Month: November 2010

I was randomly browsing peoples blogs and saw what Anson Lai wrote about the distribution channels of video games, digital distribution.

Its amazing to see how developed we are nowadays compared to 10 years ago. With digital distribution, it speeds up order processing because it’s sent directly to your computer, saves a lot of costs with a short channel, and allows feedback/responses to be quickly answered because there are only 2 key players in the distribution channel, the producer and consumer. I believe that in the near future, most game companies will defer to a similar channel such as digital distribution because gamers thrive for every last bit of convenience. So the shorter the channel, the more effective your company will be when dealing with game-related products.

BC tourism is a growing industry and the importance of sustaining tourism is crucial for the province.

Here are couple facts about tourism in British Columbia:

• British Columbia hosts more than 22.5 million overnight visitors a year
• Tourism generated $13.8 billion in revenues in 2008
• Tourism returns approximately $1 billion to the provincial treasury in the form of taxes and fees every year
• Tourism is a labor intensive industry, directly employing 131,000 British Columbians, and has been one of the fastest growing industries over the past decade

Here is an interesting marketing video i like to share which was created to attract tourism in British Columbia:

Tourism BC

I realize i knew so little about this province but I sure am proud to be living in BC! Hope you enjoy the video.