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Blogs, Bleader Apr 30, 2015
Bud Light didn't know when to say 'no'

A slogan on a bottle of Bud Light backfires.
- By Michael Miner
- Tags: Booze, Media, News, marketing, Mindset Media, Bud Light, John Overholt, Reddit, Consumerist, Colin Burns, Anheuser-Busch, Jennifer Pozner, Women in Media & News, #UpForWhatever

Arts & Culture, Feature Jul 16, 2014
Patrick Hull's journey from the boardroom to the gallery

A mild-mannered former marketing exec is becoming one of Chicago's most prominent exhibitors of street art.
- By Laura Pearson
- Tags: Feature, Vertical Gallery, Patrick Hull, galleries, street art, urban art, contemporary art, LinkedIn, marketing, Birkenstock USA, Caboodle Cartridge, Woodruff-Sawyer & Co., Michael Varela, exhibitions, White Walls, San Francisco, Don't Fret, Hebru Brantley, Clam Nation, skateboards, Xenz, graffiti artists, graffiti, Gus Russo

Food & Drink, Food & Drink Feature Mar 5, 2014
What happens when all-star chefs get in bed with Big Food?

Culinary icons from Paul Kahan to Rick Bayless, Grant Achatz to Matthias Merges, Ina Pinkney to Homaro Cantu have forged unlikely relationships with brands such as Nestle, Kraft, and Lean Cuisine. The results might surprise you.
- By Mike Sula
- Tags: Food & Drink Feature, chefs, Paul Kahan, Rick Bayless, Grant Achatz, Matthias Merges, Ina Pinkney, Homaro Cantu, food industry, food brands, Nestlé, Kraft, Lean Cuisine, snackpicks.com, Kellogg's, recipes, Alinea, Nick Kokonas, restaurant chefs, chefs, Trio, recipe development, brainstorming, focus groups, product evaluations, United Airlines, McDonald's, Taco Bell, KFC, National Pork Board, Dairy Management Inc., Tony Mantuano, Nutrisystem, Quaker, Burger King, test kitchens, marketing, frozen food, Lean Cuisine's Culinary Roundtable, Lucien Vendôme, Nestle's Stouffer's Hotels, consulting, product development, chef technologists, mass production, Donnie Madia, Topolobampo, 7-Layer Burrito, One Off Hospitality, Blackbird, Avec, Big Star, The Violet Hour, The Publican, Publican Quality Meats, Nico Osteria, Claudia Sutherland, ideation, flavor, ingredients, research and development, food science, menus, creativity, Kraft Foods, Rob Levitt, The Butcher & Larder, nondisclosure agreements, Harry Crane, Le Titi De Paris, airline food, Kendall College, Kantha Shelke, processed foods, transparency, Corvus Blue, research, Healthy Choice, Cargill, Land O'Lakes, Hillshire Farm, avocado, Seana Monahan, avocado, chocolate, Yusho, Billy Sunday, A10, Charlie Trotter's, Cuisine Solutions, Gate Gourmet, food manufacturing, sous vide method, Thomas Keler, Daniel Boulud, Charlie Trotter, PolyScience, Philip Preston, immersion circulators, Moto, Cantu Designs, General Mills, Hampton Creek Foods, Chris Jones, Whole Foods, Just Mayo, prototypes

Film, Artist on Artist Feb 3, 2014
Video
Artist on Artist: Boots Riley of the Coup talks to ShowYouSuck

"I like to say it's like Sly Stone and the Clash, without the cocaine."
- By Miles Raymer
- Tags: Artist on Artist, interviews, Boot Riley, The Coup, hip-hop, Clinton Sandifer, ShowYouSuck, Treated Crew, DJ Million Dollar Mano, punk, TheWhoevers, records, albums, Spice, UPS, Oakland, ODB, Grammys, Wu-Tang, Bill Maher, rappers, Dave Chappelle, Harland Williams, Snoop, Chuck D, BET, MTV, television, Billy Jam, DJs, Tupac, Eazy-E, East Oakland, OutKast, race, Peter Guralnick, books, marketing, David Cross, Patton Oswalt, The Roots, drummers, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, Video

