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Feb 15, 2008
US ECONOMIC REPORTS ECONOMIC INDICATORS

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MARKET INDICES
DOW (DJIA)

S&P500 (SPX)
Today: 02/14/08

12,376.98

Today: 02/14/08 1348.86
52 Week High: 14279.96 52 Week High: 1576.09
52 Week Low: 11508.74 52 Week Low: 1270.05

CURRENCY INDICES
US $ vs. EURO (C_EUR)


US $ vs. YEN (C_YEN)
Today 02/14/08:
$1 is worth...
0.68 Today 02/14/08:
$1 is worth...
108.17
52 Week High: 0.76 52 Week High: 124.09
52 Week Low: 0.67 52 Week Low: 105.73
SALES EFFECTIVENESS TIPS by Interlynx Systems

Q.What is a “Push” Selling Strategy?

A. A “Push” Selling Strategy makes use of a company's sales force and channel partners to create demand for a product or service. The manufacturer promotes the product to distributors or sales force who in turn, promote it to customer. .


INDUSTRIAL MARKETPLACE NEWS
INTERNATIONAL MARKET NEWS

Offshore Service Locations
India is still the most attractive country to which to move back-office operations.

INDUSTRIAL SALES

Two Hours to More Sales, More Profit
Did you ever wonder whether your sales team would be more successful if they weren’t wasting time with non-selling duties?

MARKETS IN FOCUS
Greeting Card Publishers
Below are the stats for the Greeting Card Publishers in the US:

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Top THREE Companies by number of Employees
American Greetings Corp 7300 Employees
Hallmark Cards Inc  679 Employees
Paper Magic Group Inc  630 Employees
Top THREE Greeting Card Publishers States by number of Employees
Ohio 6046 Employees
Illinios 1013 Employees
Pennsylvania  813 Employees
Employment
Average 39
Median 150

SIC Code 2771 Greeting Card Publishing
NAICS Code 511191 Greeting Card Publishers
Percentage of Private vs. Public 67%
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
4 Things You Should Never Say to the CEO
If a "nice guy" runs your company, you might be able to say whatever's on your mind in the boardroom and get away with 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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