Trusting Brand Recommendations from Friends

As has been widely reported, consumers consider friend recommendations to be more trustworthy than company advertising.

A recent major research study bears this out. According to a story by Todd …

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A Talking Shoe?

Google and Adidas have partnered to develop a talking shoe. Huh, a talking SHOE?

As reported by Advertising Age: “Ready for your shoes to judge your lazy butt? Google …

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First-to-File Patent Rule Goes into Effect

On March 16, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) enacted a new rule governing U.S. patents. This rule implements the first-inventor-to-file provision of the 2011 Leahy-Smith …

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At Disney, the Empire Keeps Expanding

The breadth of the  Walt Disney Co. has grown dramatically over the years, with such acquisitions as ABC (which includes ABC TV, ESPN, and other properties), Pixar (the animated …

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Classic Toys Go Multi-Generational

Although the Transformers movies are a 21st century phenomenon, Hasbro introduced Transformer toys nearly thirty years ago! And Hasbro has been able to sustain the popularity of this toy line …

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