Pokemon Won’t “Go” Away
Pokémon is a media product created by The Pokemon Company, a Japanese consortium among Nintendo, Game Freak and Creatures. This cultural icon was created by Satoshi Tajiri in 1995 and is based on anecdotal...
Category: Brand Sanctuary™
Using trused names as a shield: “I count on your brand not to let me down.”™
Emerging Evidence: Pop Culture Curriculum
Education is taking advantage of popular culture in order to create interesting experiences for students.
Q315 Topic: Trust Shift
Brand honesty within the consumer market is extremely important, but a corporate scandal or faulty product can quickly overshadow claims.
Dinner With A Side Of Gore
Most web reaction to this has been incredulous: “This can’t be real??” Then you read it’s from Japan. “Ohhhhh, yep. Ok. Japan.” Gaming themed bars are nothing new, but a restaurant/ cafe based on...
Sounds Weird
Adult Swim, the kings of weird late night TV, have launched their annual Singles Program. No, I don’t mean some kind of dating service (although that could be a fun idea!) It’s free downloads...
Kellogg’s Twitter Marketing Is Totes Amazeballs
It seems Kellogg’s is a company that knows how to monitor twitter. The fun started with the lead singer of popular English, alternative, brit pop band The Charlatans, Tim Burgess. Probably while passing time...
Paul Frank & Nestle Crunch Get Cozy For Christmas
The Holiday Season is a time for coming together. Here’s two brands that are doing just that. “Nestle Crunch has partnered with fashion label Paul Frank on a limited-edition run of their 2.75 oz....
Gal Pal Certified
Girls talk about guys. FACT. Many of us love to match-make too. We discuss our relationships… often in gory detail. Sorry guys, but your girlfriend/wife’s friends probably know more about you than you would...
Beyond A Brand
With the internet absolutely flooded with tributes, tweets and articles about Steve jobs and his amazing legacy… you could be completely forgiven for not wanting to read another one. However, as long time followers...
Domino’s Wins A Brand Champion For Life
Most companies develop “brand champions” with consistently great service, recognition of fans or even creating special VIPs of “influencers”. Nobody could have ever predicted how Domino’s Pizza’s latest brand champ came about. If you...
