Candy is King – Especially During a Recession

The global candy market is a fascinating world, with large candy corporations often competing with regional candy favorites. Because of its low-cost and “comfort food” status, candy sales remain a powerful industry in an otherwise shaky economic climate. Candy is popular worldwide. According to a new January 2012 report by Global Industry Analysis, the top…

Direct-to-Door Advertising

Consumers are flooded with advertising messages. It is estimated that the average American sees over 3,000 advertising messages a day. These messages come in all forms: e-mail, newspaper, direct mail, web advertising, radio, TV, and others. Increasingly these traditional advertising methods are loosing effectiveness. Yet, direct-to-door advertising seems to be increasing in effectiveness when marketing…