Entries from December 2007
I’ve had a long running interest in the recent Kraft “Happy Sandwich” campaign, particularly their MySpace page and video contest (see the “marketing” section of my archives for all the posts). Well now the Kraft Happy Sandwich campaign video contest has come to an end and Kraft has selected a winner. Chris Gianelloni from Metairie, [...]
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Tags: Cheese · Marketing · Videos
From Bag of Nothing:
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Tags: Bizarre · Pizza
by Eick · December 23rd, 2007 · 1 Comment
Make a donation! Food pantry supplies are running low this year. Pajamas Media wonders if the L.A. City Council thinks poor people are too dumb to make their own food choices. Torontoist conducts a fast food salad challenge, and Wendy’s is the clear winner. Crunch Gear reports on the proposals by San Francisco Mayor Gavin [...]
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Tags: News
Dewey Cox shills for Cox Sausage. Hat tip to AdFreak.
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Tags: Comedy · Movies · Videos · YouTube
Hat tip to Catch Up Lady:
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Tags: Advertising · Condiments
Launch PR, the blog of Schneider Associates, has released their Sixth Annual Most Memorable New Product Launch Survey. The survey is relatively straight-forward, asking consumers what new product launch of 2007 they were most aware of. Obviously the reason I’m writing about this is because a food product must have made the list, and in [...]
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Tags: Marketing · Pizza · Sandwiches · Snacks · Soft Drinks
We talk a lot about fast food here at So Good. This is despite the fact that I do not eat fast food on a regular basis. However, it is an extremely competitive industry and I am fascinated by the new food creations these companies come up with, and the strategies they employ when marketing [...]
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Tags: Candy · Health · Snacks · Soft Drinks
That’s the cumulative total of free rice that will have been raised by the end of today, thanks to the website FreeRice. The site launched in October, is run by 49 year-old computer programmer John Breen, and is the sister site of poverty.com. They have a word game on the site, and for each word [...]
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Tags: Web Sites
Today, one of my Google Alerts lead me to a post on a blog called Jimmy Moore’s Livin’ La Vida Low Carb Blog (note: not a fan of the name). He recently posted about a new documentary entitled FatHead. The documentary stars stand-up comedian and former health writer Tom Naughton. The premise, as described on [...]
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Tags: Fast Food · Movies · YouTube
by Eick · December 19th, 2007 · 1 Comment
Our friends over at Bacon Salt have gone out of their way to donate the taste of bacon to our troops overseas. Hardees has introduced bacon cheddar fries. Food Network has given Rachel Ray a new 2-year deal for a brand new show, Rachel’s Vacation, which they hope will help their slumping ratings. Damn. I [...]
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Tags: News