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Palatine IL

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Looking for a new client in the Advertising Specialties field looking to expand deeper into Trade Shows. Upping our normal 2% bird dog fee to 3% for 1st years billing for this category.

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Howard Larson
Larson & Associates
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Making good businesses great and great businesses even better
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The Week Ahead November 23-27, 2009

Monday: Existing Home Sales,
Tuesday: Gross Domestic Product, Consumer Confidence
Wednesday: Personal Income and Consumption, Weekly initial jobless claims
Thursday: Thanksgiving Day
Friday: Black Friday, New Home Sales, Crude Inventories

Larson Notes: People are sitting back wondering if they are next to get the pink slip. There is not much room to maneuver in the marketing right now. Retail has been trying to stretch out Christmas by trying to get cus… Continue

Posted on November 23, 2009 at 8:30am —

The Week Ahead October 26-30, 2009

Monday: September Construction Spending, Pending Home Sales,
Tuesday: Factory Orders, Auto & Truck Sales
Wednesday: Federal Reserve Meeting
Thursday: Weekly initial jobless claims, 3rd Quarter Productivity
Friday: Consumer Credit, Wholesale Inventories

Larson Notes: The government stimulus in cars grew the economy lst month together with home sales by 3.5%. That is mainly due to cash for clunkers and the $8000 home… Continue

Posted on November 2, 2009 at 9:15pm —

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 st… Continue

Posted on October 26, 2009 at 8:30am —

The Week Ahead October 19-23, 2009

Monday:
Tuesday: Sept. Producer Price Index (B-), Sept. Housing Starts and Building Permits (B-)
Wednesday:
Thursday: Weekly initial jobless claims (C+), Sept Leading Indicators (D-)
Friday: Sept Existing Home Sales (C+)

Larson note: Looking to keep the upward outlook this week. I am looking for producer pricing so say flat and housing starts to continue to go up and home sales to contintue strong as though the end of November with the government tax credit of $8000… Continue

Posted on October 19, 2009 at 8:30am —

The Week Ahead October 12-16, 2009

Monday:
Tuesday:
Wednesday: Retail Sales, Business Inventories
Thursday: Weekly initial jobless claims, Consumer Price Index, Crude Inventories
Friday: Industrial Production, Capacity Utilization

Larson note: I was a little surprised by the retail sales report for September as were a lot of people. I guess school supplies were really selling like hot cakes. That and consumer bowering going down will only help in the long run. But it is still employment. Do you add pe… Continue

Posted on October 12, 2009 at 8:02pm —

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At 3:22pm on February 18, 2009, Jewell Cornette said…: Howard, that is so awesome regarding the changes you made in your company... blessings to you and what a powerful example you are to your community... Have a great business day! Jewell

At 9:41pm on February 17, 2009, DIANA KEREKES said…

Dear Howard,
Thank you for the friendship. I look forward to networking with you. If there is anything I can help you with just ask.

Yours in Success,
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Business Coach & Mentor
www.dianakerekes.com

At 12:55pm on February 6, 2009, Jayapradha Bennett said…: Perfect! Talk to you then.

At 3:58pm on February 5, 2009, Jayapradha Bennett said…: Sorry, I got a call from my client's son. Can I call you tomorrow around 4:00 Central Time??

Thanks.

At 1:18pm on February 5, 2009, Jayapradha Bennett said…: Is 3:00 Central time O.K.?

At 12:40pm on February 4, 2009, Jayapradha Bennett said…: Thursday, Feb 5th sounds good. What time do you want me to call?? Also, what phone # can I reach you?? Hopefully, we can help each other.

I look forward to our phone conversation. Thanks.