Friday, April 8, 2011

New seafood brand lets you track your snapper

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  1. Sorry, I intended to include the rest of the post with this headline. I just read this blurb in Marketing Daily. I understand about creating a great customer experience, but I think this is a little creepy. What's next, tagging cows for my next visit to McDonald's?? Tell me what you think?

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    Get ready to have an up-close and personal relationship with your red snapper supper. In response to last year's massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico and growing concerns about ocean sustainability, the Gulf of Mexico Reef Fish Shareholders' Alliance is launching Gulf Wild, a branding effort that will attach a unique tag to the gill of every fish its members catch. Chefs and consumers can then enter the code in a "Find my fish" feature on its Web site, and not only see precisely where the fish was harvested, but even a photo of the fisherman who caught it. The brand, and the promotional efforts that will support it in the coming months, are important for two reasons, David Krebs, president of the group, tells Marketing Daily

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