News & Politics, Feature Dec 4, 2013
Audio
Heroin, LLC

The open-air drug market on the west side thrives in the same way that legal businesses do—by meeting demand, capitalizing on a cheap and plentiful workforce, and offering excellent customer service.
- By Mick Dumke
- Tags: Feature, Four Corner Hustlers, gangs, West Humboldt Park, New Breeds, heroin, cocaine, drugs, federal prisons, Antonio Johnson, Ray Longstreet, CPD, Chicago Police Department, federal investigations, drug arrests, drug dealing, U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, Roosevelt University, heroin overdoses, Derek Thomas, business, Cornel Dawson, Black Souls, management, marketing, drug trade, Mike Jones, Michael Jones, unemployment, K-Town, Lawndale, CTA Blue Line, I-290, heroin buyers, heroin users, violence, undercover officers, prison, neighborhoods, Aaron Clayton, West Side, Audio

Columns & Opinion, On Media Apr 18, 2012
The fine line between journalism and viral marketing

What traditional media can learn from Betty White, Old Spice, and Joan of Arc
- By Michael Miner
- Tags: Michael Miner on Media, new media, social media, YouTube, Twitter, Facebook, marketing, advertising, Judy Ungar Franks, journalism

Blogs, Bleader Mar 26, 2012
Was "Tastes Like Cat Piss" already taken?

MillerCoors launches a new ad campaign to stand up to the craft brewing bullies.
- By Julia Thiel
- Tags: Seriously?, Food Chain, Food & Drink, craft beer, big beer, Miller Lite, ad campaign, marketing, BusinessWeek

Columns & Opinion, On Culture Jan 19, 2012
Is this any way to sell the city?

Chicago's new tourism bureau campaign gets off to a lame start with the hastily buried slogan "Second to None"
- By Deanna Isaacs
- Tags: Deanna Isaacs on Culture, Chicago Convention and Tourism Bureau, marketing, tourism, advertising, Chicago: Second to Non, branding Chicago, Olympics, Downtown Partners, Jim Schmidt, Don Welsh

Blogs, Bleader Jul 5, 2011
Hot Dogs Poll American Tweeters About Freedom

When packaged meat products ask questions, people answer.
- By Lauri Apple
- Tags: News, Oscar Mayer, Twitter, Casey Anthony trial, hot dog questions, freedom, Independence Day, marketing

Blogs, Bleader May 14, 2010
Who You Gonna Call When Your Brand Cuts the Cheese?

Maverick ad firm Crispin Bogusky + Porter may hold the keys to salvation for the beleaguered Catholic Church
- By Cliff Doerksen
- Tags: Media, Food & Drink, Domino's pizza, S.J. Perelman, advertising, public relations, Tom Monaghan, pizza turnaround, child sexual abuse, cheese doughnut, crust, sauce, marketing, Crispin Bogusky + Porter, confession, new and improved

Blogs, Bleader Feb 17, 2009
Josh Freese: Bluffing? Desperate? Genius?

Tiered pricing gets surreal: How much is a a Lambo ride with Danny Carey worth to you?
- By Miles Raymer
- Tags: Music, Crickets, Marketing, Devo, funny, Josh Freese, the record industry is dying, John Wesley Harding, Tool, Since 1972, Trent Reznor, A Perfect Circle, Vandals

Blogs, Bleader Jan 26, 2009
Video
Satan's little helpers

A New Yorker profile lays bare the crass mechanics of movie marketing.
- By J.R. Jones
- Tags: Film, New Yorker, Marketing, Movies, Deliver Us From Evil, Sicko, Saturday Night Live, Oliver Stone, W., Bill Hicks, Advertising and Marketing, Tad Friend, Tim Palen, Lionsgate, Saw franchise, Saw horror, religulous, The U.S. vs. John Lennon, Renee Zellweger, Chilled in Miami, New in Town, David Schneiderman, Seismic Productions, Mary Tyler Moore, film industry, coming attractions, movie trailers, Video

