Friday Brand Bites has World Cup fever and a stiff neck. Good thing we have a wonderfully low-budget Volteran commercial (above).

KFC-Taco Bell combo sets government back more than the cost of 300,000 chalupas.

The New York Times bans the word "tweet" in 1,150 characters.

Yeah, well, what would you do with 2,500 Coca-Cola delivery crates?Continue reading...

It's a special World Cup Brand Bites, starting with the tiny streaker (above), who's also on Facebook. Can you identify what brand it's a viral for? (Still stumped? Click here.)

The World Cup by the numbers: "£120 Cost of the grey 'England' suit modelled by Theo Walcott in a Marks and Spencer ad that came out just before he was cut from the England squad"; "3,300 Trademark violations in 84 countries from the 2006 World Cup, according to FIFA."

What happens when a Hyundai overdoses on the World Cup?Continue reading...

TGIF—and a happy holiday weekend to those here in the U.S. Before we break out the BBQ tongs, here's another edition of our weekly Brand Bites, starting with Half-Life 2 mocking Mac in its commercial for OS Mac (above). Other branding goofiness we spotted this week:

Dale Earnhardt Jr. is racing to brand the vending machine food that your future robot overlords allow during your 10-minute lunch break.

Bros Icing Bros? Absolutely not a viral marketing campaign started by Smirnoff, swears brand rep.

Mr. Lube takes Ms. Lube to court for trademark infringement.Continue reading...