Tag Archives: brand equity

The logos are coming! Corporate logos on professional jerseys: Do you even care?

The logos are coming! Well, in the case of the NBA they’re already here in the form of a pilot program that’s expected to run 3 years. But for other major North American sports groups such as the NFL, MLB, … Continue reading

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Sports Haters: The Next Level of Twitter Engagement

Once upon a time, we sat down to watch our favorite team (as long as it was in the same region where we lived) on  TV. Forget watching Barcelona Soccer playing Manchester, forget watching your daughter’s Division III volleyball team … Continue reading

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Craft beer: Is this market “saturated”?

It’s Fall, so naturally, I think about football…and beer. I load myself up in my Uggs and flannel shirt and head on down to my local grocery store to stock up before the big tailgate party. But wait! Where did … Continue reading

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Did that make you cry?

Offensive imagery for brands have been pervasive in American history and many of these brands are propagated by derogatory stereotypes (Bhasin, 2011). For instance, Aunt Jemima, a brand that still exists today, but has been dramatically altered since its first … Continue reading

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“Windokia” or “Nokrosoft”? Neither.

One of the biggest (and probably the saddest) technology news recently was about the deal between Microsoft and Nokia, with the former company acquired the “Asha” and “Lumia” device name brand trademarks, while the Nokia brand will still be used … Continue reading

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Making Vacuuming an Adventure!

For their new Kompressor Elite vacuum cleaner, LG made an ad that takes viewers into a vintage-looking toy world, with a story line seemingly inspired by the most recent addition to the Toy Story movies, Toy Story 3. While vacuum … Continue reading

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