After reading Ten Reasons Small Businesses Fail to Grow on the New York Time’s Business Day blog. I would like to expand on point #5 which states that small businesses fail to grow due to a lack of technology. Information technology is a big part 0f almost all businesses now days, whether we like it or […]
Old Mutual, the largest life assurance company in South Africa recently announced it’s plans to go direct with a limited selection of products according this Business Times article. This move would activate the double margin effect by eliminating a broker or agent middle man and having the customer purchase their plan direct from the company […]
In response to fellow Comm 101 classmate Wil Fred Loh’s blog post China’s Impact on the Global Economy I concur that the major economic slow down in China is something to be concerned about. Given that China plays a key role in the supply chain for many multinational companies this decreasing growth rate has potential to severely harm […]
While reading the Economist online I stumbled upon Gulliver’s Business Travel Blog and found an interesting post titled Business lounges in service stations: Petrol, chocolate and a sales meeting. It explores the business idea of multinational company Regus PLC (which provides serviced meetings areas/conference rooms/office space to business travellers worldwide) to set up business lounges in […]
After reading the blog post “Business-As-Usual” in Mexico? by fellow Comm 101 student Joey Luo my attention was drawn to the startlingly poor state of business ethics used within major corporations (such as Luo’s example of Walmart Mexico), particularly in underdeveloped countries. I disagree with Luo’s claims in this post that “it may be the way things are done in […]
Recently I stopped by a local Starbucks on my way to class. On top of feeding my caffeine craving I also decided to pick up a bottle of water upon realizing I had left my own back in my dorm room. After paying and cracking open my bottle I read the packaging. The company, Ethos […]
It was recently announced by newly appointed creative director of fashion house Yves Saint Laurent Hedi Slimane that he plans to change the company’s name from Yves Saint Laurent to Saint Laurent Paris. This major change to an iconic brand name has critics questioning Slimane’s motive. Although many are quick to speculate fashion/political reasons for this change to the […]
In the world of soft drinks it can be stated that the fiercest rivalry is between Pepsi Co. and Coca Cola. The point of parity between these two soda giants is that they both produce brown, carbonated, sweetened beverages, though most cola die hards […]
According to this Globe and Mail article by David Parkinson, many major tech companies such as Microsoft, Apple and S&P have either introduced or substantially increased their dividends (money payed by the company to their shareholders via cheque) over the last few years. A sector once known for their high spending on marketing, research, product development, etc. to […]
Philip Morris, the American tobacco company that produces popular brand names of cigarettes such as Marlboro, Players and Virginia Slims has had their moral standards called in to question by various international media outlets. The company was found to have forcefully extracted information from a University of Stirling study examining the effect cigarette marketing […]