Bit old, btu I don't think we've had it yet.
http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2013/06/map-the-most-famous-brand-from-every-state/277129/
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What's the one for Mississippi? I can't read that thing.
Quote from: Grey Fox on December 19, 2014, 08:30:52 AM
What's the one for Mississippi? I can't read that thing.
Peavey, as in the famous guitar amps/combos.
Thanks.
Never heard of that.
Quote from: Grey Fox on December 19, 2014, 08:33:56 AM
Thanks.
Never heard of that.
Probably second only to Marshall in fame; though in the US I'd assume, it's more well know than the British manufacturer.
What's Rhode Island and Delaware?
Quote from: jimmy olsen on December 19, 2014, 08:43:33 AM
What's Rhode Island and Delaware?
I'm assuming the article has a list of them?
What would be interesting it to see how many non-Americans know; I don't buy much stuff and aren't into modern consumer culture, but I guess I recognise at least half of them.
Quote from: mongers on December 19, 2014, 08:45:26 AM
What would be interesting it to see how many non-Americans know; I don't buy much stuff and aren't into modern consumer culture, but I guess I recognise at least half of them.
I know 26 of them, some others look familiar but I'm not really sure what they do.
A European map like this one would be interesting, I wonder what it would look like. Lots of car and beer companies, I'd imagine.
aol lol
Someone in the comments said Delaware is Dupont. Doesn't seem like anyone is sure of what RI is.
I know:
Starbucks, Nike, Apple, Best Western, Dr Pepper, Coors, Super 8, Garmin, Walmart, Saks, FedEx, Lexmark, Cummins, Cat, Harley-Davidson, GM, Wendy's, Hooters, Coca-Cola, Denny's, Bank of America, Aol, Geico, Du Pont, Campbell's, Hershey, C-Span, Verizon, GE, Ben&Jerry's, Timberland, Gillette, Tabasco
Don't know:
Zappos, Sinclair, Albertsons, Great Harvest, Taco John's Allsup's, Bobcat, Cabela's, Sonic, Maytag, "A", Pillsbury, Peavey, Gino's, Carrs, L.L. Bean, whatever Hawaii and Rhode Island are
Hawaii is Hawaiian Airlines. :D
Surely Hawaii should be that brand of macadamia nuts everyone buys at the airport gift shop.
Lexmark :bleeding: :rolleyes:
I very much doubt that. Should be Jim Beam.
Quote from: Maladict on December 19, 2014, 09:13:34 AM
A European map like this one would be interesting, I wonder what it would look like. Lots of car and beer companies, I'd imagine.
Out of the 100 "most valuable brands":
Germany: Mercedes-Benz
France: Louis Vuitton
Sweden: H&M
Finland: Nokia
Italy: Gucci
Netherlands: Philips
Spain: Zara
Switzerland: Nescafé
United Kingdom: HSBC
http://www.bestglobalbrands.com/2014/ranking/
Out of the 100 "most powerful brands":
France: Louis Vuitton
Germany: BMW
Switzerland: Nescafe
Sweden: H&M
United Kingdom: HSBC
Italy: Gucci
Spain: Zara
Netherlands: Shell
Austria: Red Bull
Denmark: Lego
http://www.forbes.com/powerful-brands/
Quote from: jimmy olsen on December 19, 2014, 09:20:27 AM
Someone in the comments said Delaware is Dupont. Doesn't seem like anyone is sure of what RI is.
It looks like Hasbro to me.
Interesting that all three West Coast companies are all icon only brand logos, those are perhaps the most globally recognised ones (ignoring McDonalds, which isn't on the map) and there's only one other none name derived on the map.
Quote from: Caliga on December 19, 2014, 09:34:20 AM
Quote from: jimmy olsen on December 19, 2014, 09:20:27 AM
Someone in the comments said Delaware is Dupont. Doesn't seem like anyone is sure of what RI is.
It looks like Hasbro to me.
http://steve-lovelace.com/the-corporate-states-of-america/
The List :
- Alabama Saks The modern Saks descends from a company called Proffitt's, founded in Birmhingham in 1919.
Alaska Carrs Now part of Safeway, Carr's was founded in Anchorage in 1950.
Arizona Best Western Best Western is headquarted in Phoenix.
Arkansas Walmart Walmart is based out of Bentonville.
California Apple Apple is headquartered in Cupertino, in the heart of Silicon Valley.
Colorado Coors Now part of Molson Coors, Coors was founded in Golden in 1873.
Connecticut GE Founded in Schenectady, New York, GE is now headquarted in Fairfield.
Delaware DuPont E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company was founded in Eleutherian Mills in 1802.
District of Columbia C-SPAN C-SPAN is based out of Washington.
Florida Hooters Hooters started in Clearwater in 1983.
Georgia Coca-Cola Coca-Cola is based out of Atlanta.
Hawaii Hawaiian Airlines Founded as Inter-Island Airways in 1929, Hawaiian Airlines is based out of Honolulu.
Idaho Albertsons Albertson's started in Boise in 1939. The modern company, started in 2006, is still based there.
Illinois CAT Caterpillar has been based out of Peoria since 1910.
Indiana Cummins The Cummins Engine Company started in Columbus in 1919.
Iowa Maytag Now part of Whirlpool, Maytag was founded in Newton in 1893.
Kansas Garmin Garmin started in Lenexa in 1989.
