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Comment on How to be a Productivity Ninja by Dawn

Dawn — Thu, 24 Sep 2015 20:05:55 +0000

Great review! Thanks. We linked to it from our blog post about books to read this month.

Comment on Teens trust Intagram more than Facebook and Twitter via Business Insider by Arijit Banik

Arijit Banik — Thu, 22 Jan 2015 03:39:13 +0000

I think this observation has been made by you before. Why would this be? I think Twitter is amazing and have no time for Facebook but am also taken aback by the popularity of Instagram.

Comment on Love is just what you need to start your day! (4.4) by Arijit Banik

Arijit Banik — Fri, 14 Feb 2014 14:44:48 +0000

Happy Valentine’s Day!

Comment on New Year’s Resolution: All In by Arijit Banik

Arijit Banik — Tue, 31 Dec 2013 15:06:32 +0000

Does Arlene Dickinson have any advice to those ‘forced into’ entrepreneurship? I ask because the belief is that one is, in a sense, born an entrepreneur and that there needs to be ‘fire in the belly’ to drive and propel a venture forward. Given the numerous obstacles, many start ups cease to exist within 5 years of inception: such is the nature of our market economy but now global dynamics are such that many people find themselves mid career with a decision (after being downsized and laid off): do I go it alone as ME.INC or do I continue to look for gainful employment in an increasingly competitive environment.

Comment on Love what you do by Arijit Banik

Arijit Banik — Thu, 24 Oct 2013 16:32:11 +0000

Snoopy is an inspiration. Thanks for this
Snoopy’s Guide to the Writing Life (for anyone interested) is here: http://www.amazon.ca/Snoopys-Guide-Writing-Barnaby-Conrad/dp/1582971943

Comment on The stupid things that brands sometimes do by Arijit Banik

Arijit Banik — Thu, 22 Aug 2013 13:38:25 +0000

While I am not a fan of ‘Business Insider’ this post signals that Abercrombie is losing its lustre with its target market: http://www.businessinsider.com/abercrombie-aeropostale-american-eagle-are-not-cool-anymore-2013-8
Industry watchers spend too much time lauding or loathing A&F CEO Mike Jeffries for his verbal stupidity: I don’t think that highly of him; he had a good run, he made a big mistake and now he is paying for it: he isn’t Steve Jobs.

Comment on Canadian Tire: thinking smart by downsizing by Arijit Banik

Arijit Banik — Thu, 01 Aug 2013 21:44:02 +0000

Timing is perfect considering that from today’s newspaper:
“Those cornerstones of what it meant to be middle class were pretty universally held. People felt if they worked hard they could get there. It was achievable. But I don’t think people went around saying to themselves, ‘I need to have a 10,000-square-foot house.’
“If you look back on your childhood, or if I talk to my friends, all of us have that same impression when we go back home and we realize that the place where we were living was pretty small. These days people would say, ‘How did you live in a place that small?’ Well it didn’t feel that small at the time. It was secure. It was stable. We had a car. It wasn’t a fancy car, but it got you around.” ~ Barack Obama (“U.S. infatuation with celebrity lifestyle killing the American dream”, National Post)
The strategy by Canadian Tire is a good one but the devil is in the details of the execution. Traditionally, Canadian Retailers have lagged in terms of the touch points necessary for a memorable reatil experience but this concept of a downsized neighbourhood store may be a step in the right direction. Time will tell!

Comment on Canadian Tire: thinking smart by downsizing by Gary Fish

Gary Fish — Thu, 01 Aug 2013 12:58:16 +0000

Good article and a good idea by the company. Many “boomers” who grew up in smaller communities remember a small, neighbourhood Canadian Tire store in the downtown area, and this is a return to that concept.

Comment on The b r a n d is not your B l o g. The brand is not F a c e b o o k. The b r a n d is not T w i t t e r. The brand is what you deliver. by Johnson Neilder

Johnson Neilder — Wed, 12 Jun 2013 07:54:49 +0000

hey. you have a pretty good post there mate.

Comment on The brand of the Toronto Maple Leafs by Arijit Banik

Arijit Banik — Tue, 07 May 2013 13:46:56 +0000

Traditionally, a number of factors go into the concept of making a brand “great” and with the Toronto Maple Leafs, at least during the NHL’s modern era there has been (I would argue) one overarching thrust behind it: social identity. I stress identity as opposed to the product as the product on the ice has often been often poor, sometimes mediocre, and only fleetingly good. Henri Tajfel and John Turner’s basic premise behind social identity theory fits well into the professional sports paradigm and the good people at MLSE have masterfully marketed the concept that we are a part of “Leaf Nation” –from social categorization to social identification to social comparison — so by extension those that identify with this nation belong to the tribe that lives and bleeds blue and white.