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Got what it takes to be a Captain?

Saturday, December 4th, 2010

I think Captain Morgan’s has some of the best commercials. They clearly target a certain group of consumers, which is men who want to be a little bit rough and like to have a good time. Another aspect they do well on is their timing and placing of adds on TV’s – usually during football […]

Montreal Takes the Grey Cup Again?

Wednesday, December 1st, 2010

Although not many Canadians actually care about football, I think we should be aware of what’s going on. On Saturday the Montreal Alouettes stole the grey cup out from the Saskatchewan Roughriders’ feet. It was a good game though. I wasn’t sure if Montreal was going to take it two years consecutively. It was kind […]

Sales soar after Dragons Den appearance?

Sunday, November 28th, 2010

What can it mean for your product or company makes it onto the show Dragons Den? From reading articles of people who make it on, most of them (assuming their product isn’t complete bogus) experience times of extreme growth after their appearance. For many Dragons Den applicants, the opportunity to make it onto the show […]

Competition for the iPad?

Thursday, November 11th, 2010

Research in Motion announced yesterday their new competition for the iPad. It’s called the Playbook. Check it out: Here’s the specs for it: 7-inch LCD, 1024 x 600, WSVGA, capacitive touch screen with full multi-touch and gesture support BlackBerry Tablet OS with support for symmetric multiprocessing 1 GHz dual-core processor 1 GB RAM Dual HD […]

Start a Business While in School?

Tuesday, November 9th, 2010

Have you ever thought about starting a business while in school? I sure have. What does it take? What type of business do you want to start? There are only so many possibilities while you’re in school – perhaps starting an online business that offers a service, or even creating an investment portfolio sort of […]

Funny Commercials

Thursday, November 4th, 2010

Just watch them….. .. or just check out their website:  http://theweakshop.com/

Are you for real?

Thursday, November 4th, 2010

In an effort to find something to write about, I came across a blog that really I had some feelings toward. Connor Radil wrote an article on Mac’s vs. PC’s. Personally, when I bought my first laptop in grade 10 (which is the same laptop I use today… this thing is unbelievable) there was no […]

Blog Action Day 2010: Water

Friday, October 15th, 2010

Water is a resource many of us take for granted. Take a quick look at this video to check out what others are saying about the water crisis:

Does anyone read HTML emails?

Friday, October 15th, 2010

I have some mixed thoughts about html emails. Do they actually cause people to read them more than plain text emails? How about thinking in terms of business people – lots of companies set up email so they can only read emails in plain text. Of course, students like myself at University have the ability […]

The Rise of Masstige

Friday, October 1st, 2010

After last weeks blog post I decided to do a little bit more research into what causes consumer’s to buy the more expensive alternative between two products. The term can be called “masstige”, which have the following characteristics “(1) They are considered luxury or premium products and (2) They have price points that fill the […]

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