TweetOnce upon a time, almost every major city in this country had at least an automotive plant. These plants were originally designed to shorten the time and distance a vehicle can get to a potential customer, as well as create jobs for the local economy in that particular metropolitan area. As time went on and …
TweetLet me get personal for a moment: I miss Pontiac. General Motors’ bankruptcy forced the largest automotive concern in the world to make some sacrifices. Since one of the complaints by analysts and pundits had been the large number of brands on sale by the company, GM was forced to make some sacrifices. It had …
TweetLast September, I found myself in the whirlwind of the local reaction to the suicide of Justin Aaberg. In talking with his mother, Tammy, I knew that something will come from this to help galvanize the LGBT community and the world. Advice columnist Dan Savage took the lead in this reaction to the Aaberg's and …
TweetI love social media. No, seriously, I do. It's a great way to connect with people and entities following a common interest and cause. It has played a significant role in the development and rebranding of this blog. How? The connections one makes with key people: Fans, contacts in the industry. This has been a …
If marketing drives a consumer decision, can there be anything else to convince a cultural group to be loyal to a particular brand?
If money talks, then why are some people refuse to allow around nine percent of the American population to say anything? Or, simply, be themselves?
TweetSo far, I covered two auto shows this year – and I have no regrets attending either one! In the last part, I gave some of my friend’s opinions about the products on show at this year’s Twin Cities Auto Show. It was great to have Kevin on board through most of my time at …
TweetBefore the 2008 election, there were calls to get more fuel-efficient vehicles on the road. How slowly we heeded that call… However, the price of fuel has been climbing since before the end of 2010. Now, it has reached its highest price since 2008 (and still climbing). This has caused some concern across the automotive …
TweetLast weekend's Super Bowl XLV telecast yielded the largest number of ads shown from the automotive industry in a long time. They ranged form a rehashed snowball fight between snowmen and a Suzuki Kizashi to a teacher driving a Chevrolet Camaro as two dudes talk plot out an epic commercial for the car. However, the …