We’ve written quite a bit over the years about the Spectrum of Distinctiveness for trademarks, and the all-important difference between suggestive marks and merely descriptive ones, with only the former being allowed immediate rights based on first use.

Creativity is what separates the power of suggestion from the weakness and limbo of descriptiveness.

Every now and then, I come across branding campaigns which make me ask "What were they thinking?"  Although the question may sound condescending, I often ask it in a literal sense, trying to figure out why advertisers made certain decisions.  

One particular advertising campaign that I can’t figure out is the "Land of Beef."