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Jeri Fields

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A hesitant, but Happy Holidays 2021

By Jeri Fields / October 26, 2021

It’s that time of year again! It’s the time of year for a little indulgence (aka late-night raids on the trick-or-treat bag, a second piece of pumpkin pie, hot chocolate all-around). But this holiday season won’t be completely ‘back to normal’ for many. Last year many of us shopped and celebrated differently out of necessity.…

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Back On the Town Anytime Soon?

By Jeri Fields / September 23, 2021

If you’re like us, your entertainment and dining out budget has gone way down and stayed down throughout the pandemic. We miss grabbing a drink with friends, taking the kids out for a treat, or just letting someone ELSE cook dinner for a change. In some ways, people are ready to get back to normal;…

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In the kNOW: Tune-In with Real-Time Dashboard Tracking

By Jeri Fields / August 26, 2021

We had August’s ‘In the kNOW’ all planned out. And then, we didn’t. This month we take the NOW in kNOW up a notch -or three. With all that’s happening in the news, we wondered what people wanted to know about, what kept them tuning in and what might influence them to change the channel.…

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In The kNOW: Retail Holidays Offer ‘Prime’ Opportunity

By Jeri Fields / July 19, 2021

Prime Day has come and gone; early this year. And this year, in particular, we noticed other retailers jumping in and riding the Prime Day coattails. There were articles galore discussing the competing Prime Day deals from Walmart, Target and more. And we were curious to know how these other retailers might fare on a…

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In the kNOW: Shopping of the Future is NOW!

By Jeri Fields / June 15, 2021

The pandemic brought about many changes, the least of which was the necessity to find a new way to buy the things we need. And many turned to a place we’d never gone before, online. How was the online shopping experience for items we usually bought on our weekly trips to the grocery or Big…

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In the kNOW – Summer Plans: Will We Stay or Will We Go?

By Jeri Fields / May 19, 2021

With lockdowns hopefully a thing of the past, we found ourselves curious about what summer plans look like for everyone. Are folks planning to travel or stick close to home? We surveyed over 1,300 Americans and what we found says we’re hopeful, but wary. And maybe not as weary of our ‘new normal’ as you…

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