Monday, February 28th, 2011 by Roger Simmermaker -- Does America have a national manufacturing capital? It depends on the industry, I suppose. For automobiles, we often think of Detroit. For airplanes, we think of Seattle. But more…

Monday, February 14th, 2011 by Roger Simmermaker -- Consumers often make a habit, and understandably so, of patronizing products with which they are familiar. Well-known brand names can result in positive emotional responses in the brain, more…

Monday, January 31st, 2011 by Roger Simmermaker -- Back in 2009, I wrote a "Buy American Mention of the Week" detailing the potential danger to the integrity of the "Made in U.S.A." label, which depended heavily more…

Monday, January 17th, 2011 by Roger Simmermaker -- Both Democrats and Republicans long have heralded foreign investment in the United States as a net positive for the United States. On July 14, 2004, then-President Bush told more…

Monday, January 3rd, 2011 by Roger Simmermaker -- Consumers seemingly are more sensitive to buying American around the holidays than most other times during the year. Perhaps it's because as we search for gifts for those more…

Tuesday, December 28th, 2010 by Roger Simmermaker -- Prior to the start of 2010, Gerald Celente, an American trend forecaster, publisher of the Trends Journal, and an author who has made several accurate predictions like the more…

Monday, November 29th, 2010 by Roger Simmermaker -- We've all heard the media report on the dangers of contaminated products – courtesy of foreign countries – like dog food, drywall, toys, vitamins, milk, and paint. As more…

Monday, November 22nd, 2010 by Roger Simmermaker -- There's a great toy out there that is challenging and fun (for families and children), educational (for students and teachers), affordable and requires no batteries. The name of more…