In the blink of eye – they’re gone! Goodbye Ontario parliamentarians and more importantly our democratic process. Suspended! Squelched! Indefinitely! By arbitrarily proroguing the legislature our petulant Premier, Dalton McGinty, put personal position and party preservation ahead of the democratic interests of all Ontarians. We have been without our essential legislative branch for months as […]

Thriving in Smaller Markets Perhaps the biggest challenge customers face when choosing something to watch at Phil & Bill’s Video Emporium is trying to remember who’s Phil and which one is Bill.  They have made it easy by having their caricatures featured on their customer’s membership card. Located across from Zehr’s Market on 16th Street […]

Networking is crucial to success in business. Whether you’re looking to increase your clientele or develop valuable strategic alliances, connecting with new contacts and then taking steps to nurture those relationships will expand your social capital and your opportunities. And it’s the nurturing part that’s key. Effective networking is more about “farming” than “hunting”. It’s […]

Connecting with your customers’ highest aspirations will turn them into evangelists for your brand. Here’s how to do it. It’s a crowded marketplace out there. And you have a small advertising budget. How do you break through the clutter and capture customers’ attention? By telling them the right story. That’s the word from Jonah Sachs, […]

Online food ordering service Eat24 gets about a million visits a month and will reach $150 million in sales this year. Here’s how it happened. Eat24 is a Web and mobile food ordering service that’s grown like crazy in the last few years. What started as two guys in a San Francisco apartment in 2008 […]

C’mon, you know this stuff is important. Don’t wait until you’re hacked before you try to protect your company. It’s fitting that October–the month when ghouls and goblins hide behind masks and play their tricks on unwitting victims–is National Cyber Security Awareness Month. It’s time to step back and assess the risks you face at […]

Don’t believe what you hear: Recent research suggests employee exaggerate the amount of time they really spend working. You know your employees work hard… but are they really working the 45-hour weeks their timesheets report? Maybe not: It turns out employees tend to overestimate hours spent at the office–and it could be costing you. A […]

Social networking can be hazardous to your corporate health. Here are four potential hurdles and how to overcome them. Social networking has become a common element of sales and marketing inside most companies. Social media allows firms to engage customers in market research, provide customer support, and gather information about both customers and prospects. However, […]