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MPR News Reflections and observations on the news

Tag: Marketing and advertising

How to advertise bad beer

Bob CollinsBob Collins December 9, 2011, 2:27 PM Dec 9, 2011
7

Comedian Will Ferrell may have hit on the biggest publicity stunt in the history of publicity.

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Fish House Friday

Bob CollinsBob Collins November 25, 2011, 5:47 PM Nov 25, 2011
5

Images from this year’s Fish House Parade in Aitkin, Minn.

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When advertising offends

Bob CollinsBob Collins November 17, 2011, 12:00 PM Nov 17, 2011

An ad campaign using an image of the pope sets the advertising world abuzz.

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Food marketing for the subconscious

dgaraets October 20, 2011, 8:00 AM Oct 20, 2011

Where better to go nuts than in the grocery store?

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Why JC Penney needed Target’s marketing boss

Bob CollinsBob Collins October 3, 2011, 3:13 PM Oct 3, 2011
2

Judging by the latest marketing gaffe by Penney, he best get there soon.

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The singing barista’s bad day

Bob CollinsBob Collins September 21, 2011, 12:14 PM Sep 21, 2011
1

A barista at Starbucks is fired for singing about his customers.

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Tiptoeing through 9/11 marketing

Bob CollinsBob Collins September 9, 2011, 1:52 PM Sep 9, 2011
10

Is there a right way to advertise around 9/11?

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The business of 9/11

Bob CollinsBob Collins September 7, 2011, 10:31 AM Sep 7, 2011
1

It’s a fine line some businesses are walking between a respectful honoring of the deaths of hundreds of New York emergency responders on 9/11 and taking advantage of a national tragedy to increase business.

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Too pretty for homework?

Bob CollinsBob Collins August 31, 2011, 11:04 AM Aug 31, 2011

JC Penney under fire for a sweatshirt for girls.

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That old-time billboard religion

Bob CollinsBob Collins August 30, 2011, 12:48 PM Aug 30, 2011
3

NewsCut’s obsession with billboard controversies is satiated today with word of a billboard brouhaha in West Mansfield, Ohio.

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PR battle for the face of a strike

Bob CollinsBob Collins August 12, 2011, 2:35 PM Aug 12, 2011
2

What’s the face of an American Crystal Sugar Company worker these days?

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Childhood bullying not M&M’s fault, panel rules

Bob CollinsBob Collins August 8, 2011, 12:25 PM Aug 8, 2011
5

Does the red M&M encourage kids to be bullies?

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The four stages of political scandal

Bob CollinsBob Collins June 14, 2011, 2:34 PM Jun 14, 2011
1

The last stage of any political scandal is the Saint Paul Saints’ marketing gimmick.

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Things that didn’t happen

Bob CollinsBob Collins June 13, 2011, 12:50 PM Jun 13, 2011
3

Almost 15 million people are officially unemployed in the U.S., but the person in charge of placing the day-after-big-sporting-event ads for Macy’s still has a job.

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Doggelganger and the pooch who looks like you.

Bob CollinsBob Collins June 9, 2011, 5:01 PM Jun 9, 2011
3

Some creative programmers develop a Web site to match you with a dog looking for a home.

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