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Best brewed coffee shop names from around the globe
The following is a list of my favorite coffee shop names that have creative, catchy, edgy, and fun names from across the world. Part of the success in any business is a memorable name. That being said, a great name … Continue reading
Posted in advertising, branding, cities, coffee shops/cafes, Cuisine, culture, economic gardening, entertainment, fair trade, Food, food systems, fun, geography, land use, marketing, new urbanism, placemaking, planning, Small business, tourism, Travel
Tagged brews, cafes, cappuccino, coffee, coffee shops, espresso, java, joe, latte
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Fictional cities of television commercials
While writing this post, I’ve been trying to recall past examples of where imaginary cities were created as a part of a product’s television advertising campaign. Thus far, I have struck out – any help or suggestions would be appreciated. … Continue reading
Posted in advertising, branding, cities, civics, commerce, consumerism, culture, entertainment, geography, history, marketing, place names, placemaking, planning, spatial design, technology, Television, toponymy, urban planning
Tagged advertising, branding, cities, marketing, television
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Proposed City Theme Songs
The following are my choices for the song(s) that should be used as the theme song or anthem for the selected cities listed below. Some are familiar, some historic, some new, some inspirational, some witty, and some are even … Continue reading
Posted in advertising, branding, Canada, cities, civics, commerce, Communications, culture, entertainment, fun, geography, government, history, marketing, music, place names, placemaking, satire, songs, Travel, Welcome, writing
Tagged advertising, anthems, branding, marketing, promotion, songs, theme songs, tunes
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Crafting a Perfect Brewery Name, Logo, and Slogan
Favorite craft brewery names/logos/slogans and why they are so good: *BEST NAME: Stormcloud Brewing of Frankfort, MI – This is my all time favorite name for a brewery and they have a great logo, as well. If you’ve ever seen a fierce … Continue reading
Posted in advertising, beer, branding, brewpubs, business, Canada, cities, commerce, Communications, consumerism, Cuisine, culture, economic development, economic gardening, entertainment, entrepreneurship, geography, historic preservation, history, land use, marketing, place names, placemaking, planning, product design, third places, tourism, Trade, Travel
Tagged advertising, branding, breweries, brewpubs, business, fun, logos, marketing, slogans, taglines, Third places, travel
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Food Truck Names Based on Musicians or Songs
While compiling the list of catchy and clever food truck names, the number of trucks with names that are (or appear to be) at least partially based on musicians and/or songs was noted. So here is a list of those … Continue reading
Posted in advertising, branding, cities, Food, food trucks, fun, geography, marketing, zoning
Tagged dining, eating, food trucks, fun
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Tri-Cities and Quad Cities
The following are lists of urban regions and metropolitan areas that have developed into a multiple-nuclei of either three (3) or four (4) traditional core communities. By traditional, I mean something other than a suburban edge city (i.e. Tyson’s Corners, … Continue reading
Posted in branding, cities, civics, commerce, Communications, economic development, fun, geography, history, land use, Maps, marketing, place names, placemaking, planning, spatial design, sprawl, transportation, urban planning
Tagged branding, Fyrstad, Quad Cities, Trestad, Tri-Cities, Tricity, triopolis, triple cities
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A Town that was Born Through a Scam!
Frontier Towns, Chapter 3: Boise City, Oklahoma We’ve all probably heard the urban legends of people buying swamp land in Florida from a con artist, but it’s a rare occurrence to learn of an entire town being founded on a … Continue reading
Posted in advertising, cities, civics, commerce, Communications, geography, historic preservation, history, infrastructure, land use, marketing, place names, planning, politics, spatial design
Tagged Boise City, con artist, land swindles, Oklahoma, scams
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Regional Potato Chip Makers of the USA (past and present)
Who doesn’t love potato chips? They are a staple of many lunches, dinners, and snacks. While there are some behemoth potato chip companies such as Frito-Lay and Pringles, fortunately there remain a number of local and regional producers. Here’s a … Continue reading
Posted in advertising, branding, Cities, commerce, consumerism, Cuisine, culture, Food, fun, geography, marketing, product design, shopping, Trade
Tagged food, fun, potato chips, snack foods, snacks
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Ten Best and Worst City/Town Slogans
Here’s a fun list of the ten (10) best and ten (10) worst city or town slogans from across the United States. If you think there are better or worse ones, please send them along and we will judge them … Continue reading
Posted in branding, business, cities, civics, Communications, fun, history, marketing, place names, placemaking, psychology, Social media, tourism, Travel, Welcome
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