March 13, 2013 Well, they WILL be back this summer! The bankrupt Hostess company was sold to two investment firms for 410 million dollars, and those firms are going to revive the iconic snack cake brands sometime this summer! As one who enjoys the treats of his youth and last year, this warms the sugar laden veins that snake through my body!
March 13, 2013 David Puddy was right. It DOES feel like an Arby's Night The Roast Beef chain is this week's winner of the "Fast Food marketing stunt award" Arby's has reintroduced their Reuben sandwich in time for St. Patrick's Day. What better way to make a big splash then by having a town rename itself "Reubenville"?
March 12, 2013 Jeff Gordon is a funny guy. Pro race car driver and business man aside, he likes to have fun. So when his sponsor Pepsi wanted him to have some fun, He took a camera crew, got a quality makeup job, and decided to have some fun with a car salesman is Haslet, outside of Lansing. He took out a new 2013 Camaro, and the hilarity ensues!
March 11, 2013 Again, like with Daylight Saving Time and other random "holidays that more are being made of for marketing purposes", there's yet another chance to get some free food soon! And who doesn't love FREE food? Not I, I cant get enough!
March 10, 2013 As has been stated in other posts, food places and marketers find ANYWAY possible to tie in a giveaway or a promotion to a day on the calender. For the first time I can remember, the start of Daylight Saving Time is now being turned into a promotion.
March 6, 2013 Here's another Best of Craigslist post! My list is pretty awesome, and this ad proves why. I have never had to use Craigslist to find a job...yet. But here's a job I might try and score!
March 5, 2013 A foodie's dream come true! Both Whole Foods and Trader Joe's are set to enter the Grand Rapids market sometime in the next year or so. Both chains having been eying GR for sometime now, and have finally put the wheels in motion to come to town!
March 5, 2013 Here it is! If you are going to the show tonight, or just want to fire up YouTube or your CD collection, this is what Bob Seger will be playing on stage at Van Andel Arena! Or at least what he played on stage a few nights ago in Toledo.
March 4, 2013 The jangley guitar troubadour himself Gordon Lightfoot is coming back to West Michigan! Lightfoot will play Devos Hall on May 6th as part of his "Fifty Years On The Carefree Highway Tour" The tour kicks off in California this weekend, and hit Michigan in early May!
March 4, 2013 WZZM is freshening their on air look. No they aren't changing anchors or anything like that (That's right--Dave Kachele's gig is safe--for now ;) ) BUT they are changing the on air look of their graphics and newscasts. Yay!
February 27, 2013 In my search for all things awesome in the fast food world, I have stumbled upon something huge. 7 patties huge! Steak and Shake, who IS famous for steak burgers, has introduced a new late night menu. It starts at midnight and goes to six am. AND it includes breakfast (unlike an actual diner, Steak and Shake doesn't serve breakfast all day long--this is a step in the right direction!) AND some new menu items.
February 27, 2013 Last week, Michael Jackson's brother and former singing partner Jermaine was granted a name change in Los Angeles. The singer was overseas when the name change was approved. In keeping with the Jackson family tradition of being "unique", the new name for Jermaine is....