Kentucky Lexmark Spun off from IBM in 1991, Lexmark is based out of Lexington.
Louisiana Tabasco The McIlhenny Company, maker of Tabasco Sauce, is based out of Avery Island.
Maine L.L.Bean L.L.Bean was started in Freeport in 1912. It is still based there.
Maryland GEICO The Government Employees Insurance Company is based out of Chevy Chase.
Massachusetts Gillette Now part of Proctor and Gamble, Gillette was founded in Boston in 1901.
Michigan GM General Motors is based out of Detroit.
Minnesota Pillsbury Today owned by General Mills, Pillsbury was founded in Minneapolis in 1872.
Mississippi Peavey Peavey Electronics is based out of Meridian.
Missouri Anheuser-Busch Now part of AB InBev, Anheuser-Busch was founded in Saint Louis in 1852.
Montana Great Harvest Bread Company Great Harvest Bread Company was founded in Great Falls in 1976.
Nebraska Cabela's Cabela's is based out of Sidney.
Nevada Zappos Today part of Amazon.com, Zappos is based out of Henderson.
New Hampshire Timberland The Timberland Company is headquartered in Stratham.
New Jersey Campbell's Campbell's is based out of Camden.
New Mexico Allsup's Allsup's was founded in Roswell in 1956.
New York Verizon Today based out of Manhattan, Verizon is the descendent of several Baby Bells.
North Carolina Bank of America Bank of America is currently based out of Charlotte.
North Dakota Bobcat Now part of the Doosan Group, Bobcat is based out of West Fargo.
Ohio Wendy's Wendy's was founded in Columbus in 1969.
Oklahoma Sonic Sonic is based out of Oklahoma City.
Oregon Nike Nike is headquarted in Beaverton.
Pennsylvania Hershey's The Hershey Company is based out of Pennsylvania, in a town called Hershey.
Rhode Island Hasbro Hassenfeld Brothers was founded in Providence in 1923. Today, Hasbro is based in Pawtucket.
South Carolina Denny's Denny's is based out of Spartanburg.
South Dakota Super 8 Super 8 opened its first motel in Aberdeen in 1974.
Tennessee FedEx FedEx is headquartered in Memphis.
Texas Dr Pepper Now part of Dr Pepper Snapple Group, Dr Pepper was invented in Waco in 1885.
Utah Sinclair Sinclair Oil Corporation is based out of Salt Lake City.
Vermont Ben & Jerry's Now part of Unilever, Ben & Jerry's was started in Burlington in 1978.
Virginia AOL AOL was founded in Vienna in 1991.
Washington Starbucks The first Starbucks opened in Seattle in 1971.
West Virginia Gino's Gino's Pizza and Spaghetti was founded in Huntington in 1961.
Wisconsin Harley-Davidson Harley-Davidson was founded in Milwaukee in 1903.
Wyoming Taco John's Taco John's is based out of Cheyenne.
me = genius. :cool:
Quote from: mongers on December 19, 2014, 09:36:16 AM
Interesting that all three West Coast companies are all icon only brand logos, those are perhaps the most globally recognised ones (ignoring McDonalds, which isn't on the map) and there's only one other none name derived on the map.
McDonald's is from California. It's hard to say whether they are even more famous than Apple. I guess you could make that argument as it is McDonald's, not Apple that is the very symbol of American capitalism.
Quote from: Caliga on December 19, 2014, 09:38:07 AM
me = genius. :cool:
I think this is something the vast majority of Languishites will argue the case for.
Quote from: Zanza on December 19, 2014, 09:41:09 AM
Quote from: mongers on December 19, 2014, 09:36:16 AM
Interesting that all three West Coast companies are all icon only brand logos, those are perhaps the most globally recognised ones (ignoring McDonalds, which isn't on the map) and there's only one other none name derived on the map.
McDonald's is from California. It's hard to say whether they are even more famous than Apple. I guess you could make that argument as it is McDonald's, not Apple that is the very symbol of American capitalism.
McDonald's is based in Illinois though, and I would argue it should probably represent Illinois instead of Caterpillar.
Caterpillar is a well-known brand, but it's hardly the same league as McDonald's.
Quote from: Zanza on December 19, 2014, 09:47:28 AM
Caterpillar is a well-known brand, but it's hardly the same league as McDonald's.
Indeed, but I bet Caterpillar was more famous up until the 1970s.
Because I'm a bit older I recognised Cummins, I think there is or was a large British subsiduary too. And I guess it was a very well know global brand 50-70 years ago, but now I think not many Euros would recognise it.
The ones I know:
Arkansas Walmart Walmart is based out of Bentonville.
California Apple Apple is headquartered in Cupertino, in the heart of Silicon Valley.
Colorado Coors Now part of Molson Coors, Coors was founded in Golden in 1873.
Connecticut GE Founded in Schenectady, New York, GE is now headquarted in Fairfield.
Delaware DuPont E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company was founded in Eleutherian Mills in 1802.
District of Columbia C-SPAN C-SPAN is based out of Washington.
Florida Hooters Hooters started in Clearwater in 1983.
Georgia Coca-Cola Coca-Cola is based out of Atlanta.
Kentucky Lexmark Spun off from IBM in 1991, Lexmark is based out of Lexington.
Louisiana Tabasco The McIlhenny Company, maker of Tabasco Sauce, is based out of Avery Island.
