Monthly Archives: November 2011

This post is yet another response to Xin Lu’s blog post title: The Success of iTunes. https://blogs.ubc.ca/xinlu/2011/11/ Without a doubt, the iTunes Store is one of the most innovative outcomes from IT giant – Apple Inc. The idea to sell … Continue reading →

This post is a response to Xin Lu’s blog post title: Just Do It. (https://blogs.ubc.ca/xinlu/) I don’t deny that NIKE is an example of effective marketing strategy and absolutely agree that it is certainly a brand with a strong image. … Continue reading →

This is http://www.channelnewsasia.com/blogs/ By now, any reader of my blog who read my citations would have realized that this is where I source the articles for my blog posts from. Channel NewsAsia is based, mainly, in Singapore, with an aim … Continue reading →

Aviation industry giant Singapore Airlines has unveiled a long-haul budget carrier which will operate in medium and long haul flights beginning with destinations such as China and Australia. The new carrier, SCOOT, would cost S$280 million. Out of this, S$60 … Continue reading →

A social entrepreneur is one who recognizes a social problem, and, by using entrepreneurial principles, makes a social change. Such could be said about 7-time Tour de France winner and cycling legend Lance Armstrong. The highly-decorated cyclist retired from professional … Continue reading →

In recent times, there is a global shift towards environmental-friendliness. Such is the trend of businesses and other organizations such as political parties. This movement probably gave rise to the idea of sustainability. But the question is, at what cost? … Continue reading →

This post is somehow inspired by a comm101 lecture on supply chain and inventory turnover, but has little to do with the lecture itself. There is a link between the study of business and the failure of economics and I’d … Continue reading →