The News Review:
- Vikings’ ticket sales avoid local TV blackout
- US Export Sales: Commodity Highlights – Jan 2
- Big marketing in tough times
- Wal-Mart Set to Repeat Share Gains Grab Target Sales
- Big drop expected for Dec. car sales
- Sioux Falls stores report steady holiday sales | KXNet.com North …
Vikings’ ticket sales avoid local TV blackout
The Associated Press
This extended the team’s sellout streak to a rather tenuous 115 games. The last blackout was for the Vikings’ last game of the 1997 regular season. Vikings vice president for sales and marketing Steve LaCroix said there was no help from corporate sponsors or the local Fox affiliate as there has been in the past for regular-season games with a few hundred tickets left to sell. “It was all the fans. The fans get all the credit” LaCroix said. “We needed that extra time and the league was very accommodating. “The Eagles ran an ad on their Web site this week encouraging fans to travel to Minnesota and “paint the Metrodome green.
US Export Sales: Commodity Highlights – Jan 2
Alibaba News Channel NEW YRK
Exports of 177100 MT–a marketing-year low–were down 39 percent from the previous week and 53 percent from the prior 4-week average. The primary destinations were Iran (60600 MT) the Philippines (43500 MT) Nigeria (32100 MT) the Dominican Republic (8000 MT) the United Kingdom (7700 MT) and Honduras (7400 MT). Corn: Net sales of 269900 MT–a marketing-year low–were down 51 percent from the previous week and 56 percent from the prior 4-week average. Increases reported for Japan (140100 MT) Taiwan (69500 MT including 45400 MT switched from Japan and 23400 MT switched from unknown) Mexico (53500 MT) Colombia (14800 MT) and Guatemala (6500 MT) were partially offset by decreases for unknown destinations (23700 MT) and Costa Rica (1300 MT). Exports of 602100 MT were down 28 percent from the previous week and 24 percent from the prior 4-week average. The primary destinations were Japan (268200 MT) Taiwan (100400 MT) Mexico (81100 MT) South Korea (55700 MT) Colombia (23900 MT) Costa Rica (22400 MT) and Canada (20600 MT). Barley: There were no sales reported during the week.
Big marketing in tough times
Zanesville Times Recorder H
recessions McGraw-Hill Research analyzed 600 companies from 1980-1985. The results showed that business-to-business firms that maintained or increased their advertising expenditures during the 1981-1982 recession averaged significantly higher sales growth both during the recession and for the following three years than those that eliminated or decreased advertising. By 1985 sales of companies that were aggressive recession advertisers had risen 256 percent over those that didn’t keep up their advertising. In addition a series of six studies conducted by the research firm of Meldrum & Fewsmith showed conclusively that advertising aggressively during recessions not only increases sales but increases profits. This fact has held true for all post-World War II recessions studied by The American Business Press starting in 1949. So use this time of downturn to plant the seeds for future growth by increasing your marketing efforts. Become more targetedNotice I said increase your marketing efforts.
Wal-Mart Set to Repeat Share Gains Grab Target Sales
Bloomberg
Twenty analysts tracked by Bloomberg recommend buying Wal-Mart shares and one says ?sell. ? Six analysts have a ?hold?rating on the stock. Sales at stores open at least a year will probably continueto advance as it improves its offering and marketing of clothesand home furnishings said. Among $67 billion inassets the firm held 2. 3 million Wal-Mart shares through Sept.
Big drop expected for Dec. car sales
DetNews.com MI
are the only two major automakers expected to gain share Pipas said. Still he said Ford’s December sales will be down about 35 percent — a significant drop but not as bad as the industry as a whole. GM says its sales will be down sharply though not as much as last month when they dropped 41 percent. GM’s North American sales and marketing chief Mark LaNeve said sales are “up considerably from November” adding the easing of credit restrictions by GMAC LLC following a $6 billion federal bailout at the end of the month gave dealers a much-needed boost. “There’s been a lot of enthusiasm from dealers” he said adding that many are already reporting a spike in inquiries from potential customers and increased showroom traffic. “They’ve seen obviously a huge morale lift. ” Patel is not quite as optimistic.
Sioux Falls stores report steady holiday sales | KXNet.com North …
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(AP) Some store owners in Sioux Falls reportsteady sales during the Christmas shopping season. Empire Mall Marketing Director Chrissy Spoo says Christmas salessurged as the holiday approached and spiked again the weekend afterChristmas. She says bad weather the two weekends before Christmasand a shorter season after Thanksgiving meant more shopping wasdone in a shorter time. According to Spoo many mall stores reported having their bestChristmas Eve in terms of sales. A national group estimates holiday sales fell 2 percent to 4percent nationally compared to a year ago.
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