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“Smartbook Says Bloggers Can’t Use The Word Smartbook Anymore. Smartbook.”
I really can’t top that TechCrunch headline. For most of us, the term ’smartbook’ (a device that’s somewhere in between a smartphone and a netbook) is nothing but the latest tech buzzword du jour. For… more →
Collateral Damage
“Smartbook Says Bloggers Can’t Use The Word Smartbook Anymore. Smartbook.”
collateraldamage wrote 4 days ago: I really can’t top that TechCrunch headline. For most of us, the term ’smartbook’ (a device that’s s … more →
I Want our Relationship to be Fun
promisepower wrote 1 month ago: So, one of the first things that I do is to focus on how I want to experience the relationship. I w … more →
Someone at Toyota, Saatchi thought cyber-stalking was a good marketing idea
collateraldamage wrote 1 month ago: In order to market its then-new Matrix model, Saatchi & Saatchi proposed and Toyota OK’d a campa … more →
A basic rule marketing people can’t remember: Nazi = bad
collateraldamage wrote 1 month ago: Latest example: A wax museum opening next month in Thailand put up posters of mass murder Hitler wit … more →
Red Bull gives a shout out to its favorite Nazi
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collateraldamage wrote 1 month ago: Red Bull beverages produces a magazine called The Red Bulletin (which sounds like a communist public … more →
American Girl selling “homeless girl” doll for $95
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collateraldamage wrote 2 months ago: What could be a better way for your child to learn that the homeless are just like real people than … more →
Food for thought
afterlife13 wrote 2 months ago: We’ve said it a million times (well, a few times on this blog) — check into everything y … more →
Twitter valued at $1 Billion say people with a vested interest in Twitter
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collateraldamage wrote 2 months ago: Hysterical story in today’s journal headlined: Twitter’s Value Is Set at $1 Billion The lede: … more →
Industry puts “healthy choice” label on Froot Loops, Cocoa Krispies, etc.
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collateraldamage wrote 2 months ago: The cereals are just two of the foods to receive approval from a new food-labeling campaign called S … more →
Hannah Montana Cherries: WTF?
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gimmeyummy wrote 3 months ago: Hannah Monana Cherries!? For real!? I stumbled upon this on www.Dlisted.com I’m just a giggleb … more →
Can Social Media Make Up For Retailer Screw-Ups?
eswpartners wrote 4 months ago: I recently found myself in a conversation about United Airlines and their recent fiasco with the mus … more →
Hardee’s gets what it wants as someone finally objects to A-hole ads
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collateraldamage wrote 4 months ago: Hardee’s finally got someone to complain about its new A-hole campaign. Boddie-Noell Enterprises, wh … more →
Brit soft drink puts obscenity on new label
collateraldamage wrote 4 months ago: Tango is a carbonated beverage sold in the UK. It is evidently quite popular and prone to “problems” … more →
Brand fail? American Apparel employed 1,800 not-so-American workers
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collateraldamage wrote 5 months ago: American Apparel – which runs “the largest garment factory in the United States, at a time when most … more →
Why is Citi still in business?
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collateraldamage wrote 5 months ago: Last week saw some quite impressive accomplishments, even by Citi’s august standards. In just a few … more →
GM bankruptcy ad is a symphony of weasel words
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collateraldamage wrote 5 months ago: In the face of the greatest single corporate collapse in the history of the world, GM rolled out an … more →
READERS PRESENT PICKS FOR ADVERTISING AGE'S ANNUALS OF MARKETING DISASTERS
Kimberly Hellstrom wrote 6 months ago: NEW YORK (AdAge.com) — KFC blundered big earlier this month with the launch of Kentucky Grille … more →
It’s Bounty v. Brawny as paper towel makers go back to court
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collateraldamage wrote 6 months ago: Seems that P&G, makers of Bounty, and Georgia-Pacific, makers of Brawny (and herewith referred t … more →
Krispy Kreme forced to eat half-baked marketing scheme
collateraldamage wrote 7 months ago: Last week, the kreme hit the fan when An Australian biscuit company has threatened legal action agai … more →