Maryland GEICO The Government Employees Insurance Company is based out of Chevy Chase.
Massachusetts Gillette Now part of Proctor and Gamble, Gillette was founded in Boston in 1901.
Michigan GM General Motors is based out of Detroit.
New Hampshire Timberland The Timberland Company is headquartered in Stratham.
New Jersey Campbell's Campbell's is based out of Camden.
New York Verizon Today based out of Manhattan, Verizon is the descendent of several Baby Bells.
North Carolina Bank of America Bank of America is currently based out of Charlotte.
Ohio Wendy's Wendy's was founded in Columbus in 1969.
Oregon Nike Nike is headquarted in Beaverton.
Pennsylvania Hershey's The Hershey Company is based out of Pennsylvania, in a town called Hershey.
Rhode Island Hasbro Hassenfeld Brothers was founded in Providence in 1923. Today, Hasbro is based in Pawtucket.
Tennessee FedEx FedEx is headquartered in Memphis.
Texas Dr Pepper Now part of Dr Pepper Snapple Group, Dr Pepper was invented in Waco in 1885.
Vermont Ben & Jerry's Now part of Unilever, Ben & Jerry's was started in Burlington in 1978.
Virginia AOL AOL was founded in Vienna in 1991.
Washington Starbucks The first Starbucks opened in Seattle in 1971.
Wisconsin Harley-Davidson Harley-Davidson was founded in Milwaukee in 1903.
I didn't realise that Tabasco is a brand.
I wonder what the most famous Polish brand is. :unsure:
Taco Johns, the pride of Wyoming!
Quote from: Martinus on December 19, 2014, 10:02:33 AM
I wonder what the most famous Polish brand is. :unsure:
Polish saaahsage
Quote from: Martinus on December 19, 2014, 10:02:33 AM
I wonder what the most famous Polish brand is. :unsure:
Solidarnosc
A list from 2011:
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Which of these do you guys recognise (if any)?
PKO, and Bank Pekao (which was confusing at first) because in my previous job I sent many payments to Poland. And Luksusowa and Zubrowka.
Absolwent is Absolute? That's it.
Logos are all nice though.
Oh yeah, I've heard of Belvedere too.
Gino's is a really terrible pizza chain in WV. Not sure why anyone outside of the state would recognize it.
Quote from: Admiral Yi on December 19, 2014, 10:14:31 AM
Absolwent is Absolute? That's it.
Can't be, look at the low value.
I've heard of Belvedere and that is it.
Quote from: Martinus on December 19, 2014, 10:09:31 AM
Which of these do you guys recognise (if any)?
I recognize all the brewery logos, of course.
Quote from: Martinus on December 19, 2014, 10:09:31 AM
Which of these do you guys recognise (if any)?
The only one's I dont are Missouri and Alaska
Quote from: 11B4V on December 19, 2014, 11:51:33 AM
Quote from: Martinus on December 19, 2014, 10:09:31 AM
Which of these do you guys recognise (if any)?
The only one's I dont are Missouri and Alaska
I meant the Polish brands. :P
Quote from: derspiess on December 19, 2014, 11:27:37 AM
Quote from: Martinus on December 19, 2014, 10:09:31 AM
Which of these do you guys recognise (if any)?
I recognize all the brewery logos, of course.
Really? That's cool. I knew that Tyskie had a large international campaign but didn't know about Zywiec and Lech.
Quote from: 11B4V on December 19, 2014, 11:51:33 AM
Quote from: Martinus on December 19, 2014, 10:09:31 AM
Which of these do you guys recognise (if any)?
The only one's I dont are Missouri and Alaska
Missouri is Anheuser-Busch.
I know Delicje Polack brand.
Delicious Polack cookies.
Quote from: sbr on December 19, 2014, 11:57:34 AM
Quote from: 11B4V on December 19, 2014, 11:51:33 AM
Quote from: Martinus on December 19, 2014, 10:09:31 AM
Which of these do you guys recognise (if any)?
The only one's I dont are Missouri and Alaska
Missouri is Anheuser-Busch.
Yea, i saw that from someone else's post. Didn't recognize it first off. Guess Raz and crew are a bunch of drunk hillbillies.:P
I've never heard of Zappos, Cabela's and Garmins.
Before: for shame.
Quote from: Admiral Yi on December 19, 2014, 12:01:11 PM
I've never heard of Zappos, Cabela's and Garmins.
Before: for shame.
Cabela's...really?
On the subject of Polish brands, the only one I know it's Lech, and that's because of Lech Poznan.
Quote from: Martinus on December 19, 2014, 10:09:31 AM
Which of these do you guys recognise (if any)?
Żubrówka and Lech, for the same reason as celedhring.
Quote from: Ed Anger on December 19, 2014, 12:04:17 PM
Think bass pro shops or gander mountain.
Bass pro shops I've heard of, not gander mountain.
It's a massive outdoor sports store. I just bought an inflatable boat there. And a bunch of ammo.
Quote from: PDH on December 19, 2014, 10:03:15 AM
Taco Johns, the pride of Wyoming!
Fried tacos and tater tots. So Mexican. :lol:
Quote from: Martinus on December 19, 2014, 11:53:11 AM
Really? That's cool. I knew that Tyskie had a large international campaign but didn't know about Zywiec and Lech.
