Royal Chevrolet is currently offering the 2012 Chevrolet Cruze LS and the 2011 Silverado 1500 Regular Cab at special sale prices. The 2012 Chevy Cruze LS can be leased for $225 a month for 39 months and the 2011 Silverado 1500 can be purchased for $345 a month for 72 months plus $1,000 down.

The 2012 Chevy Cruze LS is equipped with a 1.8-liter DOHC engine producing 138-horsepower and a six-speed manual transmission. The exterior comes fitted with automatic headlamps, daytime running lights, remote keyless entry, traction control, and electronic stability control. The 2012 Cruze’s interior features include a CD player, anti-theft system, front reading lamps, trip computer, tire pressure monitoring system, and SiriusXM satellite radio. The 2012 Chevy Cruze also holds the title of most interior room in its class.

The 2011 Chevy Silverado 1500 comes with a Vortec 4.3-liter V6 engine and boasts a 1,693-lb payload. Front tow hooks, traction control, four-wheel antilock brakes, and daytime running lamps come standard. Interior features include an AM/FM stereo, leatherette seats, power steering, auxiliary power outlet, 60/40 bench seats, and thorax side-impact airbags.

Come to Royal Chevrolet to cash in on these great new car sales. Or you can view them online at http://www.royalva.net/Specials-New-Buy.aspx. Some exceptions do apply; buyers must have approved credit.

Be sure to check out all of Royal Chevrolet’s specials and view their entire inventory of new and used Chevy cars. To keep up to date with all of Royal Chevrolet’s sales and specials and to read about the latest Chevrolet news and industry updates, like Royal Chevrolet on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Royal-Chevrolet/59276073330 or follow them on Twitter at http://twitter.com/#!/RoyalChevrolet.

About Royal Chevrolet

Royal Chevrolet, http://www.royalva.net, of the Richmond area carries an extensive inventory of new and used Chevrolet vehicles. In addition, the Virginia dealer provides auto service, Chevrolet parts, and auto financing. Royal Chevrolet strives for 100 percent customer satisfaction every time.

The UK’s fastest growing online independent travel agent has released trading figures that show an 89% increase in sales in January 2010 when compared to January 2009 and has revealed which destinations have seen most bookings this year so far.

www.sunshine.co.uk has seen sales almost double from January 2009 to January 2010, with a sales increase of 89%, suggesting that things are looking bright for the travel and tourism industry this year. The number of bookings has risen by half and the number of passengers sent abroad has increased by 46% when compared to the same time in January last year.

These latest statistics from sunshine.co.uk follow a successful trading year in 2009, despite the recession, and highlight the fact that the travel industry is already picking up following the economic downturn. Other figures that further demonstrate this point are the most and least popular holiday destinations based on percentage share of bookings at sunshine.co.uk.

The site found that whilst Spain is still the most popular destination in terms of percentage share of bookings, the holiday location has seen only a marginal growth in terms of bookings since last year. Even though the USA only accounts for a small number of bookings on sunshine.co.uk in terms of share percentage, the actual number of bookings to the States has doubled when compared to January 2009.

In order, the destinations that have seen the biggest increase in bookings when compared to January 2009, along with the percentage increases figures are;

1. Egypt – 111.6%
2. Greece – 108.5%
3. USA – 102.4%
4. Turkey – 100.7%
5. Portugal – 88.5%
6. Malta – 80.9%
7. Canaries – 72.4%
8. Tunisia – 5.9%
9. Spain – 3.7%

Chris Brown, co-founder of sunshine.co.uk, commented on these trading figures;

“We are extremely lucky to have had such a successful year and see the increases in sales, passengers and bookings that we have. Whilst these statistics reflect the success of sunshine.co.uk, they also go a long way to proving that the travel industry as a whole is picking up.

He continued, “It’s interesting to see that whilst Spain still has the biggest percentage of market share when it comes to bookings on our site, it is actually destinations like the USA and Egypt that have seen the biggest percentage increase in bookings. The fact that bookings to Egypt and Greece have more than doubled in the past year, but the number of people opting to go to Spain has only grown marginally proves that the trends of the trade are changing.”

LINK http://www.sunshine.co.uk

ENDS

For more information or to set up interviews with Chris Brown please contact Shannon Haigh of 10 Yetis Public Relation Agency, on 01452 348211 or email [email protected]

Editors Notes

Sunshine.co.uk is the UK’s leading online independent travel agent and was founded by Chris Brown and Chris Clarkson, the same people behind Holiday Watchdog which was bought by TripAdvisor in February 2008 for an undisclosed amount of money. Sunshine.co.uk offers low cost holidays and budget flights to destinations all over the world as well as great deals and discounted hotels.

Apparently, his intellect and educational qualifications were called into question by some members of America’s academia, which you could describe as rather rude I think. However, his response was to challenge the brightest minds in the country to come up with a list of questions they thought would stump him.

