Tag Archives: Starbucks

Starwho’s?

Posted on January 30, 2008 by Terry Taylor

{Another Story about Glue} Just when you thought America’s infatuation with coffee was exhausted, along comes the next generation of bean purveyors with a twist. Except the twist is really pretty stupidly simple (which, if you know me, is my … Continue reading →

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How Starbucks Saved My Life (and made the advertising profession look like a shallow pool of miscreants)

Posted on October 5, 2007 by Terry Taylor

I have always been leery of guys with three names. Presidents and serial killers come to mind. Into my doubting field of vision has wandered one more – Michael Gates Gill, and his book “How Starbucks Saved My Life: A … Continue reading →

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Three Things

Posted on May 25, 2007 by Terry Taylor

Selling Out, Up, Down & Dirty Worm poop is hip. Just ask TerraCycle, Inc magazine’s 2006 “The Coolest Little Start Up In America.” Started by a Princeton dropout (who found that worm droppings helped “certain” kind of plants to grow … Continue reading →

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Diapers: The New Starbucks

Posted on February 8, 2007 by Terry Taylor

I went to Target today to buy some diapers. Yeah, I’ve learned a thing or two from this whole astronaut thing. I think Astronaut Nowak is onto something bigger than her stalkish obsession with Astronaut Bill and his girlfriend. Her … Continue reading →

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My Chemical Romance at Starbucks

Posted on October 24, 2006 by Terry Taylor

If my graying friends are listening to a band from New Jersey, Springsteen’s probably hunched front and center, screaming the everyday lyrics of a tortured life. Some may even admit to an affection for Bon Jovi. So why am I … Continue reading →

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Your Best Defense May Be Your Last Ad Or, How To Brand Your Way Out Of A Crisis

Posted on February 22, 2006 by Terry Taylor

Bad things happen to good companies. Remember the Tylenol scare years ago? Good things happen to bad companies. Remember Enron’s success? Bad things happen to bad companies. Enron again. And good things happen to good companies. Apple, Starbucks, Nike, Washington … Continue reading →

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