Battle of the Brands: Final Four Starts Now

July 6, 2010 in Advertising, Battle of the Brands, Branding, Des Moines, Iowa, Marketing
Tags: adventureland, AE Dairy, B-Bops, battle of the brands, Blank Park Zoo, casey's general store, Des Moines, facebook, hy-vee, Iowa, iowa health system, iowa realty, iowa state fair, KCCI, Kevin Cooney, Lessing-Flynn, Mike Vogel, Professional Video, Ruth Comer, the iowa clinic, The Iowa Cubs, twitter, vuvuzela, wellmark, Wolfe Eye Clinic

Welcome to the Final Four of Lessing-Flynn‘s Battle of the Brands! We were so excited about the Final Four that we put together a video to hype it – you can watch it here. Our apologies for the lame sound, Fleming should have called Mike Vogel at Professional Video. Voting will end Wednesday, July 7 [...]

Battle of the Brands: The Sweet 16

June 21, 2010 in Advertising, Battle of the Brands, Des Moines, Iowa, Lessing-Flynn, Marketing
Tags: AE, AE Dairy, Anderson Erickson, B-Bops, battle of the brands, Bear Grylls, Blank Park Zoo, BP, breeding, Brennan Buckley, casey's, casey's general store, Dave Chappelle, east village, Electric Avenue, hy-vee, hyvee, IHS, iowa health system, iowa realty, iowa state fair, John Deere Credit, Jumanji, Karl Chevrolet, Karl Moyer, KCCI, Kevin Cooney, Lessing-Flynn, Man vs. Wild, midamerican energy, Miyabi 9, Simply for Giggles, Star Wars, sweet 16, the iowa clinic, Tones, Tones Spices, wells fargo, Yoda

Welcome to the Sweet 16 of Lessing-Flynn‘s Battle of the Brands. Unlike previous match-ups that were staggered – we are putting all of the Sweet 16 match-ups in one post. Also of note, Voting for this region will end on Wednesday, June 23 at noon. To VOTE for the Sweet 16 match-ups click HERE – [...]

Battle of the Brands: 2nd Half of Sweet 16 Announced

June 18, 2010 in Advertising, Battle of the Brands, Branding, Des Moines, Iowa, Lessing-Flynn, Marketing
Tags: Anderson Erickson, B-Bops, battle of the brands, Des Moines, hy-vee, Iowa, iowa brands, iowa companies, John Deere Credit, Karl Chevrolet, KCCI, Lessing-Flynn, Tones, wells fargo

Congratulations to Lessing-Flynn‘s Battle of the Brands Potpourri Region Sweet 16 Iowa Brands: John Deere Credit, Wells Fargo, KCCI & Karl Chevrolet. You’re moving on to the next round! Congratulations to Lessing-Flynn‘s Battle of the Brands Food Region Sweet 16 Iowa Brands: Tones, Anderson Erickson, B-Bops and Hy-vee. You’re moving on to the next round! The Sweet [...]

Battle of the Brands: Health & Home Region Round 2

June 11, 2010 in Advertising, Battle of the Brands, Branding, Des Moines, Iowa, Lessing-Flynn
Tags: battle of the brands, Des Moines, homemakers, Iowa, iowa realty, iowa vein center, Lessing-Flynn, midamerican energy, the iowa clinic, weitz, Wolfe Eye Clinic

Welcome to the Second Round of the Health & Home Region. Here are the match-ups, how they got here and names for each match-up. You can VOTE for the Health & Home Region Round Two Match–ups HERE or find another link at the bottom of this post. “Clinical Trials” – Wolfe Eye Clinic vs. The [...]

Battle of the Brands: Potpourri Region Round 1

June 7, 2010 in Agriculture, Battle of the Brands, Branding, Des Moines, Iowa, Lessing-Flynn
Tags: 1700 the Champ, battle of the brands, CityView, Des Moines, Des Moines Business Record, des moines register, Ed Wilson, EMC, firestone, Firestone Ag, Holmes Murphy, Iowa, iowa brands, Iowa Diamond, Iowa Farm Bureau, John Deere Credit, joseph's, Karl Chevrolet, KCCI, Kevin Cooney, Kyle Munson, Lessing-Flynn, Marty Tirrel, Matt Meszaros, meredith, midwest basement systems, Pioneer, Pioneer Hybrid, Strategic America, Three Amigos Reference, Toyota of Des Moines, wells fargo

Welcome to the third full day of Lessing-Flynn‘s Battle of the Brands and Round 1 of the Potpourri Region. These were the brands we had to include but couldn’t quite find the right region name for. Rejected options were Plethora, or Cornucopia, but Potpourri seemed to fit. If you want to vote on previously posted match-ups, [...]

Battle of the Brands: Fuel & Fun Region Round 1

June 3, 2010 in Battle of the Brands, Des Moines, Iowa
Tags: adventureland, battle of the brands, Blank Park Zoo, casey's general store, Des Moines, east village, fuel and fun, Iowa, iowa barns, Iowa barnstormers, iowa cubs, iowa speedway, iowa sports, iowa state fair, jordan creek town center, knoxville raceway, Kum & Go, Lessing-Flynn, mazda, Prairie Meadows, raygun, Science Center of Iowa, super target, the continental, tonic, urban belly, valley west mall, vote, west glen, wine styles

ATTENTION: The technical difficulties with the voting feature seem to be resolved. Thanks for your patience. Happy voting! Welcome to the first full day of Lessing-Flynn‘s Battle of the Brands. While the play in match-up is still going on, we’re happy to post the “Fuel & Fun” Region of the tournament. You can VOTE HERE for [...]

Battle of the Brands: The Play In Game

June 2, 2010 in Battle of the Brands, Des Moines, Iowa
Tags: battle of the brands, Chocolate Storybook, Chocolaterie Stam, Iowa, iowa brands, Lessing-Flynn, play-in game

Pass the napkin, we’re drooling. This tasty play in game has it all. I mean, really, how do you choose?  Chocolate Storybook vs. Chocolaterie Stam will be the Chocolate Battle Royale we promised! The only thing messier will be the winner matching up against Cookie’s BBQ next week. Anyone have a bib? Which brand do you [...]

Lessing-Flynn’s Battle of the Brands: Kick off!

June 2, 2010 in Battle of the Brands, Des Moines, Iowa, Lessing-Flynn, Social Media
Tags: barilla pasta, battle of the brands, Des Moines, des moines brands, Iowa, iowa brands, ncaa, vote

Welcome to our first ever Battle of the Brands! Over the next couple of weeks you’ll be trying to help determine Iowa’s best brand. You’ll help with this of course by voting on your favorites. Who are we to decide who makes the field of 65, and how did we decide, you ask?  We’d like [...]

Worst of the Week: Valvoline Instant Oil Change

May 21, 2010 in Worst of the Week
Tags: car repair, customer service, oil change, poor customer experience, poor customer service, valvoline

One of our employees left to get his oil changed over lunch today at this Valvoline Instant Oil Change in Clive, Iowa.  His car was serviced at around 11:50. While he was there, an employee told him, “Your battery is going to die at any time, now. We recommend you replace it.” He was then [...]

Buck’s Take: Lions and Tigers and Bears (oh my)

May 18, 2010 in Cartoons by Buck Jones
Tags: Buck Jones, Cartoon, ebay, wizard of oz

Buck Jones, award-winning illustrator, cartoonist and all around funny guy has been considered one of the best in the business since 1985.  On Tuesdays, he puts on his flight suit and joins the Ad Mavericks for a brief flyover on marketing and social media topics. Connect with Buck! Online Portfolio Pet Cartoons Web site Twitter [...]