
Competition between quick-service and fast-casual restaurants heats up more and more as each year passes. There are countless chains, each offering not only different food genres, but different customer experiences. How can a restaurant chain stay relevant in such an ever-changing, fast paced industry? With 2011 over and done, Mintel released its predicted five trends [...]

Each year at the Day of Love, our pre-Christmas celebration, we recognize team members who have reached significant landmarks in their careers at L&S. This year, three employees were honored for 10 and 25 years of service. John Pohlman Twenty-five years ago, John impressed the leadership of Lawrence & Schiller with his professionalism and intelligence [...]

As we look forward to a new year, I thought it’d be intriguing to reflect back on the retail industry’s highs and lows from this past year. As consumers and businesses try to pull out of the recession, the holiday spending forecast was predicted to rise 3.8% to $469.1 billion this year. Consumers may be [...]

I love the holidays. Every day brings something new, with parties, decorating, delivering gifts and serving. In advertising, holidays are a prime time for promotions, truly a no brainer for our retail clients. What we shouldn’t overlook, however, is what happens after the holidays. As we sadly pack the decorations away, we get back into [...]

The American music service market is crowded, and reaching customers where they listen is becoming increasingly complicated. As a result of the fragmentation, advertisers today are faced with a dilemma. Going the route of traditional radio could mean missing out on reaching younger consumers who avoid the old-school model. Concentrating an entire radio advertising plan [...]