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Features San Francisco Bay Area and other neighboring Bay Area cities as venues for the meetings industry. Meeting facilities; Hotels; Attractions. INSETS: Anchors aweigh in Stockton.;Tripping out.;What's new in the San Francisco Bay Area..

Presents information on tourist spots in San Diego, California. Transportation offered to guests at The Lodge at Torrey Pines; Features of the Gaslamp area; Services offered by The Fish Market seafood restaurant.

Presents news briefs on business marketing as of August 2002. Popularity of television advertising in Italy; Acquisition of the doggy puppet from Pets.com by 1-800-Bar-None; Changes in the name of an independent consulting arm of PricewaterhouseCoopers.

Focuses on the impact of energy crisis on Asta Steel Inc. in California. Production cuts made by the company; Problems posed by the crisis to the sales force of the company.

Offers a look at the marketing strategy of jewelry retailer Robbins Brothers' Steve and Skip Robbins. Focus of the brothers on the bridal market of California; Annual sales of the company; Revised advertising strategy; Views on their technique.

Features Terry Jackson, an insurer salesperson who mostly calls businesses in Sacramento, California and the immediate vicinity. Observation of Jackson on the Sacramento area; Increase in the revenue of Jackson; Economic status of Sacramento.

Provides information on the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. Value of the arena; Opening date of the Staples Center; Description on the facility.

Reports on harbor area and downtown restorations in San Diego, California. Investment made by the San Diego Chamber of Commerce; Increase of residential and corporate construction.

Focuses on marketing trends in Sacramento, California. Growth projections for the marketing business brought by economic and population boom; Companies with presence in the city includes Wells Fargo, Coca Cola and Hewlett Packard.

Focuses on KYPA-AM, a radio station in Los Angeles, California, which plays motivational messages 24 hours a day. Featuring of encouragement-laden gurus; People's penchant for listening to motivational tapes; Concept by Joe Nuckols Jr., the station's chief operating officer and founder.