Smart or Sellout: 4 Product Placements in Britney's Music Video


Updated 02/20/11 9:35 AM · Posted by · 3 comments

Product Placements in Britney Spears Music Video

If you're not too mesmerized by how Britney Spears looks in her new music video, "Hold It Against Me," you'll notice a number of product placements. In efforts to generate revenue, the music industry has seen brands popping up in music videos and even in song lyrics. Do you think Britney went a little too far in this video or do you think it's savvy marketing? Read more

New Chiquita Banana Design: Love It or Hate It?


Updated 02/16/10 7:58 AM · Posted by YumSugar · 9 comments

Chiquita Banana's Logo Redesign

Graphic design haven design:related provides a glimpse into Chiquita's logo redesign for its new campaign, Eatachiquita. The graphics team, spearheaded by art director DJ Neff, hopes the world will go bananas for its 25 collectible stickers with capricious facial expressions. What do you think? Is the new logo a-peeling? Source New Chiquita Banana Design: Love It or Hate It? Love Read more

Coca-Cola Drinks Back on Shelves at Costco


Updated 12/11/09 2:27 PM · Posted by YumSugar · 1 comment

Coca-Cola Drinks Back on Shelves at Costco

This holiday season, Costco shoppers can breathe a collective sigh of relief: Coca-Cola products will be back on shelves Monday. Last month, after a surprisingly public pricing squabble with the world's largest soft drink maker, the wholesale club stopped ordering Coke, Diet Coke, Sprite, Dasani, VitaminWater, Fresca, Odwalla, and all other Coca-Cola beverages from stores nationwide. "Our sign Read more

Costco No Longer Carrying Coca-Cola Products


Updated 11/19/09 1:26 PM · Posted by YumSugar · 16 comments

Costco No Longer Carrying Coca-Cola Products

If you weren't able to locate a case of Coke on your last trip to Costco, don't worry — you aren't going crazy. Yesterday, the wholesale club confirmed that it is no longer carrying Coca-Cola products in stores nationwide. The Washington-based wholesaler is currently in the middle of a dispute with the Coca-Cola Co. Although neither would comment on the matter further, the world's largest soft Read more

Stone Fruit Variety or Snack Food Flavor?


Updated 07/20/09 3:34 PM · Posted by YumSugar · 3 comments

Stone Fruit Variety or Snack Food Flavor?

Today Party and I were talking about Summer stone fruits, and she remarked that she thought many of the season's fruit varieties had funny-sounding names that reminded her Gatorade flavors! I have to agree — some of the fruit names bear a striking resemblance to names that you might come across in the snack-food aisle. Are you able to identify whether the name is a stone fruit variety or a Read more

Meet 901, Justin Timberlake's New Tequila


Updated 07/05/09 11:24 PM · Posted by partysugar · 13 comments

Justin Timberlake Launches Tequila Line

He's already a pop singer, fashion designer, and restaurant owner, but Justin Timberlake's latest job title? Spirits maker. Yesterday the young entrepreneur announced the launch of his new line of tequila, 901. The brand has been in development for over two years and plans to hit liquor store shelves in May. A spokesperson for Timberlake explains that "901 is that time of night when your evening Read more

Coca-Cola Brings Vault Drink Head to Head With Mtn Dew


Updated 11/05/10 7:51 AM · Posted by YumSugar · 20 comments

Coca-Cola Tries to Take On Mountain Dew With New Vault Campaign

Beverage titan Coca-Cola, eager to improve flat sales of carbonated beverage Vault, is hoping to win over consumers with a campaign that employs a tried-and-true tactic: free drinks. Although Pepsi-owned (and recently renamed) Mtn Dew carries as much as 80 percent of the market share for citrus soda, Coca-Cola's three-year-old citrus cooler Vault, with four percent of the market share, has Read more

Ben and Jerry's vs. Haagen-Dazs: A Pint-Sized Battle


Updated 04/14/11 7:01 PM · Posted by partysugar · 29 comments

Haagen-Dazs Shrinks Package, Ben & Jerry's Is Outraged

There's been some heated public debates between competing brands. The latest two companies to join the feuding? Ice cream giants Haagen-Dazs and Ben and Jerry's. To pay for the high costs of natural and top-quality ingredients, Haagen-Dazs has reduced the size of its pints from 16 to 14 ounces. Despite the decrease in packaging, Haagen-Dazs still calls its container a "pint." Ben and Jerry's is Read more

Due to Customer Backlash, Tropicana Ditches New Logo


Updated 05/20/10 10:19 PM · Posted by partysugar · 47 comments

Due to Customer Backlash, Tropicana Ditches New Logo

Last month Tropicana debuted a clean new look to emphasize the all-natural, fresh squeezed juice. However, due to an overwhelming amount of customer outrage, the company is abandoning the changes and returning to the old packaging. Many loyal Tropicana fans were disgusted by the brand's redesigned logo — which features a glass of orange juice against a white backdrop, instead of the familiar Read more

Coca Cola to Remove the Word "Classic" From Title


Updated 07/30/09 6:16 PM · Posted by partysugar · 12 comments

Coca Cola to Remove the Word "Classic" From Title

Coca-Cola is perhaps the most classic of American drinks, however the company has announced their plan to remove the word "classic" from its name. "Classic" was added over twenty years ago, in 1985, to signify that the brand was making a return to using the original recipe. Now with a global approach to advertising, the word is no longer beneficial to the brand. In the current ad campaigns, "Coke Read more