Aloha and Mahalo, Alfred Shaheen
Shaheen made Hawaii-print shirts famous Just a big mahalo to Alfred Shaheen, the man who not only made Hawaiian shirts famous and in the process helped gave Haw... Read more.
Nine Pharmaceutical Branding Tips from Robins
Pfizer’s Wyeth purchase includes remnants of the old A.H. Robins company RICHMOND – The merger between Wyeth and Pfizer got us thinking about the le... Read more.
Six Life Tips From Gilligan’s Island
Wisdom from the Brady Bunch Auteur, Sherwood Schwartz Anyone who values American culture appreciates Gilligan’s Island and The Brady Bunch. Even if they w... Read more.
Apple’s SEC Investigation: Rotten to the Core
The Apple Brand is Larger than Steven Jobs CUPERTINO – So wait, it’s the 25th anniversary of the Macintosh, and the Securities and Exchange Commissi... Read more.
Detroit Automotive Tourism and Car Factory Tours
Michigan Needs a GM Auto Tour A week or so ago, we happened upon a Business Week story about General Motors auctioning off some of its car collection. Some of t... Read more.
Radio Shack’s Perfect Moment
So Circuit City is gone, and it’s Best Buy (NYSE: BBY) and Radio Shack (NYSE: RSH). How opportune for Radio Shack, whose stock seems to be in miracle zone... Read more.
Hilton Better in Beverly Hills
BEVERLY HILLS – Hilton Hotels Corp. announced Wednesday, Jan. 21 that it would move its headquarters from Beverly Hills to the Washington D.C. area, eithe... Read more.
Historic Bibby Line, Founded in 1807, Survives to Today
LIVERPOOL – The Bibby Line Group, a British logistics, shipping and finance company, is one of the surviving early shipping lines. The company was founded... Read more.
Another View of CSX’s The Greenbrier
Sporting Club Partially to Blame? Readers: Another person who watches The Greenbrier closely takes a different view of the resort’s losses. Dear Brandla... Read more.
Retail Needs Repair and Fix
The Repair and Parts Business Offers Great Margins and Improved Customer Relationships According to recent news reports, consumers are apparently buying clothes... Read more.