Well, not in the good ol' U.S.A but the Middle East branch of Coke announced that it has debuted cans in the region without its trademark label as part of a new … [Read more...]
Forbes Thinks RuPaul and Her Girls Are BIG Business
A very interesting article about how RuPaul, and drag in general, is BIG BUSINESS. RuPaul and MANY of the girls who have passed through RuPaul's Drag Race know this and this article gives insight on some of … [Read more...]
KAWS, It Is: Pharrell’s New Scent GIRL, Is For Boys Too?
Pharrell latest release in his low-key quest for global domination is GIRL, a fragrance created with Comme des Garçons. According to The Cut; "The … [Read more...]
7 Perfectly Useless Products
If you make a useful product, customers will buy it. That's how marketing works. That's not how Katerina Kamprani rolls, though. The Athens-based architect and 3d modeller has created a series of everyday objects called “The Uncomfortable” where the opposite is true. Instead of … [Read more...]
Rub It In
This is what happens when beauty products get into the ugly business of politics. [Read more...]
I Did Not Know That of the Day
Even Marketing Can Be Nostalgic
In the midst of conversation with James St. James, I asked if he knew the Jack Stephan's ads that ran in Los Angeles in the '80s and '90s (although it looked like they were filmed in the '70s). "Stephan's. JACK STEPHAN'S! We're in the white pages!" Sadly, I can't find it … [Read more...]
Dana and Taylor!
Why?
The YMCA has just dropped the MCA portion of its corporate name and wants to be known from now on as simply "the Y," throwing a wet towel on that great party song by the Village People. "It’s a way of being warmer, more … [Read more...]
