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Good Ideas Don't Sell Themselves.

Kelly wrote 2 months ago: Unless you’re Warren Buffett if you want to get something done in business you’re going … more →

Sell sell sell

Sarah Ditum wrote 3 months ago: Up until the recent recession, it was advertisers who paid for most of your news. Not all of it – th … more →

Tags: Culture, Print, Online, ASA, express, advertising, Chris Anderson

Wired up

Sarah Ditum wrote 4 months ago: How does UK Wired celebrate the merits of Free? With a spread of specially-commissioned illustration … more →

Tags: Culture, Print, Design, Online, Chris Anderson, wired, Conde Nast, metallic ink

Newspaper classifieds: don't blame the internet (but it's still not good)

Sarah Ditum wrote 4 months ago: Graphs taken from The Media Business Newspapers might be having trouble retaining their classified a … more →

Tags: Online, Print, advertising, classifieds, Newspapers, Publishing

Art of Shaving: Follow-up2 comments

Kelly wrote 5 months ago: After posting a comment on Twitter about the Art of Shaving acquisition by P&G, I got a note fro … more →

P&G Studies the Art of Shaving and Retail4 comments

Kelly wrote 5 months ago: Last week Procter & Gamble announced the purchase of the retail chain the Art of Shaving. Steppi … more →

Tags: acquisition, art of shaving, Business Week, crest, Febreze, Gillette, mr. clean, PG, Procter & Gamble

Time for General Motors to Become a Little Less General4 comments

Kelly wrote 5 months ago: General Motors filed for bankruptcy. Too bad for my hometown of Detroit, but maybe it needed to happ … more →

Tags: Chevrolet, Fox Business News, GM, gm reinvention, VCU Brandcenter

A New Era for Account Leadership

Kelly wrote 6 months ago: There was a time when advertising account managers were sales people. They had firm handshakes, wore … more →

Tags: 4As, aaaa, Account Manager, caley cantrell, Crispin Porter Bogusky, Don Just, McCann, Nancy Hill, Ogilvy

Chrysler Corporation: The Task Ahead

Kelly wrote 6 months ago: This week, Fox News asked me to comment on the challenges facing a bankrupt Chrysler as it attempts … more →

Tags: advertising, Chrysler, Fox News, Fox-business, Car Dealers, Brand

MasterCard's Act of Kindness: Priceless7 comments

Kelly wrote 7 months ago: At a time when the news is filled with the ugly side of corporations, I thought I’d share a st … more →

Tags: FIRST Robotics Competition, Kansas City, mastercard, Virginia

The City Sleeps4 comments

Kelly wrote 8 months ago: Today is the last day of life for Circuit City. The bankrupt company announced it will close the las … more →

Tags: bankruptcy, Best Buy, Carmax, circuit city, Divx, fired employees, Good To Great, Mistakes

Strength Amidst the Gloom2 comments

Kelly wrote 8 months ago: Fortune Most Admired Companies Spend much time reading today’s headlines and you’ll get … more →

Tags: Apple, Berkshire Hathaway, Disney, Google, Procter & Gamble, Southwest Airlines

Stimulating Brands2 comments

Kelly wrote 9 months ago: Hyundai Assurance Program I can’t think of a major American corporation that doesn’t hav … more →

Tags: David Hartman, Dell, Hyundai, Intel, Nike, PG, Target

A Turning Point for the Walmart Brand?2 comments

Kelly wrote 9 months ago: Sam Walton's 1993 Autobiography The folks at Walmart have been working hard to improve their ima … more →

Tags: made in america, obama, The Martin Agency, VCU Brandcenter, Walmart

Google's Road Rally Stops at the VCU Brandcenter

Kelly wrote 9 months ago: Google's Robert Wong and VCU Brandcenter's Rick Boyko Last week the folks at Google brought … more →

Tags: Creative Labs, Google, Rick Boyko, Robert Wong, The Martin Agency, VCU Brandcenter

Sticking it to the Man: A Guide to 21st Century Capitalism1 comment

Kelly wrote 10 months ago: Introduction A few weeks ago, a brilliant marketer and former colleague of mine, Dee Papit, commente … more →

Tags: Cultural Topics, Culture References, Allen Ginsberg, andy warhol, ARPAnet, Barack Obama, Fred Moore, Gloria Steinem, Google

Messengers of Peace: Ali and Goodall2 comments

Kelly wrote 1 year ago: Muhammad Ali and Jane Goodall In 2003, Muhammad Ali and Jane Goodall sat side by side to answer ques … more →

Tags: VCU Brandcenter, Muhammad Ali, Jane Goodall, Jane Goodall Institute, Muhammad Ali Center, AdCenter

Art Along the River

Kelly wrote 1 year ago: Painting by the River After all the heightened emotions experienced in the final days of the preside … more →

Tags: Cultural Topics, Culture References, VCU Brandcenter, Kelly O'Keefe, Conor O'Keefe, Art, James River, Lazare Gallery, Aaron Pavelis

Branding Lessons from the Campaign Trail2 comments

Kelly wrote 1 year ago: According to published reports, Barack Obama’s victory in the Presidential election was celebr … more →

Tags: Brandcenter Blogs, Cultural Topics, Culture References, Brands, obama, McCain, Campaign, advertising, Obama Victory. VCU Brandcenter


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