Bob Collins
There’s nothing that can’t stir up people. A 60-foot mermaid’s demise? Easy pickings. Read more →
MPR News Reflections and observations on the news
Tag: Marketing & Advertising
A business official in Wisconsin says it’s time to change the state’s ‘America’s Dairyland’ slogan to something better. He thinks ‘Forward’ is better. Read more →
Thanks to my long-time MPR colleague, Euan Kerr, I’ve come to realize there’s nothing ballet can’t do. Read more →
School’s out! It’s a time to get inside and play! Read more →
A Los Angeles writer has been selected to write 125 in one week about the Mall of America and the people who shop there. Easy? Can you write one? Read more →
Some NBA cities are getting all jazzed up for the excitement of the NBA playoffs.
And then there’s Minneapolis, where the local team has missed the playoffs for a 13th consecutive year. Read more →
Watch it while you can because this online ad for Pepsi isn’t going to be around long. Read more →
This is World Down Syndrome Day and an ad agency suggests we use the opportunity to consider the phrase ‘special needs.’
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Someone at McDonald’s is getting fired today.
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Three ads extolling American values have got the patriots stirred up. No, not those Patriots. Read more →
Particularly since they’re usually released in advance now, it’s getting harder for Super Bowl commercials to stand out from the crowd anymore.
A sure-fire way to get noticed, however, is not to get your ad on the TV at all. Read more →
Like everyone else in the Twin Cities, we have been entertained by the video of outtakes during a commercial filming for White Bear Mitsubishi.
There’s nothing better than seeing slapstick from mascots. Read more →
How could actor and comedian Nick Offerman outdo last year’s online ‘ad’ for a whisky in which he sat in front of a yule log fire for 45 minutes?
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Drink up, people! We’ve got some serious uniting to do, still. Read more →
Hobby Lobby is an arts and crafts store that caters to a Christian clientele and it makes no apologies for doing so.
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