The Newspaper Death March

One of the issues here is irrelevance. Newspapers and many magazines chose to become irrelevant, and you have to blame the editors in conjunction with the writers. I say this because magazines that have stayed the course and continued to do what made them successful in the first place have had very few problems. I [...]

2010 Marketing Calendar Template – Free Download

It’s that time of year when summer is winding down, kids are headed back to school—and you’re working on your annual marketing plan. Fun times, right? Attached is a free marketing calendar template for 2010 that might make things just a little bit easier. Created in Excel, the template helps you plan and display the [...]

Furniture Retailers Look to Trim Costs

Home furniture retailers are bracing for continued tough times by consolidating manufacturing and adopting new sales and lower-cost production strategies.
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What are people buying now?

What we’re buying — and not buying — says a lot about how consumers are feeling these days.  It also says a lot about the American economy, considering that consumer spending accounts for 70 percent of all U.S. economic activity.
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