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By a show of hands, how many of you watch TV? Ok, now how many of you watch live TV, or shows as they're being broadcast? Really? Only a handful of you? That's not surprising as more and more households are starting to use DVRs to record shows with almost half of TV-owning households having a DVR installed. This is according to Nielsen Media Research.
The DVR is one dirty little secret the TV networks want you to ignore. Learn more about the DVR and other dirty little TV Advertising secrets by reading on.
The Disappearance of Black Friday
For the past several years, retailers have started opening up as early as possible on the day after Thanksgiving, affectionately known as “Black Friday.” It used to be that the stores would open at 8 a.m., then 7 a.m., then 5 a.m., then even 4 a.m. This year, stores are actually opening on Thanksgiving for Black Friday. I think it's safe to say that next year, stores won't even bother closing on Thanksgiving as sales have become that important to them.
Read on for my commentary on stores opening on Thanksgiving.
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