This last week the announced exit of Target from the Canadian market was a piece of business news that dominated discussions. One does not enter a market with 133 stores and then pull the plug less then two years later without feeling an effect. That's a lot of rent per square foot, retail sales and lost jobs you hear rushing for the drain hole being flushed from the Canadian … [Read more...]
Archives for January 2015
Top 10 online marketing trends for 2015
1. Content will continue to be king This trend will continue, simply because social media and mobile devices have provoked and enabled the growth in content available for consumption. Content can position a company or brand like nothing else, and it can drive prospects to points in the pipeline closer to becoming … [Read more...]
2014 Top 10 Marketing Wall of Fame & Wall of Shame
I was inspired to pull some thoughts together on this when I was approached by a producer at CBC TV to add a Vancouver spin to a national "Marketing Fails 2014" piece they were airing by Dianne Buckner. If you'd like to view that segment, which aired Dec 29, 2014 you can link to it here. CBC Vancouver Marketing Fails 2014: Rene Filiponne interviews marketing strategist, … [Read more...]