Saturday, May 30, 2026

A Grinch-eye view of 2014 holidays

CFI Group says consumers intend to pull back their holiday spending a bit this year
People

Employment prospects picking up

According to CareerBuilder, job increases have been steady but incremental. Now it says that’s about to change – and the change will be good,...
Thumbs Up

Execs are thumbs up in 2015 prospects

The vast majority of executive in the US are looking forward to more sales and better profits next year

Atlanta trending hot for Halloween

The end of October presents one of America’s annual spending opportunities
Chart

Consumer confidence suffers setback

After a four-month run of improving economic sentiment...
FTC / Federal Trade Commission

Deceptive ads: FTC tells L’Oreal to get real

The cosmetics company made claims that the anti-aging qualities of some of its products were “clinically proven”
Dollar Sign

US market is top global location for billionaires

If you’re looking to attract advertising from US clients with pricy items to sell – extremely pricy ...
Kelley Blue Book

Auto sales still going strong

September sales performance represents a hefty gain over 2013.
Univision Communications, Inc.

Univision going on the block?

Financial Times is reporting that Hispanic media giant Univision is considering selling stock, or selling itself lock, stock and barrel
CBS

CBS pulls out all the stops for PA gubernatorial debate

Featuring Corbett (R) v. Wolf (D) in an event called “Breakfast with the Candidates”
Shopping / Christmas / Holiday

Deloitte sees happy holidays for retailers

And if retailers are going to be happy, so too are broadcasters likely to be happy.
Newspaper

Print newsprint outlook in red

Newspapers and magazines continue to face a troubled future
Democrat and Republican

Money for Iowa political ads largely imported

Iowans are being inundated with advertising related to the race for the US Senate
Yes / No / Maybe

Cautionary tale on incoming generation of business leaders

Before too long, people making corporate buying decisions are going to be millennials
BIA Kelsey

BIA-Kelsey sees local ad spending going up

But the increase won’t be happening for local media