Linton: The Magic Coal City

The City of Linton has been referred to as the ‘Magic Coal City’ or even the 'Pittsburg of the West’ because of its vast coal reserves. Coal mining in the early-1900's made this area thrive. Then, the mines went away. Yet, this small city still remains. Today, coal mining is making a resurgence again after many years without. Reinvigorating small business and personal financial education will help with its come back as the smallest, ‘big town’ in southwestern Indiana.

Saturday, January 31, 2009

Marketing to the Jobless

Recently, I was perusing a website that I actually talked about the other day: http://www.layoffdaily.com/ And I found a very interesting marketing gimmick from Hyundai. The news headline read, “Lose your job, Hyundai will take your car back”.

Wow! What a sign of the times.

Read the full article here on the Financial Post: http://www.financialpost.com/news/story.html?id=1231852

Linton: The Magic Coal City

Saturday, January 31, 2009

Marketing to the Jobless

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