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Category Archives: Branding Thoughts
Follow up to the Dunkin’ Donuts letter
Leave a commentSo, Dunkin’ writes me back and sends me a pound of their coffee. I make a pot, drink one sip and threw the stuff away. It could have been the Ohio water but I think maybe Tim Horton’s has just … Continue reading
Is Fox’s Bill O’Reilly shoplifting from Kroger?
Leave a commentI was watching the Twitter stream and saw this tweet; TheKid965 Random thought: The O’Reilly Factor’s current logo bears a striking resemblence to Kroger’s. Weirdness, and possible disturbingness… about 8 hours ago from TwitterFox So, I went over to kroger.com … Continue reading
What Social Media has done to my desktop
1 CommentI am so busy posting and replying and Twittering, that this is what happens behind all the windows! What a mess. Tweet
What soccer and Twitter now have in common
1 CommentWhat does Major League Soccer and Twitter have in common? Forced, inauthentic marketing. In June-July 2007, David Beckham signed on with the Los Angeles Galaxy for a five-year deal. The mainstream media and people who didn’t understand soccer went nuts. … Continue reading
How Twitter is going to drive up the cost of stuff and reduce competition
5 CommentsI was reading this blog post by Leah Jones. It is a thoughtful look at what happened with the #amazonfail twitterstorm and makes a case for journalism. I think it makes a stronger argument for why twitterstorms are going to … Continue reading
#amazonfail.. maybe not so much as “made a mistake”
Leave a commentDogWalkBlog: Twitter gives small minds the illusion of power. #amazonfails SleepoverRover: @dogwalkblog #amazonfail is not a small issue. It has broad reach. DogWalkBlog: @SleepoverRover maybe, but I think is a knee-jerk reaction to a human mistake. I think Twits are … Continue reading
Dear Dunkin’ Donuts
1 CommentWe recently sent a letter to Mr. Will Kussell of Dunkin’ Donuts. In it we said: I recently viewed the television commercial your company is running featuring a family and their dog, being entranced by the television, only to be … Continue reading