When the challengers entered Ford’s office, Ford was sitting behind his desk with hundreds of buttons to his side.  When asked what the buttons were for, he answered, “I employ hundreds of the brightest minds from across the world. Whatever question you ask, I merely have to press a button and in minutes someone who knows the answer will walk through the door, and that gentleman is the true secret of my success.”

“I want my advisors to be smarter than me, my lawyers nastier, and my accountants to pinch more pennies than I ever would.  In short, I have always aspired to surround myself with people who allow me to play to my strengths.”

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Good team work and training cements the foundations of a successful car dealership.

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Prospecting in your business, what could Martec Europe do for you?

Chris in Romford, was looking to implement positive change throughout his business, so he called me!

After seeing our ideas for Sales Prospecting, we agreed to spend the month of September working with the sales team, on a focussed, habit changing, weekly basis.

The programme involved ‘one on one’ coaching, identifying his sales team’s skill levels, working at different paces to map each person correctly. We implemented a pro-active telephone process using great ‘word tracks’, positive language and got them to listen to the words their prospect actually used.

After just 4 weeks, over 200 calls were made, 37 appointments were created, 17 test drives were conducted, and 10 cars were sold, more than that, 4 service bookings also got sold. According to Chris they have NOW returned over £9,000 profit. They had to sift through some dirt to get to the gold but it was worth it!

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Wilmington,Del.-The target consumers of commercially-available baby food range from infants (babies aged 6 to 12 months) to toddlers (children up to three years old). Baby food is available in various flavors and in both solid and liquid form. Modern-day time constraints have reduced the use of homemade baby food in both developed as well as developing nations. While U.S. and Europe hold a major share of the global baby food market, emerging economies such as China, India, Brazil, Russia, and Romania also represent a high growth rate.

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The baby food market is getting a big boost from the increasing awareness about the role it plays in meeting the nutritional needs of infants and toddlers. The major challenges for the baby food industry are low birth rates, static market conditions in developed countries, and milk intolerance in babies. However, opportunities for the baby food market is immense, as there is large untapped market in developing economies and as evolving food technology and new product developments are expected to attract more customers in future.

The global baby food market is expected to be worth US$37.6 billion by 2014, growing at an estimated CAGR of 5.0% from 2009 to 2014. Bottled baby food forms the largest market segment; and is expected to reach US$9.9 billion by 2014 at a CAGR of 4.9% for the same period. The segment with the highest growth potential is expected to be frozen baby food followed by bottled baby food products and baby cereals. Nestlé SA is the market leader in the global baby food products market. The other key market players are H.J. Heinz, Bristol-Myers Squibb, DANONE and Hero.

The major segments in the baby food product market are baby cereals, bottled baby foods, frozen baby foods, baby snacks and soups. Companies are focusing mainly on developing easily digestible and competitively priced fortified baby food. Evolving food technologies are enabling the market players to offer quality products with enhanced benefits like optimum nutrients content for babies. The growth in the baby food market is primarily due to the increasing demand from the Asian countries.

The accompanying table indicates the estimated market size of baby food products in 2009. The market for bottled baby foods is expected to enjoy the maximum market share followed by the baby cereals. The patent analysis of baby food products indicates that maximum number of patents has been registered for bottled baby food, which accounts for 70% of the total number of patents registered. Baby cereals is second with 16%, followed by baby snacks with 12% of the total patents registered. Geography-wise, the U.S. accounts for 58% of the total patents registered in baby food products followed by Europe with 30%.

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London, UK ( Prfriend ) August 7, 2009 – It’s certainly something lots of marketing experts are talking about, but just how small businesses should go about building an online community is harder to understand. Ben Dyer has built a 10,000 member community for his business and he shares the lessons he’s learned in a new article on Marketing Donut.

Dyer says that while a community is a powerful way to engage with your customers, building one requires patience and perseverance.

“For every community I have seen fail due to lack of traffic, two have the plug pulled because of a perceived lack of progress” he says.

Dyer says the other key ingredients of success are: leadership, ground rules, taking criticism on the chin, and making sure the community caters to everyone, not just the “fanatics”.

“Running a community is hard work, but it can be a fantastically rewarding experience for both you and your customers. The reality is that if you have a successful company, product or service, your customers will be talking about you anyway. What you need to decide is whether you are willing to facilitate the conversation.”

Backed by Google and Royal Mail, Marketing Donut is a free marketing resource that’s been developed specially for small business. Practical and no-nonsense, Marketing Donut covers all aspects of small business marketing, from branding through to internet marketing, from direct marketing through to generating PR for your business.

Further information:

* The Marketing Donut is at http://www.marketingdonut.co.uk

Contact details:
Mick Dickinson
BHP Information Solutions
tel: 0117 904 2224
[email protected]

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London, UK ( Prfriend ) July 17, 2009 – Making your most valuable customers feel valued with a carefully-selected gift could deliver the same return as a direct mail to 1000 people or an advert in the local newspaper, says a new expert article on free small business marketing resource Marketing Donut.

“Merchandising might seem like an unnecessary cost during the recession, but if you set clear objectives and select the right merchandise for your target audience, it can generate a valuable return on investment,” says the article on Marketing Donut.

