What better way to end the week, than to prepare you for the weekend? And so we are sifting through some of our book-marked blogs with the hope that you’ll find some of these writers/posts as interesting as we did. Enjoy…

• Shocking Secrets Of Social – Did you know that almost 70% of consumers have never followed a brand on Facebook? Some interesting stats here…
• Wall Street Journal Article On Rising Food Costs – Did you know that Buffalo Wild Wings said raw chicken prices have risen almost 70%? I’m sure everyone is tired of this drought, but it is having real impacts!
• Market Hard To The Tourist On The Open Road – Spending by driving tourists is up, almost by double-digits!!!
• It Isn’t All Bad – Same store sales are up, and rising faster each month…

Happy reading, and good luck in sales this weekend!