Zywiec has been available here for a while and is well thought of among beer geeks who drink imported beer. Their lager is well-made and the porter is outstanding. I believe I've had Lech but wasn't too fond of it as it was a bit skunky due to the green bottle. We also get Okocim.
Quote from: MadImmortalMan on December 19, 2014, 12:45:46 PM
It's a massive outdoor sports store. I just bought an inflatable boat there. And a bunch of ammo.
Quote from: PDH on December 19, 2014, 10:03:15 AM
Taco Johns, the pride of Wyoming!
Fried tacos and tater tots. So Mexican. :lol:
I ate at one of those in Sioux City, Iowa. Food wasn't bad and was dirt cheap IIRC.
Quote from: derspiess on December 19, 2014, 12:37:23 PM
Quote from: Admiral Yi on December 19, 2014, 12:03:33 PM
Quote from: 11B4V on December 19, 2014, 12:02:21 PM
Cabela's...really?
Really. What do they do?
:huh:
Doesn't look like great market penetration - I wouldn't know about it except that it was mentioned here.
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The place is a tater tot paradise if you like that. Tater tot burrito:
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Tater tot nachos.
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They like their tater tots.
Those aren't tater tots, those are Potato Olés! :ultra:
:hmm: Not sure I want to drink vodka with "solwent" in its name.
Quote from: PDH on December 19, 2014, 01:02:22 PM
Those aren't tater tots, those are Potato Olés! :ultra:
That sounds so much more authentic. :)
:angry:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/06/26/gay-teen-gaytard-name-tag_n_5533227.html
QuoteGay Teen Says He Was Forced To Wear 'Gaytard' Name Tag At Taco Chain
A gay South Dakota teen is speaking out after allegedly being forced to wear a homophobic name tag at his job at a fast-food Mexican restaurant.
Tyler Brandt, 16, says his manager at Taco John's in Yankton was agitated with him and verbally abusive from the time he first started working there, according to local news station KELO. The situation came to a head on Monday, June 23, when he said the manager gave him a name tag that read "Gaytard."
"I put it on because I didn't want to upset him and I felt that if I did do anything to upset him, it would cause me to lose my job because he'd be looking for ways to fire me," Brandt told the station. He said he tried to remove the tag during the day but that the manager forced him to wear it in front of customers for his shift.
A manager at the restaurant has denied the allegation.
On Tuesday, Brandt went into the establishment with his boyfriend and quit. He handed in his uniform, but kept the name tag for evidence, according to the Yankton Press & Dakotan.
Yankton Taco John manager John Scott, however, has a different story. He told the Press & Dakotan that Brandt chose to wear the offensive name tag.
"From what I understand, they were all joking around," Scott said. "Everyone has a nickname here, and he wanted a nickname. [Gaytard is] what he picked for a nickname. He wasn't forced to wear the name tag. He asked the manager to make that name tag for him. He handed it to him. He didn't tell him he had to wear it. He put it on himself and created the situation. He said the manager forced him to do it. The manager didn't force him to do anything."
The Yankton Taco John's Facebook page has been flooded with one-star reviews following the news. Multiple users blasted the restaurant with comments relating to the alleged discrimination.
Brant and his father are considering suing the restaurant, according to the Associated Press.
A spokeswoman for the company told The Huffington Post: "We believe everyone should be treated with dignity and respect. We take any accusation of workplace harassment very seriously. The type of discrimination that reportedly took place recently in the Yankton, South Dakota, restaurant is deplorable."
The company requires independently owned restaurants to comply with the laws on equal employment and discrimination matters. Since this is an independently owned business, it is an employee matter, the spokeswoman added. Taco John's has notified the business owner and he is investigating the incident. No further steps will be taken until the results of this investigation are revealed.
Earlier this month, Taco John's partnered with STOMP Out Bullying, a bullying-prevention group, in an effort to spread awareness about and put an end to the problem.
Quote from: DGuller on December 19, 2014, 01:38:38 PM
:hmm: Not sure I want to drink vodka with "solwent" in its name.
Wiktor swears by it.
Quote from: Admiral Yi on December 19, 2014, 12:03:33 PM
Quote from: 11B4V on December 19, 2014, 12:02:21 PM
Cabela's...really?
Really. What do they do?
I was just in Cabela's this past weekend. They have a great ammo selection. :)
Quote from: garbon on December 19, 2014, 12:58:05 PM
Doesn't look like great market penetration - I wouldn't know about it except that it was mentioned here.
They do (or did) most of their business via their catalog & website. Haven't you guys ever been camping??
Quote from: derspiess on December 19, 2014, 02:40:38 PM
Quote from: garbon on December 19, 2014, 12:58:05 PM
Doesn't look like great market penetration - I wouldn't know about it except that it was mentioned here.
They do (or did) most of their business via their catalog & website. Haven't you guys ever been camping??
QuoteIf you find yourself trapped in the middle of the woods without electricity, running water, or a car you would likely describe that situation as a "nightmare" or "a worse case scenario like after plane crash or something." White people refer to it as "camping."
Quote from: Martinus on December 19, 2014, 10:09:31 AM
Which of these do you guys recognise (if any)?
Belvedere, Zubrowka, Zywiec, Absolwent, Tyskie, Lech.
Quote from: derspiess on December 19, 2014, 02:40:38 PMHaven't you guys ever been camping??
After my military service I swore I'd never sleep in a tent again. Ever.
