The Wayfarer
In the deep shadows of a rainy July
With Secret steps you walk alon,
Silent as night, eluding all eyes.
The morning pays no attention to the call of the wind
A thick veil is thrown over the ever- watchful sky
The woods have hushed their songs
And at every house the door is shut
To the solitary wayfarer on this deserted street.
Oh, my only friend, my best beloved,
The gates are open at my house!
Don't pass me by like a dream.
By Tagore
Marketing
The question is, where do you advertise? As we have seen, NOW, during recession, is an excellent
time to advertise and would give a strategic advantage to your company down the
road as well as now. Let's look at the real estate market just as an example. The latest surveys
show that 90% of buyers use the internet to search for a home. Therefore it would follow
that 90% of your marketing budget should be on-line...while only 10% should be print.
Now lets keep in mind the enormous advantage of using community-based media to advertise
our business. The Community Grapevine is an excellent example. They are springing
up in every town, city, and hamlet coast to coast and, as I also mentioned, they are a great
portal for everyone in the community to get information. The cost savings over paper advertising
will amaze you and your exposure will magnify over traditional methods of advertising.
It's a win win!
What other methods can we use to advertise and market our business on line?
Make Intelligent Choices!
• Take action! Use what you have learned!
• Look at your Community Grapevine. They are the rising star of the internet today!
They are the way to market and advertise while saving you a bundle. Yes, do
advertise now. For smart business people recession IS opportunity!
www.grapevinecommunities.com/sales
All Things Italian
All things Italian opened in May 2007 in Bozeman Montana. This small style market store is the creation of Connie Anderson and Nichole Joyce. A mother daughter team that wanted to create a business where they could use their talents on a daily basis.
"All Things Italian" was born this small market style store focuses on Authentic Italian products - wine, beer, cured meats, imported chesses, olive oil, vinegar, pasta's, sauces, condiments, confections, coffee, linens, pottery, prepared lunches/dinners, party trays and cooking classes.
Check out their cooking video on the http://www.bozemangrapevine.com
GM Auto sales are ‘over the hump'
By Tim Trainor - 01/24/2009
 Walter Hinick / The Montana Standard Sales Manager Jeff Choate stands in the new car lot at Butte GM Auto Center. Dealership owner Wayne Sterns says he is optimistic about the company's prospects in the coming year. |
It was a rough finish to 2008 for GM Auto Center of Butte. Sales were down about 20 percent in the final quarter of last year.
But business has rebounded since Christmas, according to owner Wayne Sterns.
"People were in panic mode last quarter," Sterns said. "Things here have picked up a lot." He said he is "very optimistic" about his company's prospects in 2009, despite the dreary economic forecasts.
"I'm very happy we're here," he said, after looking at the sales reports from some of the major metro-politan areas where housing markets took such hard hits.
Sterns thinks the Butte market is "isolated" from much of the national woes.
He also said the restructuring of the national automobile industry bodes See GM, Page D3 well for local dealers.
"It's been needed for a lot of years," said Sterns. "I think there will be some changes as far as that goes." He said U.S. car companies sold about 17 million new vehicles in the U.S. in 2006 and 2007, but that number dipped to less than 11 million last year.
"Somewhere in between there is the real market," Sterns said. "If the market gets back up to 14 or 15 million (cars) a year, the industry as a whole will be fine." Sterns echoed other local dealers by noting the high gas prices did change customers buying habits.
"A lot of people wanted something smaller, more economical," he said. "But they were also not happy about needing to make that decision." With the price of gas plummeting again, SUVs, trucks and diesels that GM Auto Center "couldn't get rid of" last summer now "can't be kept in stock," Sterns said.
He also noted that customers were "a little more cautious" about their budget and "take a little more time to make the final decision." He also looked ahead to the banking industry as a large determinate in the future success of the car industry.
"The biggest factor going forward is the banking industry," Sterns said. "They've tightened up credit. Loans that six or eight months ago would have gone through aren't anymore." He said banks are requiring larger up-front investment including more money down and are looking at all aspects of the loan closer than before.
Sterns noted, however, that those with good credit and a stable income, rates are "very attractive" and other "incentives are very aggressive." "It's a pretty good time to buy a car, all told," he said.
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