Down, but not out: Kenny Powers still gainfully employed

Seeded on Thu Jul 21, 2011 3:31 PM EDT (J's Pages: A marketing student's blog)

A quick and dirty look at the latest round of K-Swiss commercials featuring Kenny Powers, the foul-mouthed, has-been baseball player from HBO’s original comedy Eastbound and Down. Kenny is still gainfully employed promoting the K-Swiss line of Tubes athletic shoes.

entertainment, advertising, television, marketing, kenny-powers, kswiss

'Mayhem' commercials for 2011: No black eye for Allstate

Seeded on Wed Jul 20, 2011 11:31 PM EDT (J's Pages: A marketing student's blog)

This is a quick review of the Allstate's most recent commercials featuring the dark-humored "Mayhem," a product character created by the Leo Burnett agency and played by Dean Winters that has garnered quite a following on Facebook and YouTube.

business, advertising, allstate, marketing, mayhem, facebook, youtube, tv-commercials, social-media-marketing

Toyota Venza commercial: This is living?

Seeded on Wed Jul 20, 2011 10:22 PM EDT (J's Pages: A marketing student's blog)

I take a closer look at the new Toyota Venza ad. Mom and Dad aren't as "Facebook free" as the commercial would have us think. From the post: "A new ad for the Toyota Venza takes a swipe at social networking sites.

business, advertising, pew-research-center, facebook, social-media, youtube, toyota-venza, allyn-rachel

Search and Social Together Aid Online Shoppers - eMarketer

Seeded on Wed Mar 16, 2011 1:47 PM EDT ()

Survey cited shows 48% of converted online shoppers -- browsers-turned-buyers -- use search AND social media to shop, while 51% use just search.

business, ecommerce

foursquare revamps Merchant Platform with 3.0

Seeded on Wed Mar 9, 2011 12:31 PM EST ()

A quick look at foursquare's revamped Merchant Platform. With its rollout of foursquare 3.0, the location-based social network offers participating businesses improved analytics and new types of "specials" aimed at attracting new customers.

technology, social-media, foursquare, foursquare-merchant-platform, foursquare-deals, foursquare-specials

Obligatory Charlie Sheen Post

Seeded on Wed Mar 9, 2011 10:35 AM EST ()

David Boaz at Cato neatly ties the Charlie Sheen disaster to California's landlord-tenant law.

education, law-and-civil-liberties, regulatory-studies

How many social media managers does it take to run a Twitter profile? | Social Media Today

Seeded on Sun Jan 23, 2011 9:50 PM EST (Social Media Today)

Article poses an excellent question -- and the answer isn't "three interns."

business, tech, social-media, twitter

Condoleezza Rice and Aretha Franklin: The Diplomat & The Diva

Seeded on Thu Jul 29, 2010 10:01 AM EDT (ABC News)

I'm such a dork: Just yesterday while I was making my bed I wondered, "What's Condoleezza Rice doing these days?" This morning I found out. She recently teamed up with the Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin, for a charity benefit. Check it out.

music, arts