Quote from: Martinus on December 19, 2014, 10:09:31 AM
Which of these do you guys recognise (if any)?
I recognize most of the beer (no Okocim?) and most of the vodka. I'm not a huge vodka fan, but when I buy a bottle, I always get Luksusowa. :blush:
Only vodka I really like is Zubrowka :mmm:
Off the top of my head I'd think the best known Austrian brands would be Red Bull, Swarovski, Glock, Steyr, and possibly PEZ.
For some reason I thought Red Bull was Danish. :hmm:
Quote from: Admiral Yi on December 19, 2014, 03:16:16 PM
For some reason I thought Red Bull was Danish. :hmm:
:wacko: :wacko: :wacko:
Quote from: Sheilbh on December 19, 2014, 03:07:28 PM
Only vodka I really like is Zubrowka :mmm:
Yeah, that's quite a delicacy. I was introduced to it, on the one hand, as some exciting contraband like absinthe, since bison grass wasn't an approved ingredient in the US; but on the other hand, as a spirit best served in a plastic tumbler with ice cubes and a ton of generic apple juice. :huh:
Quote from: Grey Fox on December 19, 2014, 09:37:37 AM
Maryland GEICO The Government Employees Insurance Company is based out of Chevy Chase.
Granted, most of Maryland's biggest organizations are government, medical or financial, but because it's only a few blocks north of the DC line on Connecticut Avenue, they label the whole state with it? That's the corporate brand? What, nobody's ever heard of Black & Decker? Under Armour? Purdue? Marriott?
Pfft, weak.
I wonder which Spanish brands are the most famous ones abroad. Wouldn't surprise me if they were the "I didn't know it was Spanish!" fashion brands like Desigual, Massimo Dutti, Zara or Pull & Bear. That and Marqués de Cáceres.
Quote from: CountDeMoney on December 19, 2014, 03:26:16 PM
Granted, most of Maryland's biggest organizations are government, medical or financial, but because it's only a few blocks north of the DC line on Connecticut Avenue, they label the whole state with it? That's the corporate brand? What, nobody's ever heard of Black & Decker? Under Armour? Purdue? Marriott?
Pfft, weak.
GEICO commercials air once every 8 seconds. So lighten up Francis.
Quote from: Capetan Mihali on December 19, 2014, 03:24:15 PM
Quote from: Sheilbh on December 19, 2014, 03:07:28 PM
Only vodka I really like is Zubrowka :mmm:
Yeah, that's quite a delicacy. I was introduced to it, on the one hand, as some exciting contraband like absinthe, since bison grass wasn't an approved ingredient in the US; but on the other hand, as a spirit best served in a plastic tumbler with ice cubes and a ton of generic apple juice. :huh:
It's like liquid strudel :mmm:
Quote from: CountDeMoney on December 19, 2014, 03:26:16 PM
Granted, most of Maryland's biggest organizations are government, medical or financial, but because it's only a few blocks north of the DC line on Connecticut Avenue, they label the whole state with it?
Whereas the university that bears the state's name is so deep in the middle of the state :P
edit: Plus Flo and all that.
Quote from: derspiess on December 19, 2014, 03:31:04 PM
edit: Plus Flo and all that.
Flo shills for Progressive.
Quote from: derspiess on December 19, 2014, 03:31:04 PM
Whereas the university that bears the state's name is so deep in the middle of the state :P
edit: Plus Flo and all that.
Yeah, that sucks ass, too.
What's Flo?
Quote from: Admiral Yi on December 19, 2014, 03:28:36 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on December 19, 2014, 03:26:16 PM
Granted, most of Maryland's biggest organizations are government, medical or financial, but because it's only a few blocks north of the DC line on Connecticut Avenue, they label the whole state with it? That's the corporate brand? What, nobody's ever heard of Black & Decker? Under Armour? Purdue? Marriott?
Pfft, weak.
GEICO commercials air once every 8 seconds. So lighten up Francis.
So are USAA insurance commercials, yet Texas isn't smeared with it when they see them.
Quote from: CountDeMoney on December 19, 2014, 03:35:09 PM
So are USAA insurance commercials, yet Texas isn't smeared with it when they see them.
USAA is conducting an ad campaign at the moment.
GEICO never has down time. They never let up. They are always on. They never sleep. They just keep going and going. And then when you think they can't do another one, there it is. They're an infinite loop. A loop without end. One with no foreseeable termination. After humans go extinct all that will be left are cockroaches and lizards with English accents.
Quote from: Martinus on December 19, 2014, 10:09:31 AM
Which of these do you guys recognise (if any)?
4,7, 9 and 12.
The vodka is pretty special, the beers less so but they are sold in my local corner shops, Tyskie is the best of the three IMO.
Quote from: Admiral Yi on December 19, 2014, 03:38:40 PM
GEICO never has down time. They never let up. They are always on. They never sleep. They just keep going and going. And then when you think they can't do another one, there it is. They're an infinite loop. A loop without end. One with no foreseeable termination. After humans go extinct all that will be left are cockroaches and lizards with English accents.
I wish DirecTV were here. They have better commercials. Super Creepy Rob Lowe. :(
Quote from: CountDeMoney on December 19, 2014, 03:43:51 PM
I wish DirecTV were here. They have better commercials. Super Creepy Rob Lowe. :(
Super Creepy Rob Lowe was great, because it's Rob Lowe. Arm Curtain Rob Lowe and Skinny Arms Rob Lowe don't make any sense.
