Today I spent several hours on telephone conference call meetings.  We were discussing choices regarding the websites for our imminent U.S...

In the last couple of weeks, I've seen a couple of examples of why we should never break the rule: "Never speak ill about your com...

One of the biggest challenges in business is when your business practices (and brand) are adversely affected by the ill-doings of others, su...

Yesterday, I received a call from someone who noticed a long -established competitor is responding to his group's initiatives with chang...

My wife and I have attended the Greater Ottawa Home Builders Association Housing Design Awards Gala for 17 years. We have reason to be th...

A story of competitive intelligence with marketing intent has come to earth with the filing of a lawsuit by Reed Construction Data against ...

Tonight, I spent the day and evening at the Annual General Meeting of the Ontario General Contractors Association ( OGCA ) . Partly an expe...

Some days, you can smile about your competitors' misfortunes. If you listen carefully, you can learn why they failed, so you don't r...

Las Vegas architect Craig Galati in his The Heart of Business Blog reports how intense competition has become recently in the U.S. My firm...

Here are some recession-smart approaches to increasing your marketing effectiveness, while controlling your costs. Consider co-op advertisin...

Seth Holdren in his blog posting "Marketing is a People Based Game" reminds readers that you never win by criticising, especial...

Middle Tennessee isn't Malibu, but it certainly is beautiful. Ironically, and unrelated to this posting/question, I have a sixth sense ...

Eric (top left) with some of his hockey team mates just before the tournament final. His team came in second out of 15. Mid-way through Eric...