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Segment Information

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Segment Information
 3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2012
SEGMENT INFORMATION [Abstract]  
Segment Reporting Disclosure [Text Block]
11.    SEGMENT INFORMATION
The accounting policies of the segments are described in Note 1 of the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011.  Corporate charges are allocated to each of the reporting segments on the basis of total salary expense. Corporate charges include corporate headquarters costs and certain depreciation expenses. Certain corporate capital expenditures have not been allocated from the Sales Services segment to the other reporting segments since it is impracticable to do so.
 
Sales
Services
 
Marketing
Services
 
Product Commercialization Services
 
Consolidated
Three months ended March 31, 2012:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Revenue
$
23,369

 
$
3,063

 
$
5,245

 
$
31,677

Operating (loss) income
$
(570
)
 
$
(467
)
 
$
816

 
$
(221
)
Capital expenditures
$
5

 
$
5

 
$
—

 
$
10

Depreciation expense
$
201

 
$
68

 
$
6

 
$
275

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Three months ended March 31, 2011:
 
 
 

 
 

 
 

Revenue
$
42,355


$
1,947


$
—


$
44,302

Operating income (loss)
$
1,512


$
(2,901
)

$
—


$
(1,389
)
Capital expenditures
$
8


$
120


$
—


$
128

Depreciation expense
$
367


$
95


$
—


$
462