Activity across the L.A. five-county area was mixed in 2003 and there is an interesting trend of increased presence of video game publishers in Los Angeles County.
Research indicates that 80 percent of consumer magazines’ newsstand sales are determined by what is on the cover. The average potential reader spends only 3 to 5 seconds scanning a magazine cover at newsstand before deciding to buy. NameQuest’s Online "Ideal Magazine Cover" (patent pending) is the first and only Internet research methodology to utilize person-brand interactivity in the development of an “eye-catching” magazine cover.
In a recent international survey of 391 business people, Irish business owners claimed their biggest sales problem was in "closing the sale". Other findings include: 46% of Irish respondents had never been to any sales training; and the most sought after content in sales training courses are practical and useful sales tactics...