The Premier League and Apple’s hit television show Ted Lasso have agreed to a licensing deal worth as much as $680K, according to Matt Slater of The Athletic. Click here to read the story at bleacherreport.com. Discussion Questions: What is licensing? Why do companies investing in licensing deals? In the case of ‘Ted Lasso’ Read more…
When members of the inaugural National Women’s Hockey League take the ice in November, they won’t be representing the same league they’ve known the past six seasons. Click here to read the story at seattletimes.com. Discussion Questions: What is branding? What is rebranding? Why is branding important to a pro Read more…
Move over, Apple and Samsung; there’s a new smartphone maker in town. And surprisingly, it isn’t another tech firm, but the much-beloved fast-food chain Wendy’s. Click here to read the story at designtaxi.com. Discussion Questions: What is digital marketing? Why do you think apps are important to a brand’s overall Read more…
“Alexa, ask Astro to come in here.” I’m sitting on a couch in a simulated living room at Amazon’s Lab126 product R&D lab in Sunnyvale, California. Amazon VP of products Charlie Tritschler, who has been describing the company’s new home robot to me, is summoning the bot from another room, Read more…
Ford, following in the footsteps of Ferrari, is increasing its non-automotive merchandise in an effort to create a wider ranging brand. The company just hired Alexandra Ford English, daughter of Ford executive chair Bill Ford and great-great granddaughter of Henry Ford, to the newly-created position of global brand merchandising director. Read more…
One person’s trash can feed someone else in need … and likely wasn’t even trash in the first place. An estimated 1.4 billion tons of food is wasted each year, with 40 million tons coming from the U.S., more than any other country in the world, per Dole Sunshine. Click Read more…
Etsy is introducing The Etsy House, an interactive, augmented reality (AR) environment that allows customers to “walk through” a digital home filled with curated Etsy items. Click here to read the story at chainstoreage.com. Discussion Questions: What is digital marketing? What is augemented reality? What the difference between augmented reality and Read more…
It was a hot Tuesday evening in August, and thousands of loyal New York Mets fans poured into Citi Field to watch their team take on the highly ranked San Francisco Giants. The stadium in Queens brimmed with hope, despite the team’s recent losing streak. The Mets lost that night, Read more…
The Los Angeles Clippers added another paying partner for the franchise’s planned Inglewood arena, helping to offset its expected $1.2 billion cost. The National Basketball Association team owned by former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer announced Monday it has agreed to a deal with “green” financial services company Aspiration. Click here Read more…
On July 1, twins Hanna and Haley Cavinder walked up a few stairs, held hands and — with a synchronized turn — pointed to a digital billboard in New York City’s Times Square that featured their image and an announcement of the first high-profile name, image and likeness (NIL) deal Read more…