+ Decent Marketing +

Decent (adj.) - 1. Respectable, worthy. (Away with marketing that is interruptive, self-absorbed & sometimes downright [...] relationship, to forge a mutually beneficial bond.) C'mon fellow marketing people! Get tough. Get smart. Get nice. Get DECENT.

Last Update: Sat Sep 29 01:23:09 2007

+ A Museum for Condiment Packages + For those of you interested in design and packaging, I learned about the Condiment Packet Museum in the current issue of Saveur [...] salad dressings and more, with the exception of sugar because it would seem some other museum lays claim to that. You can click on...

+ Civic Sloganeering + A while back I wrote about the lame new tagline created for the city of Atlanta: "Every Day Is An Opening Day" (more about this in a [...] blog is also keeping the world up to date on the slew of other cities and states reaching for the holy grail - a slogan that will...

+ Citizen Advertising + I love football (to my readers around the world, I'm referring to the American version FYI). College and NFL alike. I'm [...] together for USC. Yes, I was born in Louisiana. Yes, my dad went to LSU. So I have a bias. But I'm not a meanie. I just found...

+ Does this count towards my 15 minutes of fame? + Thought I'd share with you my interview with AdPulp that appeared last week, focusing on experiential marketing. Thank you, David [...] thoughts but David. Should I feel sorry for myself? No. I think not. Here's the link: The AdPulp Interview: Katherine Stone -...

+ Save the Blackberry! + Can anyone tell me if there's a SAVE THE BLACKBERRY campaign going on anywhere in the blogosphere or elsewhere? I'll cry if my [...] If you haven't heard the news, according to MSNBC: The Supreme Court on Monday refused to hear an appeal from the maker of the...

+ Celebrity Marketing Overkill + Corporations of America, listen up! Please stop giving awards and free stuff to celebs in an effort to get us to buy. It doesn't [...] Day about celebrity gift bags, Bag Swag: Lavishing gift bags on celebrities may be doing more harm than good to brands and stars...

+ Marketing Copy for the Heat Activated Urinal Billboard + Decent marketers, the signs of the apocalypse are upon us ... "The world of 'Interactive' Urinal Advertising is endless... [...] hidden by 'disappearing ink' delivering an interactive message to a captive audience... A perfect strategy to get your...

+ Bring a Snack For New Year's Eve + The following announcement appeared in my community paper today in the "Things To Do" section (I swear on my life this is true): [...] from 9pm to 1am at 402 --------- Rd., Peachtree City. Bring a snack. Entrance fee is $5. Bring a snack? Single adults looking...

+ Gifting Experiences + This past weekend for my birthday my husband took me to Manhattan. What a great gift --especially when you shouldn't really give [...] at Radio City Music Hall (I've wanted to see the Rockettes ever since I was little, and they didn't disappoint), as...

+ Frosty the Barman + We all know how a lot of corporate-themed events and experiences turn out fairly cheesy and silly. So I was a little skeptical when I [...] of Fortune magazine. "Since it opened Oct. 1, London's Absolut Ice Bar has been drawing locals and tourists alike to the 23...