brand news
Posted by Sara Zucker on February 1, 2010 07:27 AM
Honda takes 646,000 Fit, City, and Jazz models off the market. [CNN Money]
Toyota finds a solution for its millions of recalled vehicles. [NY Times]
Beauty.com runs out of free samples, Facebook revolt insues. [Consumerist]
Hearst, Meredith Corp attempt reverse web-to-print publishing. [Mediaweek]
Clydesdales may return to Budweiser's Super Bowl ads. [CNN Money]
PepsiCo skips Super Bowl ad opportunity for a larger Facebook presence. [FT]
John Sargent, CEO of MacMillan, uses ad to continue fight with Amazon. [Business Insider]
'Avatar' reaches $2 billion mark in ticket sales worldwide. [Businessweek]
Madonna invests $1.5 million in coconut water company Vita Coco. [NY Postc]
Winter's chill brings successful business to Bag Balm. [Boston Herald]
Southwest Airlines gets in-flight wi-fi with help from Row 44. [LA Times]
Hollywood studios have a new marketing ploy: handbags. [BrandFreak]
Samsung beats Hewlett-Packard as the world's biggest technology brand. [FT]
Lady Gaga is "a new model for success" in celebrity branding. [WSJ]
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