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Individual Profile:

John Bowman

United States

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Lovemarks:
Pillsbury Doughboy, ITunes, New York Yankees, The Territory Ahead.

Comments:

• Instant aural gratification

  iTunes

  25 October 2003

  I love iTunes. The music I want, without the hassles I don't. Instant aural gratification. Hooking direct to my iMac, then to my iPod, everything in life should be this smooth and easy. iTunes makes CDs seem just so 20th century. Onward & Upward.

• A Lovemark in pinstripes

  New York Yankees

  25 October 2003

  More world championships than any other team. Fans adore them. Opponents hate them. Nobody's neutral about the New York Yankees. The ballpark is a field of dreams where many legends and heroes of the sport have made their marks on history. The stories are endless, the magic is real. The Yankees are a Lovemark in pinstripes.

• The cute little guy

  Pillsbury Doughboy

  25 October 2003

  He popped out of a tube of Pillsbury biscuits, and into the hearts of generations of bakers. Every time someone sees him, on TV or on packages, he brings a smile to people's faces and a laugh to their lips. They just want to give the cute little guy a poke in the belly to hear him giggle. He's irresistibly lovable.

• New York, New York

  New York City

  18 November 2003

  The city so great, the name says it twice: New York, New York. It's been said that anything worth doing is worth overdoing. I love how NY is over-the-top on everything.

• The best part of wakin' up

  Folgers

  18 November 2003

  It's the best part of wakin' up. I may not want to get out of bed before dawn during the work week. I need all the help I can get. So I count on Folgers to motivate me. It's the one thing I always love about morning.

• Love is ...

  Apple

  18 November 2003

  I've owned six computers. All of them have been Apples. I will never own a computer that is not an Apple. So I have two questions. First, if that's not love, then what is? Second: Who owns who now?

• It's not just latitude

  iPod

  18 November 2003

  Wherever I go, as long as my iPod is right there with me, I rock. It's not just latitude. It's attitude. It's got the look of love.

• Passionate opposition

  Microsoft

  07 December 2003

  Hatemark may be more like it. Emperor Bill Gates and Microsoft -- or the "dark side of the force" as they're known -- are despised by millions of freethinking people who hate smug despotism. You've gotta love our passionate opposition.

• In zealous accord

  J.R.R. Tolkien & Lord Of The Rings

  21 February 2004

  Lord of the Rings is king of our hearts. For millions of followers, over a span of decades, Middle Earth has become the place that continuously gripped our imaginations and enflamed our emotions. Long before Peter Jackson filmed his brilliant movie adaptation of the Trilogy, the original books by J. R. R. Tolkien created a world of enchanting characters in a timeless saga which pitted the forces of good against the forces of evil. Bringing their struggle to life through a cast of unforgettable characters - from Hobbits, Dwarves, and Elves to Orcs and Nazgul - Lord of the Rings has inspired legions of passionate devotees. Together we proclaim, in zealous accord: Frodo Lives!

• NPR = nearly perfect radio

  NPR - National Public Radio

  27 June 2004

  Face it - most radio wastes your time. You hear the same songs all across the dial. But there's one beacon of distinction, all across the country. It's NPR. It's the one place where news programs are actually intelligent. The one place where features are invariably intriguing. The one place where Car Talk makes you laugh out loud while driving. It's Nearly Perfect Radio.

• What it's like to wear a dream

  The Territory Ahead

  27 October 2004

  What you wear shouldn't be just what you put on when you need to go some place. Your clothes should take you places on their own. Transport you from the mundane. Lift your spirit to move. Touch you before you even touch them. Territory Ahead promises Exceptional Clothing for Life's Adventures. Their designs make me feel like heading towards destinations I've never been to yet. They're the only company I know whose name was inspired by a Mark Twain quote: "I lit out for the territory ahead..." So I say, let's go, and know what it's like to wear a dream.

• Beatles magic is alive. And love never dies.

  The Beatles

  26 October 2006

  The Beatles wrote the soundtrack of my youth. Recently, my niece, Hope, who is 12, was reading a book about John Lennon and played Beatles songs on her guitar. So they are now the soundtrack of her youth, too. Beatles magic is alive. And love never dies.