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With a couple of historic actions in 2020, it should not be surprising that the number of challengers for social media audiences is expanding significantly. The COVID-19 pandemic coupled with a presidential election race that divided an already divisive population created an environment rich for new start-ups in the social media world. Giants Google, Twitter, and Facebook appeared to be...Read More

E-commerce spending by consumers has been on the increase for nearly two decades as consumers embrace the convenience, cost, and variety available from a home computer, laptop, or mobile device. In 2020, consumers spent more than $861 billion on purchases from online merchants. E-commerce now represents 21.3% of all retail sales. During a year when the COVID-19 pandemic closed many...Read More

It’s that time again, when the entirety of the world’s population, well most of the world, takes the time to change the time. While time itself is set naturally by the rotation of the earth and its position to the sun, the passengers of Earth’s orbital journey have determined that Mother Nature gets it wrong at least twice a year...Read More

Rebranding appears to be a marketing strategy that is on the uptick across the world. It’s not so much the number or volume of organizations that are seeking to reidentify themselves, as it is the icons of industries that are finally undergoing a makeover after decades of staying the course. Together, visible brand elements such as design, color, and logo...Read More

Fashion trends are typically cyclical, the most successful examples repeating every 20 years or every two-scores. Like blockbuster movies that often spawn an equally successful sequel, sellers of retro-fashions typically take a risk that the styles being resurrected will find favor in an era that is completely new. Most recurring fashions that find acceptance in a new millennium are those...Read More