Pass the band-aids, please – Gap’s taken a whuppin’. You may have heard about the rebranding imbroglio that flared up last week – for those that didn’t, here’s a quick timeline of the major events:
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Sure, there’s lots of talk about the dreaded economic double-dip floating around these days, but we’ve all heard the eyeroll-inducing adage about the chinese symbol for “crisis” pulling double-duty as the symbol for “opportunity”, right? (If you haven’t, consider your unrolled eyes lucky) Continue Reading
With the Facebook Places announcement on Wednesday, many are anticipating the swift death/corporate absorption of all the other location-based ‘check in’ players. But Foursquare (4sq to its friends) has a few tricks left up its sleeve. Here’s what the location-marketing pioneer could do to fend off the Facebook frenemy. Continue Reading
A few days ago, I received a call from a number I didn’t recognize. The conversation went thus:
Me: “Hello?”
Caller: “Hi, my name is Jeri. I’m calling from [COMPANY], and we’re a rubber band and rubber glove manufacturer. Do you need any of these?”
Me: “Um…no…”
Caller: “Ok, thanks.” *click* Continue Reading
Has anyone else picked up on the increasingly frequent occurrence of the verb “Bing-ing” appearing in pop culture? You know, two TV show characters suddenly have an urgent and immediate need for some obscure information – the solution for which is to “Bing it“? Continue Reading
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