker with deep and unmistakable British roots has recognized the value of “horse people” for the past few years. Their media campaigns targeted at the overall consumer market highlight the performance and the versatility of their Range Rover and LR-4 all-wheel [...]

God Rest Ye Merry Monsters

While Macy’s will likely continue with their commercial cast of star designers, Barneys New York will be hanging their Santa Hat on a cultural icon – Lady Gaga. Barney’s will dedicate an entire floor of their New York City location, as well as their famous window display, to Gaga’s Workshop. At first glance, this may [...]

There They Go Wasting Ad Space Again

Back in May, I wrote a post about how a local Lexus dealer was wasting billboard space with a lame, overused headline. It’s even more dismaying when a brand wastes a more creative space like a magazine wrap. Targeted Media, Inc. offers marketers the opportunity to make their product or service seem like the cover [...]

The Brilliant “Cast” of the Greatest Movie Ever Sold

On a recent JetBlue flight I had the pleasure of a complimentary viewing of Morgan Spurlock’s film, The Greatest Movie Ever Sold. This smart and witty documentary takes the viewer through the steps for getting sponsors as Spurlock attempts to get his entire movie paid for with advertising dollars. As you would guess, many brands ran away screaming from the [...]

RIP USPS

Here’s the latest news on our fabulous postal service: WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Postal Service posted a net loss of $3.1 billion in its third quarter and warned again it would default on payments to the federal government if Congress did not step in. Total mail volume for the quarter that ended June 30 fell to 39.8 billion [...]