BurgerKing, Volvo, Coke, LEGO, and ShoeDazzle were some of the brands in my recent conversations. Peruse this recap of my content this month to see what you might have missed:
brand as business bit: There’s been a lot of activity in the fast food world these days: Burger King just launched a new menu and ad campaign, Wendy’s introduced a new tagline and campaign, and Taco Bell is experimenting with a new menu and tagline. My colleagues over at E-Poll and I thought it would [...]
Apparently my “Outside Insights” column, How to Defeat McDonald’s**, on QSR Magazine‘s home page has prompted concern among the folks at McDonald’s. It was intended as a service piece for fast feeders looking for insights on how to establish competitive advantage — but the Golden Arches media relations team seems to view it as a [...]
if a brand has something to say, say it
Why do brands that have a strong point of differentiation not position themselves on it?? Quizno’s serves a case in point.
The verdict from brand marketers on the worst brand extensions of 2008 is out — Burger King underwear, Kellogg’s hip-hop street wear, and Allstate Green insurance were named the worst offenders.
Yesterday’s New York Times article entitled, “Do You Want to ‘Friend’ a Detergent?” provides a vivid description of what’s wrong with marketing these days.
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