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Today is Hug Your Boss Day
The third Friday of August is “Hug Your Boss Day.” The aim of “National Hug Your Boss Day” is to highlight unhealthy or less than satisfying issues in the workplace and help those who may be unhappy and unmotivated in … Continue reading
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August 31st is Eat Outside Day
In 2006 New York City broke the Guinness-certified world’s record for the largest picnic. The picnic took place in Bryant Park in the heart of New York City. Although they did not make it into the Guinness book (they never … Continue reading
Today is Vendors Demonstration Day
Take advantage of vendor opportunities to add to your own and your staff’s expertise. When I had my retail florist, one of the vendors we purchased from was a company that sold the components to make gift baskets. They offered … Continue reading
Today is Radio Commercial Day
Did you know that in 1922 the first radio commercial was broadcast? Queensboro Realty received 10 minutes of air time on New York station WEAF for $100. In the article 4 Keys to Effective Radio Advertising (Entrepreneur.com), Kim Gordon outlines … Continue reading
Today is Customer Education Day
In the email newsletter Business Insights, Cole Taylor Bank shares the following: “Customer education is one of the most cost-effective avenues you have to dramatically strengthen your competitive position.” Business and Marketing Experts agree that customer education increases loyalty and … Continue reading
August 26th is Women’s Equality Day
Instituted by Representative Bella Abzug and first established in 1971, the date commemorates the passage of the 19th Amendment, the Woman Suffrage Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which gave U.S. women full voting rights in 1920. Raise your hand if … Continue reading
First Parachute Wedding
Took Place in 1940 …at the New York City World’s Fair. The site of the first parachute wedding was the World’s Fair, New York City, on August 25, 1940. “Reverend Homer Tomlinson of the Church of God, Jamaica, Long Island, … Continue reading
August 24th is the Full Moon
Full Moon Drives Creativity for Kraft Foods… Did you know that the instant powdered orange-flavored breakfast drink, Tang was used by some early NASA manned space flights? Engineers at NASA were looking for a lightweight powder that could provide nutrition, stored … Continue reading
August 23rd is Hair Dye Day
People have been dying their hair for 3000 years, but the first commercial hair dye company wasn’t started until 1909 in France. And yet women didn’t really start dying their hair until in the 1960’s when Clairol did their “does … Continue reading
