Bob Collins
Brazil’s soccer team arrived back in Rio de Janeiro on Sunday following its 2-to-1 quarterfinal loss to Belgium late last week.
It wasn’t pretty. Read more →
MPR News Reflections and observations on the news
Tag: Advertising and marketing
For a horrible-tasting drink, Red Bull certainly is able to get people to do odd things in support of its ongoing marketing.
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The University of Minnesota tried its best to hide the fact that selling the naming rights to Mariucci Arena was anything but a grab for cash at the expense of sports history. Read more →
Is it really surprising that in a year in which a candidate’s hair is an actual issue in a race for Congress, that a candidate for attorney general of Minnesota features a break-dancing bison? Read more →
With the exception of a very small handful of teams, Major League Baseball has been notoriously sluggish when it comes to speaking out about bullying, particularly of gay youth. Read more →
What’s public radio fundraising come to? Read more →
Distasteful or not? AT&T has apologized for posting this picture on Twitter and Facebook today: “We apologize to anyone who felt our post was in poor taste. The image was solely meant to pay respect to those affected by the 9/11 tragedy,” the company wrote. But the Ad Freak blog notes that AT&T posted a Read more →
ESPN has unveiled its first brand promo for ESPNw, its website dedicated to women athletics. The site has been around for a few years, so think about that fact: This is the first brand promo, the AdFreak blog says. http://youtu.be/Tr175IEjUpQ