Marketing Spoonful

It takes a special person to say the word “wiener” with a straight face. Linkhaus, a new hot dog eatery in Wichita, Kansas, uses the term shamelessly to describe its “well endowed” dogs.
The place is really down to earth. It’s definitely a guys type of place. You can catch ESPN and other sports channels on [...]

Tags: food marketing blog, hot dog, Linkhaus

One of the coolest things in food marketing is when you can take something old and put a new twist on it. Some of the most enduring brands do this successfully: Coca-Cola, Uncle Ben’s, Quaker Oats, Doritos.
I had the privilege of meeting Jim from The Avenue Grill in Nebraska City on a recent trip to [...]

Like many of you, we’ve been somewhat snowbound this holiday. So once we got the walks and driveways shoveled and cleared, we settled in for reading, watching TV, discussing books, facebooking, games, hot chocolate and homemade cookies.
With a little objection, I was able to get my son to agree to an interview of what, from [...]

Watching Julie and Julia after a fun-filled day of family time and presents makes me pause to reflect on how much I enjoy eating. I mean, what better way to celebrate a holiday? There is such an inextricable link between food and family. And family is at the center of every holiday.
The smell of fresh, [...]

Tags: food marketing blog, holiday food

Mama Lupe’s Tortillas: Tortilla King, Moundridge, KS

http://www.tortillaking.com
Spanish Gardens

No Web site, but here’s the Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Spanish-Gardens/49643958884
Original Juan

http://www.originaljuan.com/
Skyview Farm

http://www.skyviewfarm.net/
Good Farms

http://www.heritagefoodsusa.com/farmers/farmers18.html

Tags: beef, chicken, food marketing blog, Good Farms, Mama Lupe's, Original Juan, pork, Skyview Farm, Spanish Gardens, taco sauce, tortillas

Check out Shannon Albert’s blog remarkablyclever.com.
It’s full of great tips from the author’s experience. Things like how to get from couch to half marathon in less than six months and fun things to do on a family road trip.
One of my favorites is about Shannon’s favorite pastime of finding “cheap beauty products that rock.”
Enjoy!

Tags: blog recommendation, new blog, remarkably clever

Some of my favorites:

Starburst jelly beans
Reese’s peanut butter eggs
Sour gummy bunnies
Robin’s eggs (the malted milk kind)
Sweet Tarts ducks and bunnies
Sour Patch Kids jellybeans (new, at least to me)

What are your favorites?

Tags: Easter candy

Tomorrow is my birthday. As one friend said, it’s the 10th anniversary of my 29th birthday. And since I’m going to take most of the day off, I wanted to use this entry to get a few things off my chest. Nothing fancy. Nothing personal. Here goes.

I have dedicated my life to economic development through [...]

The Dow Jones Industrial Average (as if you haven’t heard) has dipped near 2005 levels. Meanwhile, many food stocks, such as Kellogg, Procter & Gamble and General Mills are holding their own. Conventional wisdom holds that money flees to “stable” industries, such as food in times of inflation, recession or stagflation.
At the same time, Coca-Cola [...]

Tags: alternatives, blog, business strategy, Coca-Cola, consumer spending, Food, fuel prices, General Mills, inflation, Kellogg, luxuries, Marketing, Procter & Gamble, recession, Strategy, substitutes

This is the international symbol for customer service: Smiling, good-looking person with telephone headset.

Now, slap yourself or slam your hand in the car door or whatever it takes, and come back to reality.
When customers say, “I just really like talking to a real person,” they’re not saying, “Wow, I really like those nice people at [...]

Tags: anticipate problems, brand experience, BusinessWeek, cooperation, customer experience, Customer Service, customer service champ, Food, Marketing, proactive solutions, reality check, voice of the customer