Monthly Archives: July 2013

  1. Bye, bye IPOs?

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    July 17, 2013 by Tamara Piety

    I have been on a bit of a blogging hiatus because of other commitments and will likely not post much …
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  2. You were warned….

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    July 12, 2013 by Tamara Piety

    Earlier I posted a piece about the gobsmacking decision in last year’s JOBS Act to let go of an 80 …
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  3. George Zimmer and Men’s Wearhouse

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    July 12, 2013 by Tamara Piety

    The news announced last month that the ubiquitous spokesperson and founder of the men’s clothing company Men’s Wearhouse (“You’re gonna …
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  4. Brand journalism vs. Corporate media

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    July 12, 2013 by Tamara Piety

    O’Dwyers the public relations newsletter had this link this week to a report of a presentation given by an interview …
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  5. Generic pain relievers

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    July 11, 2013 by Tamara Piety

    Came across this the other day in the New York Times, “Generic Pain Relievers Work, So Why Do I Give …
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  6. American Apparel – What are they selling?

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    July 10, 2013 by Tamara Piety

    Here is a nice post from About-Face with an open letter asking American Apparel to tone down the misogyny in …
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  7. Flogging hedge funds to the masses

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    July 10, 2013 by Tamara Piety

    Advertising Age has a story reporting on this issue of a portion of the JOBS Act (Jumpstart Our Business Startups) …
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  8. Selling people on less

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    July 10, 2013 by Tamara Piety

    Loews Hotel chain has an interesting new ad campaign. As reported in Stuart Elliott’s advertising  column in the New York …
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  9. Selling advertising as a career

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    July 9, 2013 by Tamara Piety

    Apparently there is some trouble recruiting young people to an advertising career. So ad agency Leo Burnett came up with …
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  10. FDA approved cigarette launch

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    July 9, 2013 by Tamara Piety

    Yes, believe it or not, the FDA has approved two new product launches by Lorillard.  Advertising Age announced this development …
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