Dow drops 20% in the last week! GM stock sinks 31%! TSX posts biggest weekly loss in 30 years! Economists expect crisis to deepen! These attention grabbing headlines out of the US and here at home can make focusing on business in Canada pretty unnerving. Although we're undoubtedly in better shape than our brethren south of the border, our economies are inextricably linked. … [Read more...]
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Sins, staples and small pleasures
It's official south of the boarder, and likely to touch down in Canada at some point in the future. The "R-word" has landed. In recessions our purchase habits go astray. In an economy build on buying stuff, that can cause havoc. Especially an economy where many purchases straddle the line between unnecessary and totally unnecessary. The trick for marketers is to acknowledge … [Read more...]