These seem to be what an ad agency would consider "top brands" in a branding sense and an "I wish they were my client" sense. They aren't necessarily the biggest companies with the most cash or whatever. Otherwise, Ohio would be P&G and Texas would be Exxon.
I would have thought that Microsoft is a bigger and more famous brand then Starbucks.
Quote from: Admiral Yi on December 19, 2014, 03:45:46 PM
Super Creepy Rob Lowe was great, because it's Rob Lowe.
I was at a bar somewhere recently when that commercial was on. One young lady near me said to another that she's still f*ck Super Creepy Rob Lowe, I guess for pretty much the same reason.
Quote from: Razgovory on December 19, 2014, 03:53:47 PM
I would have thought that Microsoft is a bigger and more famous brand then Starbucks.
Starbucks is a preferred brand of Apple users, so they're leveraging both consumer demos.
Quote from: CountDeMoney on December 19, 2014, 03:59:17 PM
Quote from: Razgovory on December 19, 2014, 03:53:47 PM
I would have thought that Microsoft is a bigger and more famous brand then Starbucks.
Starbucks is a preferred brand of Apple users, so they're leveraging both consumer demos.
Yeah like I said, it's about branding. MSFT has like seven times the market cap of SBUX too.
Quote from: Razgovory on December 19, 2014, 03:53:47 PM
I would have thought that Microsoft is a bigger and more famous brand then Starbucks.
Other famous brands in Washington are Amazon and Boeing. ( Yes, Cal Boeing is hq'ed in Chicago, but they still are a huge presence in Washington.)
Quote from: derspiess on December 19, 2014, 03:58:32 PM
Quote from: Admiral Yi on December 19, 2014, 03:45:46 PM
Super Creepy Rob Lowe was great, because it's Rob Lowe.
I was at a bar somewhere recently when that commercial was on. One young lady near me said to another that she's still f*ck Super Creepy Rob Lowe, I guess for pretty much the same reason.
:lol:
Of course, when it's Super Creepy derspiess or Super Creepy CdM, or even Super Creepier CdM, it just doesn't work that way.
Super Creepy Rob Lowe is not all that creepy and still very good looking. The joke works because Rob Lowe was caught on film being super creepy.
Quote from: CountDeMoney on December 19, 2014, 03:59:17 PM
Quote from: Razgovory on December 19, 2014, 03:53:47 PM
I would have thought that Microsoft is a bigger and more famous brand then Starbucks.
Starbucks is a preferred brand of Apple users, so they're leveraging both consumer demos.
MSFT may be richer, but Starbucks would easily have higher "name on the street" popularity value.
Quote from: Richard Hakluyt on December 19, 2014, 03:39:45 PMThe vodka is pretty special, the beers less so but they are sold in my local corner shops, Tyskie is the best of the three IMO.
Okocim's "O.K. Beer" is my preference. As in criminal defense, as in beer marketing: it's all about managing expectations.
Quote from: Capetan Mihali on December 19, 2014, 04:53:40 PM
Quote from: Richard Hakluyt on December 19, 2014, 03:39:45 PMThe vodka is pretty special, the beers less so but they are sold in my local corner shops, Tyskie is the best of the three IMO.
Okocim's "O.K. Beer" is my preference. As in criminal defense, as in beer marketing: it's all about managing expectations.
I miss OK Soda. :(
Quote from: Admiral Yi on December 19, 2014, 04:21:54 PM
Super Creepy Rob Lowe is not all that creepy and still very good looking. The joke works because Rob Lowe was caught on film being super creepy.
I think most people have forgotten about that, though.
Quote from: derspiess on December 19, 2014, 04:57:50 PM
I think most people have forgotten about that, though.
Quick show of hands: who remembers Rob Lowe being super creepy?
I remember him being a giant stud, but not creepy. :hug:
So 1 yes so far.
Super creepy? No.
Quote from: Admiral Yi on December 19, 2014, 05:03:24 PM
Quote from: derspiess on December 19, 2014, 04:57:50 PM
I think most people have forgotten about that, though.
Quick show of hands: who remembers Rob Lowe being super creepy?
I remember he did something creepy, but not what it was.
Quote from: Barrister on December 19, 2014, 05:08:23 PM
I remember he did something creepy, but not what it was.
[spoiler]He filmed himself and another dude banging an underage groupie in a Vegas hotel room.[/spoiler]
He made a porno with some chicks. Threeway IIRC. Why is that creepy? :hmm:
Why did you mark that with a spoiler tag Yi? :huh:
Quote from: Caliga on December 19, 2014, 05:13:13 PM
Why did you mark that with a spoiler tag Yi? :huh:
I didn't want to bias the survey. :nerd:
Quote from: Caliga on December 19, 2014, 05:12:38 PM
He made a porno with some chicks. Threeway IIRC. Why is that creepy? :hmm:
One of them was 16. Plus people who make sex tapes* are by definition creepy.
*and aren't able to keep them private
Quote from: MadImmortalMan on December 19, 2014, 04:00:27 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on December 19, 2014, 03:59:17 PM
Quote from: Razgovory on December 19, 2014, 03:53:47 PM
I would have thought that Microsoft is a bigger and more famous brand then Starbucks.
