Nov
26
Canadian Banks
Posted by: jfung | November 26, 2010 | Leave a Comment
There should be a considerable amount of competition in the retail banking industry. The big 6 (TD, BMO, CIBC, Royal, National, Scotia) in Canada, plus others (such as HSBC and credit unions) offer very similar services. The Canadian Marketing Blog goes into some detail on how Banks should use marketing. Angel Chan’s blog talks about […]
Nov
20
Lululemon Blog Juanita Ng’s Blog These blogs brought up an interesting thought. Tamar said something about getting the baby shoes on Oprah, but not being mentioned. Lululemon is probably going to have a massive spike in sales over the next few weeks, especially leading up to Christmas. Oprah has so much marketing power. People listen […]
Nov
17
Some comments on Erick’s Blog
Posted by: jfung | November 17, 2010 | Leave a Comment
I read another comm 296 blog and felt I needed to respond to a few things Erick’s Blog Cars are really just a mode of transportation. However, the consumer could look at it as buying status or “looks”. As a mode of transportation, Hyundai probably provides pretty good value. The new Sonata looks pretty good. […]
Nov
11
Smaller Product Sizes, Same Prices
Posted by: jfung | November 11, 2010 | Leave a Comment
I read a great article in the Vancouver Sun this past week. I immediately clipped it for my Comm 296 blog, but I lost it somewhere. Probably got recycled with all the other papers this week. Luckily, I found it on their site. http://www.vancouversun.com/Companies+making+products+smaller+their+prices/3791708/story.html This is really a good way to lower production costs and […]
Nov
5
The End of a Political Era
Posted by: jfung | November 5, 2010 | Leave a Comment
Gordon Campbell is stepping down. The way that the Liberals implemented the HST led to people hating Gordon Campbell. I have to say, I did not follow all of the political stuff in the past. I do remember his drunk driving thing in Hawaii though. Marketing for political reasons is all about how people (voters) […]