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17 Jan 2012 20:48

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Culture: Marketing experts: Paula Deen’s diabetes switch-up a weird branding choice

  • I think it’s completely gross that Paula Deen made $$$ pushing food that makes you sick and will now make $$$ pushing the medication for it.
  • Twitter user @BradWalsh • Discussing TV chef Paula Deen’s decision to announce that she suffers from diabetes — and at the same time using the opportunity to play spokeswoman for a major diabetes drug company, Novo Nordisk AS. Branding experts think this is an poor way to handle the issue. “It’s a big change to expect consumers to buy into,” said Allen Adamson, managing director of branding firm Landor New York. We’re with the branding dude. It’s as if she’s trying to reboot herself because she’s in a corner. source

23 Nov 2009 23:04

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Culture: “Paula Deen hit with ham” new “man hit with football in groin”

  • This video has been everywhere today, and we’re only posting it here to make sure the most unfortunate twelve seconds of Paula Deen’s life gets its due.

12 Oct 2009 11:30

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Culture: Was it Soy Bomb? Guy sneaks onto Paula Deen’s “Today Show” set

  • The guy is totally cooked. And Paula Deen and Al Roker seem more amused than anything else. The best part of this clip? After they spot the guy, they keep going.