Tag Archives: Denny’s

Diners – an American tradition whose days are numbered

Posted on May 23, 2012 by markkolier

Like many of my fellow baby boomers I grew up going to diners. They came in many forms – chain and independent. Friendly’s for instance was a chain diner as was Denny’s. My favorite diners were and still are independent … Continue reading →

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IHOP and Denny’s 0pen 24 hours a day – a good thing or bad thing?

Posted on February 23, 2011 by markkolier

If you are on the road and hungry at 3AM do you find it comforting to see a sign for an IHOP or Denny’s? I don’t travel in the middle of the night but once every few years so a … Continue reading →

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Denny’s does some interesting marketing things but are they effective?

Posted on December 17, 2010 by markkolier

The past two years Denny’s restaurants have offered an interesting promotion the Tuesday after the Super Bowl – a Free ‘Grand Slam’ breakfast. It created a great deal of buzz in 2009 and again this year and reportedly cost less … Continue reading →

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User Generated Super Bowl ads are cool and not threatening to marketing agencies

Posted on February 9, 2010 by markkolier

Much has been discussed the past few days related to the Doritos ads presented during the Super Bowl telecast this past Sunday.  Like them or not (I liked the Samurai one and the other not so much), there have been … Continue reading →

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