Description: In a much-awaited decision, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission has laid out terms and conditions for a policy aimed at increasing competition and lowering prices in mobile wireless services. ?Source: FinancialPost.com Date: Oct 20, 2022 Link: https://financialpost.com/telecom/crtc-mobile-wireless-phone-bills Questions for discussion: Why do you suppose the CRTC continues to support the dominance of the… Read more »
Posts Categorized: Part 4: Marketing Management
Anti-Defamation League urges Adidas to sever ties with Ye’s Yeezy
Description: The Anti-Defamation League is urging Adidas to sever ties with Ye, calling out his recent hateful comments in a letter to Adidas CEO Kasper Rorsted and Chairman Thomas Rabe. The rapper and designer, formerly known as Kanye West, has in recent weeks made several degrading remarks about Jewish people and targeted his business partners with… Read more »
Pfizer CEO: 2023 will be a ‘pivotal year’ as COVID-19 drug sales wane
Description: Americans are moving on from COVID-19. Most public places, transit, and municipalities have gotten rid of mask mandates. Vaccine booster rates have plateaued, even with the introduction of a new “bivalent” shot targeting multiple variants, including Omicron. Source: Yahoo.Finance.com – video report Date: Oct 18, 2022 Link: https://ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/pfizer-ceo-2023-pivotal-year-as-covid-19-drug-sales-wane-195020896.html Questions for discussion: How is the… Read more »
Institutional investors ‘buying in bulk’ as homebuying cools
Description: Rising mortgage rates have sidelined many would-be homebuyers, but for institutional investors, it has become an opportunity as home builders try to unload properties. Source: Yahoo.Finance.com – video report Date: Oct 12, 2022 Link: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/investors-buying-homebuying-cools-131902326.html Questions for discussion: What does report say about the state of the industry, buyer behavior, prices and the connection… Read more »
Microsoft launches Designer, its answer to highly valued startup Canva
Description: Microsoft is launching a simple graphic design app called Designer that will be available for free and as part of Office productivity software subscriptions, the company said Wednesday. Source: CNBC.com – video report Date: Oct 12, 2022 Link: https://www.cnbc.com/2022/10/12/microsoft-launches-designer-its-answer-to-highly-valued-startup-canva.html Questions for discussion: What are the reasons for this development at Microsoft? Do you think it… Read more »
Hockey Canada in overtime: The troubled organization’s next moves will determine its future
Description: During the past six months, Canadians have been shocked to learn of sexual assault allegations at Hockey Canada events and how the organization treated the allegations as essentially a cost of doing business. ?Source: TheConversation.com Date: Oct 12, 2022 Link: https://theconversation.com/hockey-canada-in-overtime-the-troubled-organizations-next-moves-will-determine-its-future-192304 Questions for discussion: What were the managerial errors committed by the organization? Do you think it… Read more »
The economics of Costco rotisserie chicken
Description: Costco’s popular chickens have stayed fixed at $4.99 for more than a decade — even in the face of raging inflation. But it’s come at a cost. Source: TheHustle.com Date: Oct 08, 2022 Link: https://thehustle.co/the-economics-of-costco-rotisserie-chicken/ Questions for discussion: Why has Costco kept chicken prices fixed? How has this strategy fit with overall branding strategy?… Read more »
Row, Row, Row: How Mass Retailers And Consumers Are Dealing With Inflation
Description: Email is the most popular engagement channel among mass-market retailers. But it is not the fastest-growing during this inflationary period, judging by the Verint Guide To Customer Engagement in the Retail Industry, a two-part study released Friday. Source: MediaPost.com Date: Sep 30, 2022 Link: https://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/378295/row-row-row-how-mass-retailers-and-consumers-ar.html?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=readmore&utm_campaign=127787&hashid=S0v0SEvtS-SjDpBGmLW7Fg Questions for discussion: What do the statistics say about… Read more »
Why Silicon Valley is so excited about awkward drawings done by artificial intelligence
Description: Computer programs can now create never-before-seen images in seconds. Source: CNBC.com Date: Oct 08, 2022 Link: https://www.cnbc.com/2022/10/08/generative-ai-silicon-valleys-next-trillion-dollar-companies.html Questions for discussion: How does this technology work? What are the implications of this development for businesses?
SPOS #845 – Tom Webster On The Future Of Podcasting
Description: Here it is: Six Pixels of Separation – Episode #845. If you ever need to know anything about the state of Podcasting (or where it’s going), just ask Tom Webster. Tom has a new role as Partner at Sounds Profitable, dedicated to setting the course for the future of the audio business. He is a 25-year veteran… Read more »
