The Week Ahead October 26-30, 2009

Monday:
Tuesday: Durable Goods Orders (B), Case-Shiller Home Price Index, Consumer Confidence (B)
Wednesday: Durable Goods Orders (B), New Home Sales (C+), Crude Inventories
Thursday: Weekly initial jobless claims (C+), Gross Domestic Product (B)
Friday: Personal Income and Consumption (C+), Chicago Regional Manufacturing Surveys (B)

*Rating Scale by Importance (A-F)

Larson note: Last week we saw Home sales go up but new housing starts going down. What can you expect? With the glut of homes on the market there are some real bargains if you have the money and/or credit, but new homes, not quite as cheap. Of course that is not to mention (remind you of) the $8,000 first time buyer tax credit. The US Senate could decide this week if it going to extend the credit, but if you are in the market I would not trust them to do the right thing.

The focused industries we are looking to add clients in for the month are Advertising Specialties, Trade Show Booth Builder, Sign Shop, a Graphic Design Studio, and Printer both small and mid-sized.

We are still looking for sales persons in all areas except

the Great Plains States.

If interested give us a call at 847-991-0488.


Howard’s out of office public schedule for the week:
Monday: Tuesday: Running Training 6:30am,
Wednesday: Thursday: Running Training 6:30am
Friday: Saturday:
Sunday:

Trade show schedule:
> October 21-22 2009, Mid-Pak Minneapolis MN (Registered but not committed to going yet)
> November 15-18, 2009 Fabtech Int. & AWS Welding Show McCormick Place, Chicago
> December 2-4, 2009 The Intl. Work Boat Show, New Orleans LA (Registered but not committed to going yet)
> December 3-5, 2009 Athletic Business Conference & Expo, Orlando FL (Registered but not committed to going yet)
> March 14-16 Internal Home and Housewares Show, McCormick Place, Chicago


Time slots still available to meet & talk over coffee.

Howard Larson
Larson & Associates
Target Marketing & Telesales Professionals for new account acquisition
Making good businesses great and great businesses even better
847-991-0488
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P.S. We make telesales for small business affordable by offering programs down to only 15 hours a week. Maybe you could add telesales into your marketing mix call today and find out.

P.P.S. We are offering 2 free (a $75.00 value) ½ hour consultation periods per week to talk about marketing businesses. Call or email to get your spot to pick my brain for 30 minutes today.