ArchiveDecember 2023

Even with the rising costs of goods, services, and experiences due to inflation, even with dwindling financial accounts, and even with uncertain forecasts, consumer spending hasn’t just remained steady, but it has significantly increased confusing economists since historically consumer spending decreases during economic downturns. Throughout this year, TikTok Shop brokered $7 million a day in U.S...

On November 7, Merriam-Webster revealed its word of the year for 2023. That word – AUTHENTIC. The word authentic has a number of meanings including “not false or imitation.” It is a synonym for the word real and the word actual. It has the idea of someone that is “true to one’s own personality, spirit, or character.” While it consistently receives a high-volume lookup each year, the search for...