Author Archives: Laurel Sutton
This blog post originally appeared at the DuetsBlog. Being a Make Mine Marvel type, I am of course very excited to see the Avengers movie, which will feature all of the Marvel heroes together! In one place! With Nick Fury (Samuel … More »
The Harvard Club of Silicon Valley and the Dartmouth Alumni Association of Silicon Valley have invited me to be a member of a panel on naming. Here’s the information on the event, if you are so inclined to attend! What’s … More »
Much like death and taxes, diet drugs will always be with us, from the low-tech caffeine overdose of Dexatrim to the now-banned prescription pill Meridia. We all want to lose weight, and lose it now, with as little effort as … More »
This blog originally appeared in Fast Company. The Lorax, the cranky voice of environmentalism, is now telling us we should buy an even bigger car to “help” nature–that’s co-branding gone startlingly awry. McDonald’s gives away toys based on movie figures. Characters in … More »
This blog originally appeared at Fast Company. The other day I really wasn’t paying much attention to the AM news station in my car until I heard a commercial for a web-based company imaginatively branded Reputation.com. I got to wondering … More »
The Business Marketing Association of Northern California very kindly invited me to speak again at their monthly mixer. Here’s the information on my little talk, if you are so inclined to attend! For any business, large or small, your brand’s … More »
This blog post originally appeared at Fast Company. What a difference a week makes. On Tuesday, January 31, Susan G. Komen For The Cure announced that it would not renew its grants to Planned Parenthood for breast cancer exams, claiming … More »
Is your coffee female or male? You’ve probably never thought about it, but Starbucks has now forced your hand. Their new, lighter coffee roast is called Starbucks Blonde – and that’s “blonde” with an “e”, which normally means it applies … More »
One of the things I love most about the internet is the ability to support people I’ve never met and causes I would never have heard of, if not for, well, the internet. I microloan through Kiva; I answer questions … More »
I was lucky enough to be interviewed at the wonderful site for entrepreneurs, MO.com. I got to chat about naming, social media, what makes Catchword so gosh darn good at what we do, and our latest effort, PopNamer.com. Go have … More »