The article says merchandising delivers benefits such as: connecting with customers, raising awareness of the business, and driving sales.

Marketing Donut expert Andy Preston says that with merchandising it’s important to be clear about what you want to achieve. “For example, do you want customers to sign up to your newsletter and communicate with you more, or to drive new customers to your website and increase online sales?”

It’s also important to choose an item of merchandise that’s appropriate for your business.

“So if you’re in financial services you could portray your reliability with something practical, and if you’re in the leisure sector, you should create something fun. For example, a go-kart business could distribute wind-up mini racers.”

The article also has advice about choosing suppliers and methods of distribution.

Marketing Donut is a free marketing resource that’s backed by Google and Royal Mail. It’s got thousands of expert tools and information covering all aspects of small business sales and marketing.

Further information:

* The Marketing Donut is at www.marketingdonut.co.uk

Contact details:
Mick Dickinson
BHP Information Solutions
tel: 0117 904 2224
[email protected]

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Trying to help a good cause could get you ripped off by fraudulent magazine salespeople

Wallingford, CT – May 8, 2009 – Better Business Bureau warns that deceptive door-to-door magazine sales crews are hitting the pavement in Connecticut, and looking to earn a quick buck this summer. In the last 12 months alone, BBB’s across the nation received 1,100 complaints from consumers in 46 states against more than 50 companies that are selling magazines door-to-door. A number of these complaints were filed by Connecticut consumers.

Many of these companies employ crews of high school and college-age people who are trying to earn money over their summer break. These crews are sent to communities to knock on doors and sell magazines—sometimes without appropriate licensing. In the sales pitch, the representative might explain they are working to help raise money on behalf of a charity, for a school trip or even selling subscriptions to support troops in Iraq.

A Greater New Haven woman said a pair of students claiming they were from the University of Rhode Island, knocked on her door, said they lived “down the street,” and were selling magazines and books to “go to London.” Later, when she became suspicious, she called police, filed a report with Connecticut Better Business Bureau and put a stop on her check.

Connecticut Better Business Bureau President, Paulette Scarpetti, says victims readily believe the phony sales pitch and often pay hundreds of dollars by check. However, complaints allege the sales reps took the checks and the magazines never arrived.

“We are alerting consumers to this scam to prevent an epidemic of door-to-door magazine fraud. We encourage all Connecticut residents to be vigilant, and to inform their children, parents and grandparents about this type of operation.”

Scarpetti adds that consumers are not the only victims of this scam.

“The young salespeople also are being taken advantage of by their employers, forced to work long hours and having their wages withheld from them.”

BBB offers the following advice to avoid getting scammed by a door-to-door magazine sales scam:

•Always research the company with your Better Business Bureau at www.bbb.org before issuing a check for a magazine subscription.

•The Federal Trade Commission’s Three-Day Cooling-Off Rule gives the customer three days to cancel purchases over $25 that are made in their home or at a location that is not the seller’s permanent place of business. Along with a receipt, salespeople should also include a completed cancellation form that customers can send to the company to cancel the agreement. By law, the company must give customers a refund within 10 days of receiving the cancellation notice.

•Victims of fraudulent magazine sales can file a complaint with their Better Business Bureau at www.bbb.org, local law enforcement, and the state Attorney General’s office.

Vancouver, BC, Canada. December 20, 2007 – Make Anything Work was founded on one simple principle: to do everything possible to help entrepreneurs and small business owners beat the odds and build successful businesses. As part of that goal, Make Anything Work Holdings Inc., a Vancouver, British Columbia based training and education company for entrepreneurs and small business owners recently launched their new corporate website.

Within the first three months of this site going live Alexa.com has ranked the site within the top 220,000 websites globally. This is a higher ranking than such well known local Vancouver companies as; Blast Radius, Coast Capital Savings, Finning, Intrawest, Shred-It, North Shore Credit Union, and Cossette Communications.

With the recent launch of a marketing home-study program (called a Bookinar) for small business owners titled Make My Marketing Work (www.MakeMyMarketingWork.com) that took place on October 10, 2007 at 10am (10-10-10), Make Anything Work is looking forward to increasing this ranking over the coming months.

This is an amazing achievement for the entire team. It really shows what a Vancouver success story can really achieve on the global stage.” says company co-founder Alex Read. He continues, “Our aim is to help develop a global plethora of successful entrepreneurs. We hate to see small business owners struggle to succeed and often fail. Our new website, with its high traffic ranking will certainly help to ensure that we get our message out to as many business owners as possible.

About Make Anything Work:

Launched in 2007, www.makeanythingwork is the ultimate small-business resource for business owners looking to develop or enhance their business skills. The content, delivery system and course design & creation, as well as the resources provided free through our blog and to our mailing list, have all been created to help small business owners beat the odds and build successful businesses. To find out how to Make Anything Work visit www.makeanythingwork.com.

Contact:

Alex Read

Chief Enterprise Officer

Make Anything Work Holdings Inc.

604 – 628 – 6646

[email protected]

http://www.makeanythingwork.com