By Jay Bemis | Advertising Systems Inc. Here’s a Presidents Day fun fact for you: The Lincoln Bedroom in the White House is named after Abraham Lincoln, who used the room as his office and signed many important documents there, including the Emancipation Proclamation. Despite its name, he never actually slept there; the room was […]
By Jay Bemis | Advertising Systems Inc. Working harder to fight big-box and department-store competition is the norm for many small businesses during the holiday shopping season, but the challenge has been even tougher this year, thanks to a shortened holiday shopping season that’s five fewer days than it was a year ago. With but […]
Drive by any shopping center early on the day after Thanksgiving and you’ll see crowds of eager shoppers ready to pounce on the hottest gifts. However, with online deals catching on like wildfire, are the days of waiting in the freezing cold and trampling fellow shoppers nearing an end? Here, three reasons why Cyber Monday […]
CHICAGO, May 23, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — A major driver of the U.S. economy is feeling more optimistic. Small businesses with 250 or fewer employees are reporting stronger sales and increased hiring plans, according to CareerBuilder’s latest nationwide study. Nearly one-third (32 percent) said their sales increased over the last two quarters (October 1, 2011 to March 31, 2012) and […]