At the beginning of the year, the popular coffee chain Starbucks unleashed an updated logo to the world. The new logo isn’t a complete rebrand as Gap unsuccessfully attempted in late 2010, but it has undergone some major changes. The logo previously featured an abstract lady (known by Starbucks fans as the Siren) encompassed by [...]
Have you ever been driving down the road, listening to the radio and a song comes on that takes you way back to a fond memory? I bet you have. Sound is a very powerful sense and many companies have caught on to this idea, creating strong audio branding. One company that has created one [...]
McDonalds has set off a fast food frenzy with the return of their McRib sandwich. The popular sandwich usually appears on the menu in a variety of restaurant locations, at different times and never stays around very long. However, as of November 2, the McRib is being offered at most of the McDonald’s throughout the [...]
Most companies spend millions of dollars to make their brand memorable to consumers with one single ad campaign. However, one company is defying all advertising rules: GEICO. GEICO is currently running FOUR different ad campaigns at the same time. Out of the four campaigns, they have three different branded characters and three different campaign messages. [...]
How many times have you gone into a grocery store and bought only the items you went there to get? More often than not, you ended up with more things in your basket than you ever intended. The same is usually true at department stores. Just a coincidence? Nope. Grocery and retail stores often feel [...]
Quizno’s has done it again… The popular sub shop has unleashed their newest creepy ad campaign, featuring singing kittens. The ads, which attempt to promote Quizno’s value menu, include three singing kittens dressed in marching band attire that annoyingly yell “five-four-three” to the tune of Three Blind Mice. The thought of kittens and a sub [...]
Consumers look at thousands of ads a day. It’s important for each brand to stand out and be recognizable to the consumer. A great logo design is one way a brand can become memorable and recognizable. Some brands are so recognizable they can even be identified by only part of the logo. Can you recognize [...]
We all have that friend who constantly explodes your Facebook newsfeed with all of his/her status updates. Or that family member that spends dinner time tweeting. And if you’re really lucky, you have the pleasure of knowing someone that takes their phone into the restroom so they can update from the porcelain throne. Nice, right? [...]
At CurrentMarketing, we have the capabilities to print a variety of materials for clients. When I first started working here, this idea seemed pretty simple. I mean, you just hit ‘print’, right? Wrong. Words like duotone, four-color printing, uncoated, Pantone, paper trays, and bleeds all flew by my head so quickly I was set in [...]
When you're in the business of marketing, efficiency is critical. The faster things get done, the happier the client. So whenever I see someone taking the long route on their computer — like Edit > Undo, for example — it drives me crazy. I want to immediately run over to their computer and hit Command [...]
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