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Jan 04, 2008
US ECONOMIC REPORTS ECONOMIC INDICATORS

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MARKET INDICES
DOW (DJIA)

S&P500 (SPX)
Today: 01/03/08

13,056.72

Today: 01/03/08 1447.16
52 Week High: 14279.96 52 Week High: 1576.09
52 Week Low: 11926.79 52 Week Low: 1363.98

CURRENCY INDICES
US $ vs. EURO (C_EUR)


US $ vs. YEN (C_YEN)
Today 01/03/08:
$1 is worth...
0.68 Today 01/03/08:
$1 is worth...
109.52
52 Week High: 0.78 52 Week High: 124.09
52 Week Low: 0.67 52 Week Low: 108.00
SALES EFFECTIVENESS TIPS by Interlynx Systems

Q.What is biggest concern that companies have about sales lead management?

A. According to the results of a survey by the Sales Lead Management Association, the top issue that companies have about their sales lead management systems is the inability to capture ROI on their promotional spend.



The challenge in measuring ROI is to identify the cost of the promotion and the sales associated with the promotion. Establishing the linkage between the promotion and sales is not as difficult if you have a robust sales lead process.

Interlynx Systems can help you track sales by promotional source and ROI.To learn more, click here.

INDUSTRIAL MARKETPLACE NEWS
INTERNATIONAL MARKET NEWS

Clipping the Dragon's Wings
China's economy is smaller than was thought.

INDUSTRIAL SALES

The life of Reilly
Don’t give salespeople pricing authority.

MARKETS IN FOCUS
Periodicals: Publishing & Printing
Below are the stats for the Periodicals: Publishing & Printing in the US:

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Statistics

Top THREE Companies by number of Employees
Time Inc 5542 Employees
Dominion Enterprises 3211 Employees
Hearst Corp 3211 Employees
Top THREE Converted Newspapers: Publishing & Printing States by number of Employees
New York 46179 Employees
California 15448 Employees
Illinios 9411 Employees
Employment
Average 27
Median 100

SIC Code 2721 Periodicals: Publishing & Printing
NAICS Code 511120 Periodical Publishers
Percentage of Private vs. Public 87%
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
A Five-Pronged Approach To Effective Team Building
Leadership is the ability to decide what is to be done and then get others to do it.
 
At Interlynx Systems, LLC we help our clients to drive execution of their marketing strategy by:

  • Improving alignment, trust and accountability with independent reps and distributors through our Lynx Builder™ process
  • Implementing structure & follow-through to your sales planning through our Lynx Planner™ process
  • Employing our internet-based Lynx Trakker™ database to develop and capture prospects, manage leads and provide market coverage reports.
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