Daily Archives: November 16, 2015
SeaWorld Suffers Killer Whale Woes
When you hear SeaWorld, you think of killer whales — for better or worse. As of Tuesday Nov 10, SeaWorld Entertainment has cancelled its famous orca shows. Since its opening in the 1960s, SeaWorld Entertainment centered its brand associations with … Continue reading
Whiteout Blanks Mizzou Uprising
The University of Missouri team store removed their official 2015 whiteout T-shirt from its website and stores amid racial controversy. The whiteout shirt was created for the game against Brigham Young University, but in the face of racial tensions on … Continue reading
Ringing In Criticism
As the Starbucks cup debate continues with loud yells from both pro-Christmas-ers and pro-Starbucks-ers, another debate is heating up. Target has generated significant backlash for their over-the-top Christmas sweater, sporting the acronym OCD: Obsessive Christmas Disorder. In the media, we … Continue reading
Fantasy Sports Sites Facing Gamble
If you’ve watched any sporting event (or any televised production, really) in the past six months, you know about DraftKings and Fan Duel. For those living under a rock, DraftKings and Fan Duel are online daily fantasy sports sites that … Continue reading
Spiked Eggnog Spillover
The holiday season is around the corner and every major brand is trying to come up with creative methods to get customers hyped about their festive products. Some worked out well and some not so much. For instance, Bloomingdales may … Continue reading
Brewing Up Holiday Brand Shaming
Holiday red Starbucks cups? No Christmas decorations before Thanksgiving at Nordstrom? Just shoot me now, because the world is ending. Today’s American society has turned the 2015 holiday season into a PR crisis for multiple brands and it’s barely even … Continue reading