joe_6-1.jpgStarbucks is to become a naming sponsor of MSNBC’s “Morning Joe,” the morning news show hosted by Joe Scarborough. New graphics and a voiceover will announce, “Morning Joe, brewed by Starbucks.” Howard Schultz, the chief executive of Starbucks, notes the partnership demonstrates that “the rules of engagement in marketing and advertising have changed quite significantly.”

You can read the article in the New York Times here.