American Wins Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest Again

Don Sniegowski — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 11:31:49 -0700

NEW YORK (Blue MauMau) - America's defending champion, Joey Chestnut, has won one more time against Japanese contender and six-time champion, Takeru Kobayashi, for the title of mustard belt at Nathan's Famous hot dog eating contest in Coney Island.

Strange Sign Sunday: Bad Marketing

Don Sniegowski — Sun, 08 Jun 2008 23:09:40 -0700

Someone in the local department of transportation may have been expressing their food opinions when they put up their "Dead End" sign.

Strange Sign Sunday: New Business for McD?

Don Sniegowski — Sun, 01 Jun 2008 10:20:06 -0700

Is this restaurant a prototype of new McDonald's services to come? No, it's obviously someone not thinking through the implications of their signage.

Brown Backs Big Brown for Kentucky Derby

Don Sniegowski — Fri, 02 May 2008 17:38:32 -0700

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Blue MauMau) — United Parcel Service, the giant package delivering company and holding company of The UPS Store franchise chain, announced on Wednesday that it is sponsoring Big Brown for the 134th Kentucky Derby.

Franchising The Latest Dance Craze/Franpro

franpro — Sat, 08 Dec 2007 05:10:43 -0800

As most of you know, I am always expanding my little consulting business, and this year the theme has been blogging/marketing.

Franchise Ads of Superbowl XLI

Mr. Blue MauMau — Sun, 04 Feb 2007 16:19:17 -0800

Blue MauMau's 2nd Annual Showcase of Superbowl Franchise Ads

There wouldn't be a Superbowl without franchising. After all, the two teams facing off, the Chicago Bears and the Indianapolis Colts, are sports franchises. Business format franchisers such as Pizza Hut are paying big bucks for their ads. And product distribution franchisers such as Budweiser will spend some $80,000 per second of run time to get watchers to consume their goods. Here are franchising's Superbowl XLI ads as soon as they are uploaded on the Net by iFilm (usually within a few minutes).

Quiznos Sues Itself; Charges Irreparable Damage to Brand

Millionaire Richard Quick Esq — Thu, 21 Dec 2006 16:07:37 -0800

DENVER In what legal analysts are calling unprecedented in the history of litigation, Quiznos Corporation has sued itself, claiming that it has done “irreparable harm to the Quiznos brand” and has “consistently failed to promote in such a manner as will not detract from or do damage to the reputation of Quiznos in the markeplace and the goodwill associated with the Quiznos name and trademarks.” The court filing included a request for an emegency injunction to prevent the Denver-based sandwich chain from “doing any more harm to itself and others.”

Saying the Wrong Thing

Juan F — Tue, 28 Nov 2006 00:13:28 -0800

See anything wrong with this sign?

Someone may get the wrong idea of what goes on inside, especially with a price of $254.

Can't even imagine what the premium price of $374 is for.

Photo by kowchow

KFC Pioneers Billboards for Space Travelers

Bob Frankman — Wed, 15 Nov 2006 07:45:30 -0800

Signs of Intelligent Life?!? KFC's New Logo Is World's First Brand Visible From Space

Area 51, Nevada - KFC has this to report from the "UFO Capital of the World", Area 51, off the "Extraterrestrial Highway" in Rachel, Nevada. Space-dwellers will be treated to a one-of-a-kind view -- as an 87,500 square-foot image of Colonel Sanders' new look dominates the Nevada desert, dwarfing houses, vehicles and everything in sight. This is a photo taken from 423 miles up in space. It seems KFC's record breaking-sized logo makes Kentucky Fried Chicken the first brand visible from space. So now we are exporting our billboards into space for hungry travelling astronauts and aliens. Welcome to America! [MarketWire]

7-Eleven Not Serving Cocaine Energy Drink

Juan F — Thu, 26 Oct 2006 08:38:02 -0700

According to the Chicago Sun-Times, 7-Eleven convenience-stores have banned Cocaine from its shelves. The Cocaine in question is actually the name of a high-caffeine drink. But someone at the humor site Fark retorts with a different headline... "7-Eleven pulls Cocaine from store shelves, says store can't keep up with competition from its parking lots."