So the last Thursday of every month we are going to deem “Throwback Thursday”. Maybe we’ll share an old product, perhaps nostalgic merchandise or vintage photos, anything in our archives or from our fans is fair game. This week I’m paying respect to the Mr. Misty®. As a child of the 80′s and 90′s, I spent many summer nights sipping a grape flavored Mr. Misty… usually adding vanilla soft-serve and making a Mr. Misty float (the BEST!). I came across this old product poster and it sent me right back to my younger days. Does this look familiar to anyone else?!?
Posted by Blizz Prez under Blizzard on December 27th, 2011
If you’re like me, you’re still trying to figure out how to spend all those DQ®gift cards you received from your friends, family and postal workers over the weekend (surely, you exchange gifts with your postal worker). Might I suggest the following Blizzard Treat tasting schedule?
MONDAY: something with coffee
TUESDAY: something fruity
WEDNESDAY: something nutty
THURSDAY: something with cookies
FRIDAY: something chocolaty
SATURDAY: something with a candy bar
SUNDAY: ask an employee to surprise you
Happy New Year, everybody!
May your 2012 have you doing cartwheels!
Posted by Blizz Prez under Blizzard on December 13th, 2011
Hey fans, it’s a busy time of year. Thought I’d treat you to a little holiday advice over the next few weeks. That way, you can just relax by the fire with your laptop, browsing Blizzard® Treat flavors on DQ.com (Why? How do you spend the holidays?). See, here’s tip #1: start your New Year’s resolution early, like… tomorrow. That way, you’ve got a grace period of about a month, so you don’t really have to feel bad ‘cause it’s not even 2012. Then you can greet the New Year with an “OK, for realsies now.” Or just a “Meh,” if you come to find that drinking your Blizzard Treats through a straw is harder than it looks and maybe you’ll just stick to your faithful red spoon after all.
The Blizzard® of the Month for December is Candy Cane Chill! Vote on our poll for how many spoons you would give this Blizzardflavor. Find out who won the LOGO Board Game!
Posted by Blizz Prez under Blizzard on December 6th, 2011
Not gonna lie, I’m pretty excited about this one. Of course, that seems to be a recurring theme in my posts. But each Blizzard Treat is special––just like every snowflake is special. And if snowflakes were made from this treat, I’d spend my entire December trying to catch them on my tongue. Peppermint candy and choco chunks blended with creamy vanilla soft serve make up this delicious holiday offering, the Candy Cane Chill™ Blizzard Treat. May each bite be merry and bright!
There are a lot of celebrity fragrances released around the holidays. I mean, A LOT. Don’t get me wrong, I love smelling famous as much as anyone, but it got me thinking that maybe now’s the time to cash in. I even have an idea for a television commercial.
It’s filmed in black and white (of course). We see a shot of the ocean, a shot of a galloping horse, and a shot of me running through a field in slow motion, cape billowing in the breeze. There’s the flash of a camera and another shot of the horse. We slowly pan across my eyes and then cut back to the horse. Suddenly, a blindfolded man approaches me on a giraffe. There’s a close-up on my mouth as I mutter some words in French and the subtitles reveal, “It appears that you could use a treat.” The man on the giraffe releases a single white dove into the sky, and we hear an authoritative, yet gentle voice intone as we close on the product shot:
“Introducing a delicious new fragrance from the Blizz Prez: Eau de Cookie Dough.”
I mean, we could always call it something else. What do you think? What would you call my Blizz fragrance?
Posted by Blizz Prez under Blizzard on November 22nd, 2011
OK, fans. I’m gonna make this short. I’m gonna make this sweet. It’s Thanksgiving time in America, and while so much of the nation is concerned with football and parades, I know what’s really important: giving thanks. How do I know this? I took the last part of the word “Thanksgiving” and simply placed it in front of the first part (I see those light bulbs flickering). So tell me, which Blizzard® Treat are you most thankful for?
Recently, CBS News aired an interview with DQ® franchisee Hamid Chaudhry, and it is a fantastic story about a person who has made a difference in his community, his family and to the Dairy Queen system. I often think about what it takes to be successful in life and in business, and I think this story helps answer this question. It is about making a difference! It is about waking up everyday and thinking about how we can make a positive impact on those around us. Please listen to the CBS News interview or read the related story that was published in the New York Times. One of the great things about Dairy Queen is that we have a lot of team members and franchisee business owners who are making a difference in their community every day. Thank you!
Posted by Blizz Prez under Blizzard on November 15th, 2011
Today is America Recycles Day (not to be confused with Canada Recycles Day, which always falls, as everyone knows, on the first Saturday of the month following the first full moon after the cancellation of your favourite [sic] television series). It also happens to be Clean Your Refrigerator Day. But surely, there are items hiding in your refrigerator that should, under no circumstances, be recycled. This is all very informative/confusing, I know. That’s why I always celebrate by recycling the previous day’s decision to eat a Blizzard® Treat. I also recycle the same outfit I wore the previous day, but that’s not really celebrating anything other than my own laziness.
Also, in case you’re wondering, I’m pretty sure it’s not a federal holiday, so your emails should all be delivered without a hitch!
