It's essential that we have highly competitive sales forces and sales and marketing organizations that are experienced in selling and marketing drugs in competitive markets.

Our rug and furniture divisions have two separate sales organizations, so we have chosen to showcase each in two separate High Point showrooms.

Last year was our best year since the 1990's in the overseas market and with aggressive marketing and sales efforts we can seize even more of these growing markets.

You have a happier buyer. From a sales and marketing standpoint, it's been a real winner.

The greatest marketing tool there is is victories. I think [the team's merchandise sales] are going to finish strong.

The tone of the conference call was quite cautious. Coupled with a revised outlook on sales and marketing expenditures, it suggests that a re-acceleration of revenue growth will only come at the cost of earnings.