22 Jun 2016
Posted by Donna DeClemente 
This week marks the first official day of the Summer of 2016. The days are long and the nights are warm. What will be the major trends, events, happenings and songs of this summer? We have been blessed with some beautiful, sunny days here in western New York, but the heat is on across the county, especially...
Read more → 15 Jun 2016
Posted by Donna DeClemente 
This month we've been celebrating, Grads, Dads and Brides. Even though the graduation ceremonies and parties are still going on, the back-to-school shopping season has also kicked-off. This year, back-to-school retail sales will reach $828.81 billion, based on a recent report from eMarketer who also...
Read more → 01 Jun 2016
Posted by Donna DeClemente 
Today is June 1 and the summer season is officially here. It's a month known in the marketing world as "Dads, Grads and Brides" when we will be celebrating Father's Day, school graduations, weddings and also the flag. It's the month where our backyards really come to life again. All the flowers and plants...
Read more → 18 May 2016
Posted by Donna DeClemente 
Every once in a while we are involved in a promotion that is offering a really unique prize. The Hawaii Villa Escape Sweepstakes is one of those promotions. The main sponsor is Exotic Estates, a luxury vacation rental and real estate agency dealing mostly with properties throughout the US including...
Read more → 11 May 2016
Posted by Donna DeClemente 
Yesterday a client asked me a question that I get asked quite often so I thought I would write about it here again. The question does vary a little on how it's stated. This person asked the following..."We are doing a quick giveaway via social media and want to check, are we covered from a legal aspect?"...
Read more → 04 May 2016
Posted by Donna DeClemente 
This Sunday we will again be celebrating Mother's Day. If you've been online or watched any TV this week you have been reminded many times with gift suggestions for mom. Retailers, brands and restaurants all have been promoting on how best to celebrate the moms in our lives. Whether with a card, flowers,...
Read more → 13 Apr 2016
Posted by Donna DeClemente 
If you're a guitar player, then you'll really appreciate these three sweepstakes that we're currently administering for a new client that calls themselves, Two Old Hippies. The Take The Bedell Challenge just recently launched on April 1st where they're giving away a Bedell Wildfire Guitar. They are inviting...
Read more → 06 Apr 2016
Posted by Donna DeClemente 
Spring is supposedly here. For those of us in the northeastern part of the country you wouldn't know it. I came back this weekend from a vacation at the beach in Mexico and woke up to snow on Monday morning. The vacation was very great though and the reason I haven't written here for a couple of weeks. One...
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