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Tag Archives: Business
Why is manufacturing coming back?
Twenty years ago and even ten years ago, it was expected that manufacturing would be done off-shore in China, India, and SE Asia but that is now being reversed. It’s not altruism – big business has not suddenly decided to … Continue reading
Invitation to contribute to Cobourg’s Downtown Vitalization
The leader of the effort to make Cobourg’s downtown more like we’d like it to be is Kevin Narraway. You may have seen his invitation, but if not, here it is: Let’s start something BIG! The Town of Cobourg in … Continue reading
The Secret of Apple’s Success
Apple is now the biggest corporation in the World as measured by Share value – why should that be? Why are they so successful? The superficial reason is that their profit margins are high and they sell a good volume … Continue reading
Marketing of the Arts in Cobourg
In the last 6 months or so, we’ve had a breath of fresh air with two new faces in Cobourg: Ken Prue and Antonio Sarmiento. Both are in the arts and both are good – or maybe great – marketers. … Continue reading
Car Quality
I just bought myself a new car – a Ford Edge SEL AWD – so it prompted me to look at car quality. To my relief, I found that Fords have one of the Best Quality records in 2012. A … Continue reading
Housing crash coming in Toronto and Vancouver
Maybe not this week or even this month – but before the year is out, Vancouver will be looking like a crash and Toronto will be on its way. The Economist said a few months back that house prices in … Continue reading
The recent public offering of Facebook spotlights its progress as a commercial entity – and I have some comments. Two things: One of the measures of success used by Facebook users is the number of “friends” they have. Some commercial … Continue reading