Starbucks is a preferred brand of Apple users, so they're leveraging both consumer demos.
Yeah like I said, it's about branding. MSFT has like seven times the market cap of SBUX too.
Has anyone ever tried to write "Starbucks" with a dollar sign? I remember when people kept doing that back in the 1990's and the early 2000's. I got so fucking tired of it, I wanted to kill someone. And that's where the story ends. Nothing happened after that.
Quote from: Razgovory on December 19, 2014, 05:46:14 PM
Has anyone ever tried to write "Starbucks" with a dollar sign? I remember when people kept doing that back in the 1990's and the early 2000's. I got so fucking tired of it, I wanted to kill someone. And that's where the story ends. Nothing happened after that.
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Quote from: Peter Wiggin on December 19, 2014, 05:51:42 PM
Quote from: Razgovory on December 19, 2014, 05:46:14 PM
Has anyone ever tried to write "Starbucks" with a dollar sign? I remember when people kept doing that back in the 1990's and the early 2000's. I got so fucking tired of it, I wanted to kill someone. And that's where the story ends. Nothing happened after that.
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Quote from: DGuller on December 19, 2014, 06:05:56 PM
Thank for fucking up the page width for all of us. :rolleyes:
You talkin to me?
Dr. Pepper? Huh. Would have figured American Airlines or Southwest or Exxon or the slowly dying RadioShack or AT&T or.....something. Valero even? They probably still call their gas stations Diamond Shamrock in other places though, I guess.
E: Weird. My wife, who is from Michigan, said Dr. Pepper when I asked which company from here she thought of first. Also said Dell and TI.
Quote from: CountDeMoney on December 19, 2014, 03:26:16 PM
Quote from: Grey Fox on December 19, 2014, 09:37:37 AM
Maryland GEICO The Government Employees Insurance Company is based out of Chevy Chase.
Granted, most of Maryland's biggest organizations are government, medical or financial, but because it's only a few blocks north of the DC line on Connecticut Avenue, they label the whole state with it? That's the corporate brand? What, nobody's ever heard of Black & Decker? Under Armour? Purdue? Marriott?
Pfft, weak.
I do wonder about the methodology. Even for WV, granted that there aren't all that many big companies headquartered there, I'd have thought that Gabriel Brothers, Go-Mart, Marquee Cinemas, and Tudor's Biscuit World would all be better know than Gino's (as someone said up-thread, its pizza is pretty crappy, though it used to be better before the mid-80's), and maybe Mister Bee Potato Chips and Blenko Glass, too.
Never heard of those others, besides the mention of Biscuit World here.
Quote from: Admiral Yi on December 19, 2014, 09:00:08 PM
Never heard of those others, besides the mention of Biscuit World here.
I really wouldn't have expected you to have heard of them--but I'd still think it more likely that you'd have heard of them than Gino's, because Gino's only operates within WV, while the others have some locations in other states (or in the case of Blenko Glass, their stuff is sold in other places).
Quote from: Caliga on December 19, 2014, 05:12:38 PM
He made a porno with some chicks. Threeway IIRC. Why is that creepy? :hmm:
Well, who hasn't? Admittedly in my case she didn't know I had a camera. Or that the window was open.
Quote from: dps on December 19, 2014, 09:06:31 PM
I really wouldn't have expected you to have heard of them--but I'd still think it more likely that you'd have heard of them than Gino's, because Gino's only operates within WV, while the others have some locations in other states (or in the case of Blenko Glass, their stuff is sold in other places).
Even if we've never seen a Gino's, the name sounds so much like the archetypal mom & pop pizza place that we think we've seen them.
That could be it. I've probably walked by a dozen Gino's in Staten Island.
There are tons of Gino's in Spain.
Quote from: Razgovory on December 19, 2014, 03:53:47 PM
I would have thought that Microsoft is a bigger and more famous brand then Starbucks.
Microsoft isn't really a famous brand name though. "Windows" is however and I would guess it is more famous than Starbucks. You'll not find a single country in the world that doesn't have computers operating Windows, but you'll find plenty of countries that don't have Starbucks.
Quote from: Martinus on December 19, 2014, 10:09:31 AM
Which of these do you guys recognise (if any)?
From my stay at Poland this last few months, I recognise Tyskie (though I don't drink beer) and Zubrowka (I preferred a honey-flavored vodka which I will never be able to remember let alone pronounce).
Quote from: Martinus on December 19, 2014, 10:09:31 AM
Which of these do you guys recognise (if any)?
Tyskie was the joke sponsor of my Poland AAR from 2003 but beyond that...
Quote from: Iormlund on December 21, 2014, 11:59:11 AM
Quote from: Martinus on December 19, 2014, 10:09:31 AM
Which of these do you guys recognise (if any)?
From my stay at Poland this last few months, I recognise Tyskie (though I don't drink beer) and Zubrowka (I preferred a honey-flavored vodka which I will never be able to remember let alone pronounce).
Krupnik?
Quote from: dps on December 19, 2014, 08:58:20 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on December 19, 2014, 03:26:16 PM
Quote from: Grey Fox on December 19, 2014, 09:37:37 AM
Maryland GEICO The Government Employees Insurance Company is based out of Chevy Chase.
Granted, most of Maryland's biggest organizations are government, medical or financial, but because it's only a few blocks north of the DC line on Connecticut Avenue, they label the whole state with it? That's the corporate brand? What, nobody's ever heard of Black & Decker? Under Armour? Purdue? Marriott?