Blogs, Bleader Oct 2, 2006
Pimp my ride

Jeep claims its new Wrangler Unlimited is the "original vehicle of hip-hop."
- By Miles Raymer
- Tags: Music, Crickets, Hip-Hop, Marketing, Jeep

News & Politics, Year In Review Dec 23, 1993
Rebels Without a Clue

Notes on the Co-optation of Cool
- By Tom Frank
- Tags: Year In Review, consumerism, brands, branding, advertising, marketing, popular culture, American cultural industry

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Bud Light didn't know when to say 'no'

A slogan on a bottle of Bud Light backfires.

Patrick Hull's journey from the boardroom to the gallery

A mild-mannered former marketing exec is becoming one of Chicago's most prominent exhibitors of street art.

What happens when all-star chefs get in bed with Big Food?

Culinary icons from Paul Kahan to Rick Bayless, Grant Achatz to Matthias Merges, Ina Pinkney to Homaro Cantu have forged unlikely relationships with brands such as Nestle, Kraft, and Lean Cuisine. The results might surprise you.

Video
Artist on Artist: Boots Riley of the Coup talks to ShowYouSuck

"I like to say it's like Sly Stone and the Clash, without the cocaine."

Audio
Heroin, LLC

The open-air drug market on the west side thrives in the same way that legal businesses do—by meeting demand, capitalizing on a cheap and plentiful workforce, and offering excellent customer service.

The fine line between journalism and viral marketing

What traditional media can learn from Betty White, Old Spice, and Joan of Arc

Was "Tastes Like Cat Piss" already taken?

MillerCoors launches a new ad campaign to stand up to the craft brewing bullies.

Is this any way to sell the city?

Chicago's new tourism bureau campaign gets off to a lame start with the hastily buried slogan "Second to None"

Hot Dogs Poll American Tweeters About Freedom

When packaged meat products ask questions, people answer.

Who You Gonna Call When Your Brand Cuts the Cheese?

Maverick ad firm Crispin Bogusky + Porter may hold the keys to salvation for the beleaguered Catholic Church

Josh Freese: Bluffing? Desperate? Genius?

Tiered pricing gets surreal: How much is a a Lambo ride with Danny Carey worth to you?

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Satan's little helpers

A New Yorker profile lays bare the crass mechanics of movie marketing.

Pimp my ride

Jeep claims its new Wrangler Unlimited is the "original vehicle of hip-hop."

Rebels Without a Clue

Notes on the Co-optation of Cool

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A slogan on a bottle of Bud Light backfires.

A mild-mannered former marketing exec is becoming one of Chicago's most prominent exhibitors of street art.

Culinary icons from Paul Kahan to Rick Bayless, Grant Achatz to Matthias Merges, Ina Pinkney to Homaro Cantu have forged unlikely relationships with brands such as Nestle, Kraft, and Lean Cuisine. The results might surprise you.

"I like to say it's like Sly Stone and the Clash, without the cocaine."

The open-air drug market on the west side thrives in the same way that legal businesses do—by meeting demand, capitalizing on a cheap and plentiful workforce, and offering excellent customer service.

What traditional media can learn from Betty White, Old Spice, and Joan of Arc

MillerCoors launches a new ad campaign to stand up to the craft brewing bullies.

Chicago's new tourism bureau campaign gets off to a lame start with the hastily buried slogan "Second to None"

When packaged meat products ask questions, people answer.

Maverick ad firm Crispin Bogusky + Porter may hold the keys to salvation for the beleaguered Catholic Church

Tiered pricing gets surreal: How much is a a Lambo ride with Danny Carey worth to you?

A New Yorker profile lays bare the crass mechanics of movie marketing.

Jeep claims its new Wrangler Unlimited is the "original vehicle of hip-hop."

Notes on the Co-optation of Cool

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