Video Advertising Bureau Tom Dougherty, CEO – Stealing Share 18 October 2018 The Video Advertising Bureau recommends crap Can you sing the Wayfair jingle? The Video Advertising Bureau wants you to believe it’s so important. “Is the future uncertain? Nope....
Target brand Tom Dougherty, CEO – Stealing Share 17 October 2018 The Target brand takes advantage of an opportunity The Target brand is planning to create a new toy initiative in stores and online as the retailer enters into the Christmas selling season. Spurred...
Mean politics Tom Dougherty, CEO – Stealing Share 11 October 2018 Today’s mean politics You know what? I’m tired of today’s mean politics. What about you? It does not take a single brain cell to ridicule a political opponent. Not a drop of creativity to...
The Google brand Tom Dougherty, CEO – Stealing Share 10 October 2018 The Google brand doomed Google+ Google+ was doomed from the start. There are only so many social networks one can prefer. And, more importantly, there exists the little problem of the Google...
Airbnb brand Tom Dougherty, CEO – Stealing Share 9 October 2018 Airbnb brand brings home to travel If there is one thing my family and I do a lot of, it’s travel. Frankly, the gang and I just can’t help it. It’s in our blood, er, well, maybe we’re just addicted...
Nutrish brand Tom Dougherty, CEO – Stealing Share 23 August 2018 Rachael Ray’s Nutrish brand obeys first rule of branding The first rule of effective branding is to reflect the customer, not yourself. Case in point, Rachael Ray’s Nutrish brand of dog food. Yes,...
MoviePass Tom Dougherty, CEO – Stealing Share 15 August 2018 MoviePass – the great idea till it wasn’t MoviePass is quickly dying. Its stock is now at five cents a share. It seemed like a great idea. Though, in retrospect, it served only as a great idea...
Mattress Firm brand Tom Dougherty, CEO – Stealing Share 8 August 2018 Mattress Firm brand goes ker-plunk. Surprised? It looks like yet another retailer rests on the cusp of filing for bankruptcy. This time it’s the Mattress Firm brand going away. Is anyone...
Facebook brand meaning Tom Dougherty, CEO – Stealing Share 30 July 2018 Facebook brand meaning stands for secret and inept The Facebook brand meaning is under siege. Its stock plummets 19% on Thursday, robbing it of $119 billion in market value. You might say,...
NBA branding Tom Dougherty, CEO – Stealing Share 3 July 2018 NBA branding needs fewer All-Stars for Golden State Here I go again, spouting out about NBA branding. But can you blame me? What with the Golden State Warriors picking up yet another high-calibre...
Dow Jones ousts GE Tom Dougherty, CEO – Stealing Share 20 June 2018 Dow Jones kicks out GE. Now what? In 1896, the stock market adds GE as one of Dow Industrial Average’s first companies. As of June 26th of this year, it will no longer be part of the DJIA. I...
Macy’s B8ta Tom Dougherty, CEO – Stealing Share 18 June 2018 Macy’s B8ta partnership demonstrates head firmly in sand I know I sound like a screaming banshee, but when are retailers going to wake the hell up? Take Macy’s, a retailer floundering so much...
