Tag Archives: Howard Schultz

Restaurant Employees Fleeing? Bring Back the Automat!

Posted on February 18, 2022 by Campaign Outsider

According to multiple news reports, the exodus of restaurant employees from their jobs has reached Biblical proportions, as Business Insider’s Juliana Kaplan and Madison Hoff reported last month. A record-high 1 million restaurant and hotel workers quit in November — and it … Continue reading →

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Starbucks Is Not Just a Coffee Shop

Posted on August 20, 2015 by Campaign Outsider

You think the Seattle-based coffee chain is just a place to plant yourself, open your MacBook Air, and drink some overpriced Charbucks Latte? No. Starbucks is not just another outpost in Laptopistan. Starbucks is . . . a lifestyle brand. A … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Akeelah and the Bee, Bryan Stevenson, Charbucks, Equal Justice Initiative, Facebook, goo-goo ads, Google, Howard Schultz, Just Mercy, Laptopistan, New York Times, Opus Collection, Starbucks, Starbucks Salon, Wall Street Journal | 1 Comment

When Journalists Rent Out Their B(u)ylines . . .

Posted on November 4, 2014 by Campaign Outsider

. . . nothing good can come of it. There’s a growing trend among journalists of co-authoring books with subjects they probably would be better off covering. Exhibit Umpteen, from Sunday’s New York Times. Rajiv Chandrasekaran is a senior correspondent and … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Atlantic Monthly, C-Span, Dan Shaughnessy, For Love of Country, Howard Schultz, Jack Beatty, Mayor for a New America, Patty Hearst Syndrome, Q&A, Rajiv Chandrasekaran, Starbucks, Terry Francona, Tom Menino, Too Big to Bail, Washington Post | 6 Comments

Ask Dr. Ads: Does Starbucks Really Fit Oprah to a Tea?

Posted on May 5, 2014 by Campaign Outsider

Well the Doc opened up the old mailbag today and here’s what poured out. Dear Dr. Ads, So there I was, minding my own business and reading the New York Times when I came across this full-page ad. A boldly … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Ask Dr. Ads, Howard Schultz, Oprah Chai Tea, Oprah Winfrey, Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy Foundation, Oprahprise, Starbucks, Steep Your Soul, Teavana, youth education | Leave a comment

Ask Dr. Ads: What’s Up With The Starbucks Shutdown Ad?

Posted on October 12, 2013 by Campaign Outsider

Well the Doc opened up the old mailbag today and here’s what poured out. Dear Dr. Ads, I was enjoying a latte at the Coolidge Corner Starbucks and reading the New York Times yesterday when I came across this ad: … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Ask Dr. Ads, Associated Press, Boston Globe, Coolidge Corner, Daniel Gross, GOP, government shutdown, Howard Schultz, New York Times, Starbucks, The Daily Beast | Leave a comment

Starbucks Is Not A Coffeehouse

Posted on May 30, 2013 by Campaign Outsider

It’s long been clear that Starbucks, despite its 17,651 franchises worldwide, is not just a coffeehouse chain. It’s a lifestyle/culture brand, producing CDs, co-producing movies, publishing books, and serving as an art gallery. Not to mention operating as a political … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Howard Schultz, New York Times, OK Strong Disaster Relief Fund, Oklahoma, Starbucks, United Way of Central Oklahoma, Wall Street Journsl | 1 Comment

NYT Adstravaganza: Starbucks Fixing, Yoko UnFracking

Posted on December 29, 2012 by Campaign Outsider

Interesting full-page ads in Friday’s New York Times. On Page Five, this ad for Starbucks’ Come Together campaign to Fix the Debt: Furthermore, here’s the message chairman Howard Schultz posted on the Starbucks website: Let’s Come Together, America Wednesday, December … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Artists Against Fracking, Come Together, Fix the Debt, gilterati, Howard Schultz, New York Times, Onorati, Sean, Starbucks, Washington Wire, Yoko | 4 Comments

Let The $4 Billion Rumpus Begin! (Starbucks Political $$$ Edition)

Posted on September 5, 2011 by Campaign Outsider

By now it’s clear that Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz is overcaffeinated on the topic of partisan gridlock in the nation’s capital. But his crusade is really percolating thanks to this full-page ad in Sunday’s New York Times (via Mogulite): The text … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged coffeerati, Dunkin' Donuts, Howard Schultz, Mogulite, New York Times, partisan gridlock, Starbucks | 6 Comments