Month: August 2012

(Aug. 31, 2012) -- "The key to this principle of de-canning your presentation is that you must really learn and master your knowledge before you can hope to deliver the same message in different words without distorting or changing the message," said Sobel. "The challenge here is that so many salespeople want to change the message before they themselves really get it."

(Aug. 31, 2012) -- One man was left homeless Wednesday night after a fire destroyed two mobile homes in Shady Lanes RV Park in Tulelake, reports Herald and News.

(Aug. 31, 2012) -- Second-quarter 2012 growth in the Canadian economy held steady at an annualized 1.8 percent with the first-quarter 2012 growth rate revised downward slightly from the initially estimated 1.9 percent. The increase was slightly stronger than the 1.6 percent expected, said Ferley.

(Aug. 31, 2012) -- Newmar Corporation announced today that it had provided 72 of its visitors the opportunity to test drive one of its diesel motorhome products over three days of the recently concluded FMCA International Convention at the Indiana State Fairgrounds in Indianapolis.  

(Aug. 31, 2012) -- Max Anderson, traveling courtesy of Flight Centre and Apollo Motorhomes, took an all-American motorhome tour with his family from Los Angeles to Las Vegas. In the Sydney Morning Herald, he gives his list of ten motorhome lessons learned the hard way.

(Aug. 31, 2012) -- A 46-year-old St. Cloud man was arrested Thursday night on charges of attempted kidnapping and aggravated assault, reports WKMG Orlando. He is accused of watching teens swim at an Osceola County RV park, and then later trying to kidnap them.

(Aug. 31, 2012) -- "The average RV owner does not understand that when you first buy an RV the payment is only one part of what you will pay," said Samuel Key, owner of The Lodge RV Center. "Then comes storage at anywhere from $100 a month to as much as $300 per month. Then maintenance average is $50, then insurance and, finally, when you are done with your trip, you get to clean it."

(Aug. 31, 2012) -- The Missouri River Outdoor Expo, the largest outdoor expo in the Midwest, marks its eighth year at Ponca State Park on Sept. 15-16. This free event aims to introduce or rekindle a family’s interest in natural resources and outdoor recreation.

(Aug. 31, 2012) -- Examiner.com writes that Elizabeth Taylor's Ancient Egyptian-themed Aljo travel trailer was trashed during the filming of the Lifetime TV movie "Liz & Dick," said owner Angel Alger in a CNN report yesterday.

(Aug. 31, 2012) -- KMVT reports that the Halstead Fire rages on. Officials are now saying it has consumed 116,850 acres, and is located about three miles north of Stanley.