Ronn Torossian considers the evolution of the Colonel
When Kentucky Fried Chicken was founded in a converted Shell gas station in 1930, there was no mistaking what it was all about; southern comfort food in the Kentucky heartland. But it...
General Electric is not having a good year. The company has been down of late, with stocks falling and earnings reports landing even lower than many people expected. By the numbers GE has dropped more than 30 percent, making...
When student athlete Jordan McNair collapsed during football practice at the University of Maryland last May, then died in the hospital a few weeks later, many wondered who, at the school, would take the blame. Months passed… yet nothing...
In the modern 21st century Space Race, there is a clear leader. SpaceX has captured the imagination of the public like nothing since the early days of the shuttle program, when people stopped their day to watch launches by...
Kudos to Nike for removing Joe Paterno’s name from the child-care center named after him in Beaverton, Oregon. Sherwin-Williams and Cars.com dropped their sponsorship of Penn State many months ago - and many more will rightfully follow.
The crisis PR...
It’s not often senators and comedians go head to head in public debates, but things are changing. After late-night TV host Jimmy Kimmel delivered a stinging rant about the Republican-designed health care bill, Senator Bill Cassidy went on a...
New media has opened a plethora of communication opportunities that allow marketers to craft, target, distribute, and track messages and the results of those messages like never before. Parallel to those advancements, though, there's been a shift in what...
Denver, Colorado's beautiful capital city, has the distinction of being named as one of Forbes' fastest growing cities in the entire United States. The list consists of just 10 cities in total. Other cities on the list were in...
Kleenex recently announced it is changing the name of its “Mansize” tissues to “Extra Large” following complaints from consumers that the brand name was sexist.
"Kleenex Mansize tissues have been on shelves for the past 60 years. Over that time,...
Digital marketing is a wonderful concept because it allows brands to reach consumers on multiple channels, wherever they may be found. This amount of potential reach can also come in handy for a brand that’s looking to diversify its...
