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Now that College of Charleston’s branding campaign has been successfully rolled out, I thought I’d share it with you. In the spirit of full disclosure, my agency created and executed the campaign. We’ve also had the benefit of a wonderful client team at College of Charleston. They get it. And they chose well from the [...]

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The big news from Starbucks’ annual meeting last week was Howard Schultz’s reference to Starbucks’ image as a purveyor of excess. “We’ve become the poster child for excess … we are going to dispel this myth about a $4 cup of coffee,” he said at the meeting. Schultz went on to say that Starbucks has [...]

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If you’re like me, you’ve probably seen GE’s TV commercials for its ecomagination initiative. They are currently running their “scarecrow” ad, and ran their “dragon” ad during the Beijing Olympics. If you visit the ecomagination website, you can learn a lot about GE’s commitment to a healthier world – http://ge.ecomagination.com. It is a cool website.  [...]

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Okay, one of my colleagues and I were given the opportunity to sample the new Starbucks Via Ready Brew. This is their new soluble product that is supposed to revolutionize the world of instant coffee. We didn’t have the benefit of a blind taste test, but it sure tasted like freshly brewed coffee.  We each [...]

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The fact that advertising is everywhere is nothing new. But it is amazing some of the places you’ll find it – and some of the product tie-ins. Companies targeting business travelers are finding unique ways to deliver their messages.
Are you familiar with Zappos, the online shoe retailer? Lately I’ve noticed ads for Zappos lining the [...]

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If you’ve seen Burger King’s newest TV commercials, you are aware that BK is doing a taste test putting its Whopper up against McDonald’s Big Mac. The catch is that the people doing the tasting are “burger virgins.” These are people living in remote locations around the world (remote areas of Thailand, Romania and Greenland) [...]

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