To acknowledge our support for Black Lives Matter, in sympathy with the protests that have followed the killings of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor and countless other victims, and with the deepest humility, the Society for Commercial Archeology denounces systemic racism and police violence.
FULL ARTICLE By Ronald Ladouceur – The development and promotion of one product more than any other illustrates the power of modern banding both to manipulate and exploit cultural and racial anxieties and promote purchase by otherizing non-buyers.
The free motel postcard was once a vacation standard. Proprietors expected guests would send a pile of postcards to their friends and family telling them what a wonderful vacation they were having and the motel would reap the free advertising.