I’m not a brand expert, but brand promise (”This brand is all about….”) seems to be the corporate mantra and all companies are looking at how to best bond with customers and retain their loyalty.  I don’t like to admit that.
Topics: Black Butte Porter, Born, Brand, Coffee, Deschutes Brewery, Facebook, Google, Harley, Harley Facebook, Marlboro Man, Motorcycle, REI, Starbucks, Tillamook Cheese

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I’m not talking about MC ‘cuts’, but the motorcycle publishing business.  On newspapers, the news has gone from bad to worse. It looks like 2008 will be the worst on record with a double-digit drop in advertising revenue and heightens..
Topics: Ad Revenue, Advertising, American Iron, Biker, Earnings, Easyriders, Harley, Hot Bike, In The Wind, Ironworks, Magazines, Mike Werner, Motorbike.org, Motorcycle, Motorcycle Blogger International, Motorcycle Sales, Paisano Publications, Rain Nietzhold, Sales, Tattoo

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It’s that time of year.  Halloween, not home foreclosures.   But one could debate that this year’s home default rate is scarier than last when this comic first released.It’s only a few days away and preparations have resulted..
Topics: Events, Halloween, Harley, Haunted Houses courtesy of Rocky Mountain News, Motorcycle, Pumpkin

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I dreamt about blog comments last night.  Indeed I need a good night’s sleep.  The bad dream went something like this…Fulfilling Dreams:  Mac, you are an amateur, arrogant, vindictive little brat who has irreparably damaged the...
Topics: Advertising, BlogBurst, BlogTrolls, Celebration, Gannett, Harley, James Ziemer, Journalism, Motorcycle, Publicity, Publishing, Reuters, Syndication, Travel, USA Today, Visibility, Zero Revenue

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On occasion I’ve used this blog as a method of outreach to foster and/or promote motorcycle safety.  Full disclosure here — I don’t work for any motorcycle group, the MSF or a state agency, but I do try and represent concerns relating.
Topics: Education, Enforcement, Fatalities, GAC-MS, Harley, Legal, Legislation, Motorcycle, Motorcycle Safety, MSF, ODOT, Oregon, Oregon Governor's Advisory Committee on Motorcycle Safe, Organizations, Safety, Safety-Conscious, Texas Department of Safety, Transportation

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