More on Costa Cruise Lines’ Second Life Debut

Yesterday I wrote about Costa Cruise Line simultaneously introducing their new ship, The Serena, in the real world and in the virtual world (See post VIA Turkel Talks).Building brand value with their Second Life introduction, Costa worked together with their Italian...

Big Cities Put On Their Best Face

If you care about how destinations market themselves, you’ll find this article from the Chicago Tribune very interesting. Of course, our Miami client is prominently featured. By Alfred Borcover Special to the Tribune Published April 15, 2007 With billions of...

Best Brands In The World?

BrandChannel.com, Interbrand’s online brand exchange released their survey of the world’s top brands. The company stressed that this list is not a record of the world’s best-known brands (such as Coca-Cola). Instead, the BBC News says Interbrand asked consumers “what...

America Gets Its Own Travel Advocate

“The Travel Industry Association is aiming for February 2008 as the launch date for DiscoverAmerica.com — the country’s official travel and tourism Web site. Initially the URL will target the five biggest sources of international visitors — United Kingdom, Japan,...

Can Brands be Gay?

There’s no doubt that brands are badges, telling everyone who we are and how we want to present ourselves to the world. But how far does this go? A recent article in the New York Times suggests that brand-badge symbolism has become so powerful that certain cars...
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