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. Using artificial intelligence has become so commonplace that parents now are using the technology to tend to their back-to-school shopping lists, according to a survey released last week by management consulting and accounting firm PwC (PricewaterhouseCoopers). One in five back-to-school shoppers told PwC that they planned to use […]
By Jay Bemis | Advertising Systems Inc. A shortened, Black Friday-to-Christmas shopping season already has spawned big TV deals and the accompanying advertising — two to three weeks ahead of Thanksgiving. WalMart, for example, started advertising last week a 50-inch Class 4K Roku Smart TV for $148, a price tag that will be available on […]
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 […]