brand news
Posted by Dale Buss on June 5, 2012 09:00 AM

Amazon buys publisher of romance and mystery books and cools down its warehouses.
Bona Film Group of China talks with Hollywood outfits.
Coca-Cola's Australian JV says cheers to beer.
Cosi tries for dramatic turnaround under new CEO.
Disney to restrict junk-food advertising on its shows.
EA offers much of new Star Wars game for free.
Goldman Sachs outlook dims.
Google buys Meebo to bolster Google+ as its battle with Apple expands to mobile maps.
Groupe Danone fails Chinese entry inspection for Evian water.Continue reading...
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brand news
Posted by Shirley Brady on June 4, 2012 06:08 PM

Starbucks acquires San Francisco's La Boulange Bakery for $100M to improve food menu and build out national premium brand.
Amazon acquires Avalon Books.
Bank of America execs explain how they hid Merrill Lynch losses.
China embraces robot labor.
FedEx retires jets to cut costs.
Foursquare teases new app.
Google appears poised to buy Meebo as social agency M&A continues.
Marriott looks to expand through acquisitions.
Microsoft unveils Xbox Music as replacement for Zune.Continue reading...
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brand news
Posted by Dale Buss on June 6, 2011 09:00 AM

AARP unveils a new ad campaign targeting boomers this week.
Apple will unveil iCloud Android-fighter today at WWDC, as brand leads tablet market in China.
Bank of America and Goldman Sachs lead US bank stocks taking a beating.
Blip.tv ramps up original content to complete with YouTube.
Boeing faces labor strife.
Coca-Cola resists increasing prices.
Demi Moore adds "CNN reporter" to her credits with sex trafficking doc, a subject near and dear to her DNA Foundation.
E3 starts tommorow, where Nintendo will unveil its new Wii console, Sony will tout NGP (its new handheld gaming device) and Microsoft will promote Kinect and position Xbox as the hub of the home entertainment system.Continue reading...
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digital moves
Posted by Shirley Brady on December 21, 2010 10:00 AM

AOL acquires About.me social profile site (that's K'naan's splash page, above) a mere four days after going live and a year post start-up.
Apple spurs iAds for the iPad with new tools.
Cricket aims to turn music pirates into paying customers.
FCC's "strong" net neutrality rules criticized on all sides.Continue reading...
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