By Jay Bemis | Advertising Systems Inc. Monday, Sept. 1, will be the 131st anniversary of Labor Day, an American occasion that will be marked by parades, pool parties, barbecues and … mattress sales. Mattress sales? That’s right. Labor Day, it seems, is regarded as one of the best shopping periods of the year to […]
By Jay Bemis | Advertising Systems Inc. On Labor Day eve, Americans’ minds may be transfixed on pool gatherings, sizzling burgers and a few days off work as the dog days of summer finally draw to a close. But come next week, the thoughts of many advertisers and marketers, as well as millions of anticipatory […]
By Jay Bemis | Advertising Systems Inc. Everybody’s awaiting the upcoming Labor Day weekend, of course, but somewhere near the top of the anxiety list has to be the 150 million active users of Airbnb. After all, it was a year ago on Labor Day, or Sept. 4, 2021, when the homestay and vacation rental […]
by Jim Blasingame, Small Business Advocate Some say Matthew Maguire is the father of Labor Day – others say it was Peter McGuire. Both cared greatly for an important segment of the marketplace, its workers. Regardless of paternity, such a day was first celebrated on Tuesday, September 5, 1882, in New York City, when members […]