Pfft, weak.
I do wonder about the methodology. Even for WV, granted that there aren't all that many big companies headquartered there, I'd have thought that Gabriel Brothers, Go-Mart, Marquee Cinemas, and Tudor's Biscuit World would all be better know than Gino's (as someone said up-thread, its pizza is pretty crappy, though it used to be better before the mid-80's), and maybe Mister Bee Potato Chips and Blenko Glass, too.
I would think they used something like this to estimate brand value...
Take the market cap of the company, and then add to it the liabilities the company has. That gives you the enterprise value.
The enterprise value is equal to the fair value of the enterprise's assets. So you can start allocating. Cash is easy to estimate, are things like receivables and fixed assets.
Intangibles, including brand values, are more difficult. But a company like Microsoft has a lot intellectual property like patents that will get value allocated to them (in addition to having its brand value distributed to multiple streams). For companies like Starbucks and Dr. Pepper, their brand value is a lot more concentrated.
Quote from: Sheilbh on December 21, 2014, 01:09:09 PM
Quote from: Iormlund on December 21, 2014, 11:59:11 AM
Quote from: Martinus on December 19, 2014, 10:09:31 AM
Which of these do you guys recognise (if any)?
From my stay at Poland this last few months, I recognise Tyskie (though I don't drink beer) and Zubrowka (I preferred a honey-flavored vodka which I will never be able to remember let alone pronounce).
Krupnik?
Maybe. I used to order it in English. :P
Quote from: alfred russel on December 21, 2014, 01:13:59 PM
Quote from: dps on December 19, 2014, 08:58:20 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on December 19, 2014, 03:26:16 PM
Quote from: Grey Fox on December 19, 2014, 09:37:37 AM
Maryland GEICO The Government Employees Insurance Company is based out of Chevy Chase.
Granted, most of Maryland's biggest organizations are government, medical or financial, but because it's only a few blocks north of the DC line on Connecticut Avenue, they label the whole state with it? That's the corporate brand? What, nobody's ever heard of Black & Decker? Under Armour? Purdue? Marriott?
Pfft, weak.
I do wonder about the methodology. Even for WV, granted that there aren't all that many big companies headquartered there, I'd have thought that Gabriel Brothers, Go-Mart, Marquee Cinemas, and Tudor's Biscuit World would all be better know than Gino's (as someone said up-thread, its pizza is pretty crappy, though it used to be better before the mid-80's), and maybe Mister Bee Potato Chips and Blenko Glass, too.
I would think they used something like this to estimate brand value...
Take the market cap of the company, and then add to it the liabilities the company has. That gives you the enterprise value.
The enterprise value is equal to the fair value of the enterprise's assets. So you can start allocating. Cash is easy to estimate, are things like receivables and fixed assets.
Intangibles, including brand values, are more difficult. But a company like Microsoft has a lot intellectual property like patents that will get value allocated to them (in addition to having its brand value distributed to multiple streams). For companies like Starbucks and Dr. Pepper, their brand value is a lot more concentrated.
It says "most famous" brand, though. Fame and value aren't the same thing at all.
Quote from: dps on December 21, 2014, 09:21:30 PM
It says "most famous" brand, though. Fame and value aren't the same thing at all.
They are if you're in marketing. :P
Sure Bank of America is a famous brand and it may be technically head quartered in North Carolina, but it was founded in San Francisco. Hardly anybody thinks of it as a North Carolinian company.
Quote from: Valmy on December 21, 2014, 09:33:18 PM
Sure Bank of America is a famous brand and it may be technically head quartered in North Carolina, but it was founded in San Francisco. Hardly anybody thinks of it as a North Carolinian company.
Started as Bank of Italy. Seriously. In SF. :lol:
Bank of America was bought out/merged with a NC bank, hence the HQ.
Nationsbank?? I'm guessing.
Quote from: Admiral Yi on December 21, 2014, 09:36:31 PM
Bank of America was bought out/merged with a NC bank, hence the HQ.
Nationsbank?? I'm guessing.
Wachovia maybe. Not sure now.
WellsFargo bought out Wachovia, IIRC.
Ah. Then maybe Yi is right.
Quote from: MadImmortalMan on December 21, 2014, 09:38:20 PM
Quote from: Admiral Yi on December 21, 2014, 09:36:31 PM
Bank of America was bought out/merged with a NC bank, hence the HQ.
Nationsbank?? I'm guessing.
Wachovia maybe. Not sure now.
When ever I hear Wachovia, I think of Vlad the impaler.
When I was in Charlotte, there were a lot of Wells Fargo ads referencing local themes (to the extent Charlotte really has any) and saying THANKS FOR WELCOMING US, CHARLOTTE!
Quote from: dps on December 19, 2014, 08:58:20 PM
Gino's (as someone said up-thread, its pizza is pretty crappy, though it used to be better before the mid-80's),
I was thinking back to this a while ago. Their "pub" in downtown Huntington was always a fun place to go in the 70s and 80s and I can remember when the pizza *seemed* to be good. But I wonder if it was just "good" by comparison due to few other options.
Now having said all that, the pizza now isn't as bad as it was during the late 80s & 90s. We stopped there last January on the drive back from Morgantown and the pizza was edible.
Washington State should be Boeing or Microsoft.