Month: October 2012

(Oct. 22, 2012) -- Repetition and consistency become a critical part of any organization's marketing efforts, Perrett noted. The first contact with a customer often yields a 2 percent return. However, the second yields a 4 percent return, the third a 6 percent return and the fourth contact generates a 10 percent return, he explained. However, the fifth contact can yield up to an 80 percent return.

(Oct. 22, 2012) -- According to a report in the Mineral County Miner, the village at Mountain Views RV Resort and RV Park  in Colorado will include storage buildings, a laundry mat, hair salon and car wash.

(Oct. 22, 2012) -- Camps for Bakken oilfield workers in Montana and North Dakota are dotted with fifth wheel recreational trailers shielded with foam-board insulation and whatever else workers can muster to keep water pipes and waste tanks from freezing, writes The Billings Gazette.

(Oct. 22, 2012) -- At a meeting next month, supervisors will receive information that a Forest Service grizzly bear coordinator has gathered over the past two years after visiting 166 developed campgrounds around the park, reports the Billings Gazette.

(Oct. 22, 2012) -- Bank of the West and BNP Paribas Leasing Solutions are partnering to provide equipment finance and leasing services for capital equipment manufacturers and dealers.

(Oct. 22, 2012) -- Over the past few weeks, seasonal cottages and travel trailers have been targeted in a string of break-ins in the Sudbury and Espanola areas, reports The Sudbury Star.

(Oct. 22, 2012) -- The Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources announces a 38-year veteran of the state park system will lead the Bureau of State Parks.

(Oct. 22, 2012) -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is trying something new with one of its campgrounds on Lake Lanier -- Sawnee Campground in Cumming, Ga. will remain open through the fall and winter, reports Access North Georgia.

(Oct. 22, 2012) -- "This agreement represents a natural extension of the long-standing relationship between Navistar and Cummins and our history of collaboration in serving our mutual customers," said Clarke. "With the addition of the Cummins ISX15 and the use of the proven Cummins aftertreatment system, we are on a clear path to providing customers with proven, reliable and fuel-efficient clean engine technology."

(Oct. 22, 2012) -- The Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism secretary wants his organization to start managing parks owned by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, says a report in The Wichita Eagle.