Marketing

Howler let it bleed in "This One's Different" video

Related: Howler and the hometown hate debateHowler's cranky America Give Up viral marketing guy debutsThe 4onthefloor: Howler must've actually listened to our recordInterpret this how you will, but Jordan Gatesmith looks like he just endured a hell of a bloody beatdown in the new Howler video for "T ... More >>

Minneapolis 13th best city for social media jobs, study finds

Mpls' social media job market is very solid. ​Social media has revolutionized the way we publish and disseminate information. No longer are journalists ink-stained wretches trying to put together a story before a print deadline -- now we're more like carpal tunnel-plagued pixelheads trying to be t ... More >>

Target fires ad agency Wieden & Kennedy [VIDEO]

After a disappointing holiday season, Target dropped its lead ad agency. ​Fresh off news that Santa gave Target a lump of goal this Christmas, the company is making changes. Target has dropped Portland-based Wieden and Kennedy, the company's lead advertising agency for the past six years.

Central Corridor undergoing redevelopment, but at what cost?

​Two years before its scheduled opening, the area along the Met Council's $957 million Central Corridor project is already undergoing redevelopment  -- but is it a case of government throwing good money after bad?

Everbody Wins

​Two years before its scheduled opening, the area along the Met Council's $957 million Central Corridor project is already undergoing redevelopment  -- but is it a case of government throwing good money after bad?

Best Buy e-mail breach: Call the Geek Squad!

BarryJudge.com.In a letter, Judge says no other info was stolen in the hack.​This is one computer problem the Geek Squad can't solve. For the second time in a month, the private information of Best Buy customers has been compromised. This time, a hacker broke into files of a former Best Buy ... More >>

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BarryJudge.com.In a letter, Judge says no other info was stolen in the hack.​This is one computer problem the Geek Squad can't solve. For the second time in a month, the private information of Best Buy customers has been compromised. This time, a hacker broke into files of a former Best Buy ... More >>

Lady Gaga partnering with Target to release 'Born This Way'

​Lady Gaga has a thing for Minnesota companies. In addition to working as a creative director for the Minnetonka-based Polaroid, Gaga announced today that she's partnering with Target to release an "exclusive deluxe edition" of her new album, Born This Way, which is due out May 23.

Diet Pepsi's new look: Tall, sleek, and skinny, just like a supermodel

PepsicoDoes this soda make me look fat?​In honor of New York Fashion Week kicking off this week, Pepsi unveiled a new tall and sleek Diet Pepsi can design. In the company's official press release, chief marketing officer Jill Beraud commented, Diet Pepsi has a long history of celebrating women t ... More >>

Musburger's "all the Tostitos" call worth $2.5 million [VIDEO]

The new catchphrase makes a big buck impact. ​It's every brand manager's dream to see a celebrity endorsing their product--drinking it, driving it, wearing it, and whatnot. And while no snack food manufacturer has yet succeeded in having its name subbed into the colloquial phrase, "all that ... More >>

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The new catchphrase makes a big buck impact. ​It's every brand manager's dream to see a celebrity endorsing their product--drinking it, driving it, wearing it, and whatnot. And while no snack food manufacturer has yet succeeded in having its name subbed into the colloquial phrase, "all that ... More >>

Gary Vaynerchuk at MIMA: Best quotes (Rated R for language)

Gary on TV.WineLibrary.com​"The larger the crowd, the more I curse," admitted the man who would be the highlight of yesterday's big marketing conference at the downtown Hilton. Wine entrepreneur and lovably crass motivational speaker Gary Vaynerchuk kicked off The Minnesota Interactive Marketing A ... More >>

William Gibson

Gary on TV.WineLibrary.com​"The larger the crowd, the more I curse," admitted the man who would be the highlight of yesterday's big marketing conference at the downtown Hilton. Wine entrepreneur and lovably crass motivational speaker Gary Vaynerchuk kicked off The Minnesota Interactive Marketing A ... More >>

Aesthetic Apparatus 11-Year Anniversary Party

Gary on TV.WineLibrary.com​"The larger the crowd, the more I curse," admitted the man who would be the highlight of yesterday's big marketing conference at the downtown Hilton. Wine entrepreneur and lovably crass motivational speaker Gary Vaynerchuk kicked off The Minnesota Interactive Marketing A ... More >>

SpaghettiOs creator dies

Wisconsin native was head of the Campbell's department that created a piece of your childhood.

