Top of The News
by Thom Forbes
I kind of feel the same fondness for the Smurfs as I do for the recession ... of 1981. I didn't like either entity 30 years ago and I have … Read the whole story

AUTOMOTIVE
by Karl Greenberg
Mini is rolling out a campaign celebrating its "Manualhood," touting the virtues of old-fashioned shifting, and new-fashioned technology that makes it just a bit … Read the whole story

RESTAURANTS
by Karlene Lukovitz
The campaign also spans Twitter, online and traditional media. Residents of nine metro areas are being encouraged to celebrate their home towns and engage … Read the whole story

TECHNOLOGY
by Aaron Baar
"Clearly [sales are] part of it," David Cole, president of gaming market analysis company DFC Intelligence, tells Marketing Daily. "I think the other side … Read the whole story

BEVERAGES
by Karlene Lukovitz
Blogger communities influence millions of women in a credible, community context, and as PepsiCo itself states, women are "the key consumer base, driving 70% … Read the whole story

AUTOMOTIVE
by Karl Greenberg
The project gives Nissan ongoing Web listening and human analysis in various languages, detailed geographic breakdowns of online conversations, identifying the top topics of … Read the whole story

FINANCIAL SERVICES
by Tanya Gazdik
The concept is embodied in the commercial's catchphrase: "There's a spirit in the West that drives people to do more," which is spoken by … Read the whole story

RETAIL
by Sarah Mahoney
Those gains, however, make quite a contrast to the luxury market in general. Unity Marketing, which tracks consumer confidence among America's most affluent shoppers, … Read the whole story