What’s in a name? Shakespeare said, “A rose by any other name would smell as sweet,” but the truth is, brand names and their associated imagery does matter. Would you rather receive roses from “Budget Flowers” or from “Floral Passion”? One makes you think it’s worth more, that’s for sure. When it comes to your…
Category: Business Planning
Topics related to business planning and business strategy
HOLD THE AD BUY!
Hold the Ad Buy! Do You Have a Communications Strategy Yet? You wouldn’t try to take a trip around the world or build a new home without a master plan — this leaves too many unknowns and causes many hurdles along the way. It is important for everyone involved to know where they need to…
Together in Tourism Marketing
Whether you’re a tourism marketing board or a business in the hospitality sector, here’s some insight that can help you think a little more deeply about your marketing. Recently, we attended a presentation by Tourism Calgary on their 2015 – 2017 Strategic Plan. Chairman Rod McKay talked about a few basic areas of focus,…
Tracking Your Marketing
I attended a great presentation this week, put on by the Calgary Marketing Association. The speakers were Jeff Nelson and Jake Blumes, both friends and colleagues of mine, but whom I had never seen collaborate before on a presentation — and the result was very eye opening. Tracking Metrics Jeff first talked about marketing…
Marketing to Youth
My 14-year-old daughter, Liz recently attended the well-hyped “We Day” event in Calgary this week. Liz had done extra loads of volunteering at school and written an eloquent essay in order to be chosen from her school to attend. So, when she got home on Monday, I asked her what she thought of it, expecting her…
10 Ways to Make Your Business Sellable
Thanks to guest blogger Ken Wither, founder and CEO of Scotia Business Brokers, who provided this insightful column; we believe it is highly relevant to our readers, since it is relates closely to strategy, marketing and overall business growth. Enjoy! It’s a sobering statistic, but only 1 out of 6 businesses listed for sale ever…
