Looks like a Japanese company has a new idea for building brands…selling armpit space – you can’t make this stuff up!https://goo.gl/NiCqUG  Check out the linked article on Have a great Monday!! This Japanese Company Believes That Renting Space on Armpits Is the Next Great Ad Frontier Advertising keeps getting wackier By Doug Zanger  (AdWeek) This isn’t… Read More

“My focus for the foreseeable future will be the work I am doing here in Washington,” Ivanka Trump –  As first reported by the Wall Street Journal, Ms. Trump is buttoning up her clothing business.  While the business took off to a fast start during the presidential campaign, revenues quickly tanked as result of poor… Read More

Papa John’s Founder Winner of Week One Reputation Killer Operation Reputation announces the launch of its first Reputation Killer of the Week award! Our first recipient is Papa John’s Pizza founder John Schnatter. As the face of the brand, Schnatter’s bad behavior will lead to a new branding campaign at Papa John’s. Let’s take a… Read More

 Jenna Amatulli,HuffPost  (from an article on Huffington Post) The founder and chairman of the pizza chain Papa John’s, John Schnatter, found himself in hot water after using the N-word during a conference call in May. Schnatter made the comment during a call between Papa John’s executives and marketing agency Laundry Service, Forbes reported early Wednesday, citing a “source with knowledge… Read More