Market Research

As a few of you know, North Star Destinations, the Tennessee firm Glendale hired to create a marketing strategy, finally answered the $64,000 question. How do we market Glendale to the outside world? The problem is the $64,000 question cost us about $140,...

Glendale is boring. Or at least that’s what more than a year of market research indicates. Consultants hired to develop a new brand strategy for the city unveiled their findings Tuesday at City Hall, saying most people think of Glendale as the...

AMELIA ISLAND — The ACC is at a pivotal point in its history. So crucial is this particular moment in the conference's 60-year life span that its leaders believe new, fresh and unconventional ideas are needed to help bolster its national...

ST. PAUL, Minn. - Commodity Challenge, an online grain trading game, has been redesigned and relaunched by a University of Minnesota Extension economist at the University's Center for Farm Financial Management. The Commodity Challenge game (http://bit....

What is the secret to operating a long-lasting, successful restaurant in downtown Hagerstown? Some restaurants keep their doors open for years and years; others last for a few months and then close. The Herald-Mail visited with two restaurant owners, a...

As part of our video series with employers and hiring managers, we visited cities throughout the U.S. to learn more about what it’s like to live there, what type of culture to expect, some of the exciting things to see or do and what sort of jobs...

Global television shipments declined last year for the first time in more than a decade as demand for flat-panel TVs cooled among consumers, reflecting saturation in the market.  Television shipments in 2012 totaled 238.5 million units, down 6.3% from...

Soaring land values are expected to drive up rent for cropland this year, according to preliminary data from the South Dakota State University Farm Real Estate Market Survey. Rents in the northeast section of South Dakota, including Brown County, are...

At Cars.com, we focus on new cars, but when it comes to overall car sales, used cars own the field. CNW Marketing Research reports shoppers bought more than 40 million of them in 2012, the highest total since 2007. For......

PETOSKEY -- The Michigan Small Business and Technology Development Center, a program hosted locally by Northwest Michigan Council of Governments, soon will offer a class in Petoskey to teach business owners how to develop a business plan. "Venture Plan:...

As a proud employee of Southwest Airlines, I read your article ("Is Southwest Airlines losing the luv?" Feb. 9) with dismay. Within the article you acknowledge the fact that Southwest is still the only airline allowing two bags to fly free while...

2013 is the year of the snake, according to the Chinese lunar calendar. But in food circles, it just might be the year of the roast chicken or Asian noodles. Molecular gastronomy, fancy cupcakes, Korean tacos? So, so 2012. The new year is always the...