Marketing
Starbucks Happy Hour?
A friend passed along this article from AdAge, “Forget the Cut TV Critters, Starbucks Needs a Happy Hour.” I previously was of the notion that Starbucks was above having to have a happy hour, but with their stock performance as of late, it may be time to reconsider. Some Seattle natives may remember when Tully’s [...]
Perspire Soda?
Okay, as I’ve said before I’m a big fan of Jones Soda. I was just the hawks game on Sunday and got a few samples of their delicious cream soda, which took me back to senior year of high school (Yea, I drank alot of Jones then). Jones has never been one to pass on [...]
The New York Times, setting the paper free.
In a move that I wasn’t sure I would see for at least a few more years, The New York Times is getting rid of their "Times Select" paid sections. They are also releasing all of their archives for free online. This is a huge move for the publishing industry that such an old media [...]
The Worlds First $10.5M Phone…
Love this marketing campaign from Blackberry. They’re selling their 8830 phone for $10.5 million. Yes, for a phone. The catch… you get a private island along with the phone. Below, is the ad for the phone, and it’s a great piece, put together for the worlds billionaires. There is an option on the official site [...]
Another Seattle company getting into book sales…
No, not Amazon. Nope, not Starbucks. Nordstrom has announced that they will be selling and publish a children’s book this Christmas season. You know what? I think it will actually work. Nordstrom has such a personal connection with most of its shoppers that the customers will trust their person shoppers recommendations. In contrast to Starbucks [...]
First Hawks game of the year.
I went to the Seahawks preseason game last night and had a great time. Seattle won, no Hawks were injured, and no starters looked horrible, that’s about all you can hope for in a preseason game. It was fun to be back at Qwest and watching football in person. One thing that I was looking [...]
Gotta love minor league baseball…
The Portland Beavers baseball team is feeling the heat of the Oregon State Beavers. Nothing official, but when you think of baseball in Oregon your first thought is the two time defending national champion Oregon State baseball team. When you think of a team named the Beavers that plays baseball, your first thought is the [...]
