In a sluggish economy, reaching potential customers is doubly important. Yesterday at an all-day Retail Marketing Expo, business owners listened to marketing experts and a business consultant discuss ways to connect.

For used car dealer Ivan Hoyos, accepting a sport utility vehicle as a trade-in is no longer good business. The only SUV he's offering at his Florida Auto Sales and Finance is his mother's red 2004 Mitsubishi Endeavor. With only 21,000 miles on it, he'

NEW YORK----The CFO Group, an Economist Group Business, reports positive results for the second quarter ending June 2008. "CFO magazine is performing very well in a difficult year for B2B media, with display pages holding at previous-year levels," said

GOLDEN, Colo.----MillerCoors and Intrawest Colorado Events Marketing, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Intrawest Colorado, have signed a five-year marketing agreement for the resort company's Copper Mountain and Winter Park resorts.

Sara Otte Coleman has been in the tourism business for 20 years. Before being appointed as the director of tourism in January 2003, she was the director of administration and marketing for the Bismarck-Mandan Convention and Visitors Bureau. Advertiseme