Your New Victrola iPod: Do Brand Name Auctions Make Sense?

Your New Victrola iPod: Do Brand Name Auctions Make Sense?
Back in December, Racebook Marketing Concepts held a Brand Name Auction during which “150 Timeless Trademarks and Domains” were offered for sale. But the auction was more bust than boom: only about 50 people showed up, with a few more bidders participating online. The prices, too, were disappointing, with the highest bid coming in at $ 45,000 for Shearson, $ 23,500 for Meister Brau, and $ 30,000 …
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Zuck on SNL: ‘Smart’ P.R. Move by the Facebook Founder
By now, everyone has an opinion about Mark Zuckerberg meeting actor Jesse Eisenberg. If you haven’t seen it yet, yes, the rumored confrontation between Aaron Sorkin’s Zuck and the actual Facebook founder did indeed happen on Saturday Night Live. After interrupting an Eisenberg monologue, Zuckerberg proceeded to stand there with his “evil twin” before making scripted small talk about how …
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Film producers alarmed by recommended cuts
Leaders of Missouri’s film production industry are warning that proposals to eliminate state incentives for movie productions might convince out-of-state filmmakers to go elsewhere, and may have already cost the state a $ 30 million film project in the St. Louis area.
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