We are 25 years strong and excited to celebrate our past, present and future success! Things sure have changed since 1984; while our personal styles have improved, even more impressive are our strategic business improvements. What started out as a traditional sampling and demonstration service company has evolved into a retail marketing agency leading in the Consumer Electronics, Apparel, Automotive and Home Improvement industries.

Join us as we celebrate 25 years. We plan to keep the celebration going all year long.

Are you bds Alumni? We would love to hear from you, email us at 25anniversary@bdsmktg.com to learn more about our October event!

Let's get in the spirit and take a look back at what was hot in 1984!

Moments in Time from 1984

The Apple Macintosh was introduced at a price of $2,495 (see the original Macintosh 1984 Superbowl commercial)

Dell sold its first computers out of a college dorm room

Sony Corporation introduced a 3.5 inch diskette that would soon make "floppy" computer disks obsolete

Motorola introduced its 28-ounce DynaTAC cellular phone in 1983; each phone cost a whopping $3,500

In June, the average price for a gallon of unleaded gas in the US was $1.19

The average price of a new U.S. single-family house tops $101,000 in May, crossing the six-figure mark for the first time

The Summer Olympics were held in Los Angeles

Wayne Gretzky led Edmonton Oilers to win their first Stanley Cup, defeating the New York Islanders in 5 games and ending the Islanders' run of 4 straight Stanley Cups