Food and Drink
What Does Local Mean? and Who Values it?
The motivation to protect what’s unique to a specific community, a region, or a particular street has come as a reaction to the mass influx of chain stores in the last 30 years.
Read MoreAre Chain Store Brands Authentic Local Businesses?
I don’t think all multiple store chains are killers of authenticity. Fundamentally, what do they provide that’s not being served to the consumer? And is it real in how it connects to consumers’ experience?
Read MoreOn Target or not? Yet another small grocery brand?
Target’s entry with P-Fresh will add substantially to the already glutted grocery store square-footage in the United States where more and more retailers are competing for the same number of consumer dollars.
Read MoreBeer Labels Gone Bad
The actual design of the new labels along with the methodology to change the names is a disjointed and confusing with sports illustrations that look like a collage gone bad. There are so many activities I can’t figure out what I’m supposed to be doing. The visual images are more evocative of an energy drink than a beer.
Read MoreTropicana’s big mistake. Where’s the orange and the straw?
Tropicana got lost in the world of generics. It was just another white container with a picture of orange juice pouring. Consumers were saying where’s the orange with the straw?
Read MoreWhat is the Wells Fargo brand as it expands through Wachovia territory?
“Why does Wells Fargo use the stagecoach – isn’t it out of date and slow? What’s this brand got to do with modern banking?” The acquisition of Wachovia is a perfect opportunity to build a national brand that can leverage the entire value of their history…
Read MoreThe Label Tastes Good – why perception creates brand value
So you think that taste really is the deciding factor in food choice. Think again. The brand makes all the difference.
Read MoreBrands, Branding, Brand Loyalty: Root Beer, Wine and Hamburgers
Brands, Branding, Brand Loyalty, what’s it all mean? There’s a lot of confusion on what a brand means and how it’s referred to in marketing and advertising
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