Valentine Day and Cupid Business

Based on Weekly "Valentine" Keyword Statistics, recently this keyword become popular. So, can this day/ occasion inpire us in developing business?


1st US Valentines Manufacturers

Esther A. Howland (1828-1904) of Worcester, Massachusetts, became one of the first U.S. manufacturers of valentines. As an impressionable young student at The Mount Holyoke Female Seminary, Class of 1847, and a contemporary of the young poet Emily Dickinson, Esther had been exposed to the annual Valentine festivities, which were later banned by the college for being too frivolous! After graduating at the age of nineteen, she received an elaborate English Valentine from one of her fathers' business associates, and was confident that she was capable of making similar — even better ones. She convinced her father to order lace paper and other supplies from England and New York City and, with characteristic determination, made a dozen samples, which her brother added to his inventory for his next sales trip. Secretly hoping for as much as $200 In orders, they were stunned when her brother returned with more than $5000 in advance sales — more than she could hope to make herself. Recruiting friends and creating her now-famous assembly line, her business was born. Advertising and word-of-mouth, based on a beautiful product and a wide range of prices, led to a $100,000. per year business, and assured this ingenious woman a place in history. Her valentines were known from Maine to California, and today's collectors can often recognize them by their characteristic refinement and detail.

eHarmony and Cupid Business
Cupid Cash: The online dating service eHarmony.com has raised nearly $110 million in venture capital and the Pasadena-based company sold shares of preferred stock to 14 investors. The list of investors included Sequoia Capital and Technology Crossover Ventures. EHarmony said it plans to use the money for working capital and advertising.

Alvin and the Chipmunks - A Chipmunk Valentine (2007)
Animated favorites Alvin, Simon, and Theodore return to the screen in ALVIN AND THE CHIPMUNKS: A CHIPMUNK VALENTINE. After Brittany rejects him, Alvin transforms into a chipmunk Casanova. Now Brittany can't resist him, and they go to the Valentine Ball together. Problems (and hilarity) arise when Alvin discovers that he's only Alvin--not the charming character he had imagined. This release also features three more episodes.

Chocolate Demand and Cupid Business

With Valentine’s Day just around the corner, people swarmed to bakeries and shopping malls last week to get extra special chocolates for their lovers as a token of love, a little indulgence that puts a smile on their sweethearts’ faces. There is an inherent pressure associated with the Valentine’s day that couples have to prepare gifts and plan something romantic for their counterparts.