YOU CAN Connect with me at Twitter Will you? 🙂 Founded in 1918 by five brothers from Poland, Warner Bros. Is the third-oldest movie making company still in existence in the United States, after Paramount and Universal Pictures. It’s logo, the WB shield has undergone many iterations, some of which have been more drastic than…
YOU CAN Connect with me at Twitter Will you? 🙂 In 1962 Sam Walton opened up his first “Wal-Mart Discount City” store in Rogers, Arkansas. Today, Wal Mart is a global force that dominates the US retail scene and is making inroads in other countries and is the world’s largest company in terms of annual…
YOU CAN Connect with me at Twitter Will you? 🙂 Founded in 1833 as an import business to sell sea shells to British collectors, Shell has enjoyed a long history as one of the worlds largest oil and gas companies to the point where it is considered one of the six main major powers in…
YOU CAN Connect with me at Twitter Will you? 🙂 In 1953, a former military journalist and copywriter for Esquire who had left his former position over a $5 raise, scraped together enough money from friends, associates, and his mother to publish a new magazine. The publisher initially planned to name it Stag Party, but…
YOU CAN Connect with me at Twitter Will you? 🙂 In 1924, a movie theater magnate named Marcus Loew bought out Metro Pictures Corporation and Goldwyn Pictures to provide a steady supply of movies to his theaters. Realizing that he needed somebody in Hollywood to manage his new business, he bought out Louis Mayer productions…
YOU CAN Connect with me at Twitter Will you? 🙂 Though HP stands out as a rather modern brand, it’s history goes all the way back to 1957 when it was in the business of creating a wide range of electronic products for both business and agriculture. Today, however, we know the firm first and…
YOU CAN Connect with me at Twitter Will you? 🙂 When people think of CNN there are almost two things that come to mind. The first is the voice of James Earl Jones intoning “this is CNN”. And the second is its logo. The logo of CNN has been virtually unchanged since its debut in…
YOU CAN Connect with me at Twitter Will you? 🙂 Founded in 1948 by Adolf “Adi” Dassler after a spinoff of a larger company, Adidas has made its mark in the area of sportswear, and that mark-of three parallel lines, has been a constant theme of its logo which has nonetheless changed throughout the years…
YOU CAN Connect with me at Twitter Will you? 🙂 In 1968, vocalist Jon Anderson and bassist Chris Squire formed a band in London. That band, Yes, would go on to inspire many musicians and set standards in not on progressive rock, but rock and pop music in general. Their musical hits such as “Owner…
YOU CAN Connect with me at Twitter Will you? 🙂 Founded in 1991 as a baseroom t-shirt company by Richard “Wooly” Woolcott and Tucker “T-Dawg” Hall, Volcom has expanded to become a multi-brand business specializing in skateboarding, surfing, and snowboarding. Today it is a national brand with interests far beyond what it started and over…