Doomtree debut new Mictlan video on interactive site

Users can toggle between remixes of the song as the video plays.

Survey reveals Minneapolis one of the least stressful cities in U.S.

If you're sitting at your computer right now clawing your eyes out in a vain attempt to forget the myriad tasks, bills, obligations, etc. conspiring to crush your troubled soul, now might be a good time to take consolation that, hey, it could be worse.

Colleges protest Bud "Fan Cans"

Would you be more or less likely to drink Bud Light if the can was in your school's colors? Bud's betting the former.

Minneapolis' social media mafia: Who gets the most love?

Who are the local hot shots on Twitter?

McDonald's offers free mochas on Mondays

Can the fast food chain convince recession-conscious coffee drinkers to switch to the Golden Arches?

Starbucks pays $10 million for 'Morning Joe' appearance

Starbucks pays big buckolas for hourly mention on MSNBC's "Morning Joe" program.

Edible advertising? Local papers aren't so sure

Marketing firm First Flavor is hoping newspapers will latch on to its "edible film strips."

Liberals love paying taxes, send "Thank You" cards

No ball-dipping orgies for the liberals. Just some good old-fashioned "Thank You" cards to taxes.

General Mills Psst: I'm in!

Psst...General Mills' new marketing program

Palin shopper Jeff Larson is just trying to do his job, stay on the down-low

Palin's personal shopper revealed

Attention All Beer Loving Film Folk

Discount Grocery Shopping

Minnesota Thunder vs. Rochester Rhinos

Twin Cities: 10th Most Miserable Sports City

Knockout Punch!

Haystak

Nine Inch Nails: Year Zero

Knee-Deep in the Hoopla

Paisley swirls sell, but where is the soul of San Francisco?

6/9: Morning Communique

Paisley swirls sell, but where is the soul of San Francisco?

Strike four: Another municipality opposes stadium

Paisley swirls sell, but where is the soul of San Francisco?

Strib celebrates day one of new design with site crash

Paisley swirls sell, but where is the soul of San Francisco?

No Money Down! A Lifetime to Pay!

Welcome, friend, to the booming field of "subprime" mortgages. Think you can't afford a house? You're probably right, but that won't stop us from putting you in one!

Minneapolis/St. Paul: Almost the beer drinking capital of North America

Welcome, friend, to the booming field of "subprime" mortgages. Think you can't afford a house? You're probably right, but that won't stop us from putting you in one!

Keeping an eye on the Jesus-Firsters

Welcome, friend, to the booming field of "subprime" mortgages. Think you can't afford a house? You're probably right, but that won't stop us from putting you in one!

Wet Hot American Summer

You scrubbed radioactive toilets. You fleeced tots at carnivals. You ground the beaks off baby birds. You sent City Pages your summer job stories--and we didn't even give you minimum wage in return.

Fear of a Liberal Planet

GOP telemarketers harass the elderly, groove on hip hop, and scream like monkeys

The Friends of Tim Pawlenty

The governor's right: Many "public servants" do what he and the friends of Tim have done. That's what reeks about it.

Secrets and lies

Why Telegate matters

King Throng

At the Mall of America, Pokemon packed 'em in

Planting poetry

At the Mall of America, Pokemon packed 'em in

Trendspotting

How a Minneapolis consulting trio discovered the "iconogasm," and other tales from the trendspotting business.

Merchant of Grief

How a Minneapolis consulting trio discovered the "iconogasm," and other tales from the trendspotting business.

When the Music Stops

How a Minneapolis consulting trio discovered the "iconogasm," and other tales from the trendspotting business.