Founder Profile: Leon Leonwood Bean

L.L. Bean is an older business with a rich history, colorful founder who was part of the business for many years. Lots of easy info to research, would make a…

Edsel

Active for only 3 model years, this ill-conceived and ill-timed brand was a failure for Ford but probably ahead of its time in many vehicle features.

American Automobile

Henry Ford made the breakthrough in the 1910s with the Model T. The golden age was the fifties and sixties, but the industry became bloated in the eighties and brand…

Green giant

The Green Giant made his first appearance in 1925, and the design was completely different than what we see today on the bags. Id love to see what reasons you…

Fremantle

How did this global production company get so big?

Honest vs. Hello Bello

They’re companies that were recently founded that make diapers free of parabens and latex, and were both founded by celebrities (Jessica Alba for the Honest Company, and Kristen Bell and…

Huggies vs. Pampers vs. Luvs

The big three diaper brands and how they compete with one another. (Ironically, P&G owns both Pampers and Luvs)

Playskool vs. Fisher-Price

They are the two leaders in preschool toys, and they are ironically owned by two competing toy companies (Hasbro owns Playskool, Mattel owns Fisher-Price).