Dunkin': On The Road Again (With Plenty of Dough) by Thom Forbes

Doesn't it seem like Dunkin' Donuts has been on a road trip to "expand beyond its Northeast roots" for even longer than it takes to traverse, metaphorically speaking, Connecticut's I-95 on a sweltering summer Friday evening? Yes, but this time it really means business -- and last night it priced about 20% of its outstanding shares at $19 for an IPO that's intended to fuel its trek westward even as it pays off a heavy debt load. ...Read the whole story

  • automotive OnStar FMV Hits Best Buy; Ad Campaign To Support by Karl Greenberg

    Greg Ross, the VP of business extensions for GM, was in New York on Monday at Best Buy's flagship in Union Square. He tells Marketing Daily that the new effort "explains that all of the features, the technology, the engineering are packaged in a way that lets you easily put it in your car." He adds that Best Buy will be central to the message. ...Read the whole story

  • restaurants McDonald's Mostly Lauded For Nutrition Changes by Karlene Lukovitz

    McDonald's' announcement of healthier Happy Meals and a commitment to achieving generally more healthy menu offerings in the longer term is meeting with largely favorable reactions from nutrition advocates, including First Lady Michelle Obama. ...Read the whole story

  • hospitality Wyndham Readies Tryp Brand Intro In U.S. by Tanya Irwin

    Featuring the slogan "This is my Tryp," the campaign will be seen online and in print and already is embedded in the brand's website, hotel collateral and signage. It is Tryp by Wyndham's first new global marketing campaign since Wyndham Hotel Group acquired the brand last year from Meliá Hotels International of Spain. ...Read the whole story

  • retail How Lack Of Loyalty KO'd Borders by Sarah Mahoney

    Even as bookstore fans are lamenting the liquidation of Borders, marketing experts are dissecting what went wrong in the very slow death of the Ann Arbor, Mich.-based retailer. Marketing Daily asked Robert Passikoff, founder and president of Brand Keys, which measures customer loyalty, for his take. ...Read the whole story

  • electronics No Kidding: People Buy Units For Child's Use by Aaron Baar

    According to new research from the NPD Group, it seems many consumer electronics purchases were completed with the express purpose of letting the kids use them. According to the company, 78% of portable video game systems purchased and 56% of portable digital media players were given to kids. ...Read the whole story

  • food and beverages Leading Makers To Use Cash For Acquisitions by Karlene Lukovitz

    Despite the economy and trends to the contrary in other industries, leading U.S. food and beverage makers have ample cash -- and their growth strategies call for using that to make acquisitions over the next few years, according to a new survey of senior food/beverage executives from KPMG LLP, the U.S. audit, tax and advisory services firm. ...Read the whole story

  • automotive Econobox Or Luxury? A Car's A Car, Per Study by Karl Greenberg

    You may really love what that new luxury car does for you at the test-drive, and in the days after you've purchase the new premium car, but after a few weeks of ownership, the experience of driving pretty much becomes the visceral version of gazing at a traffic jam from an overpass: it's kind of all the same, whether econobox or Maserati. ...Read the whole story

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