Product & Service Management Resources

Marketing a new service in Saanich? Promoting a new product in PoCo? Managing and planning the next business venture for your BC company can be a tidy task when you have the right expert advice.

Lessons in Customer Engagement

What we can learn from a three-year-old, a curious loaf of bread, and a major U.K. grocery chain.

Boost Business Productivity, Forget Perfection

The drive for perfection in business can result in more harm than good.

Building a Business from Scratch

Starting from nothing is a brutal way to get into business. Make it easier.

Less than Perfect Is Adequate

Developing a new product? Open the kimono and let the world see it.

Spare the Change

Archie comics, espresso beans and low-fat yogurt: when to leave well enough alone.

A Lesson in Customer Service

A revolutionary approach: Asking your customers what they want

SkyTrain, Molson, and Kirstie Alley: Reasons to Laugh at the News

Insider: Making sense of failings: Kirstie's fat;, Skytrain's price, Molson's fear

The Other Team

How a former B.C. finance minister and a Hollywood producer turned around money-losing OutTV.

The Kids are Alright: B.C. Book Publishing

When Portia Tickell opened a children's bookstore, jaws began flapping.

Travel Panning

After booking a hotel online, David Allison needs a vacation

Old Brands, New Tricks

Can a brand redolent of high conservatism hack it in yoga-mad Vancouver?

Suckers for Imperfection

The marketing lesson behind playing to your flaws.

Blue Ocean: Finding Open Water

Sometimes it’s best to go where the currents of change take you.

Canpages Isn't Dead Yet

Reports of the phone book's death are greatly exaggerated.

Cellular On The Move

Sierra Wireless sends a strong signal in a weak economy.

Art Goes Postal

At Signals Design Group, thinking small is the key to delivering on a massive project.

Out of the Cranky Closet

Today it isn't your regular dose of Tony crankiness. He has a secret to share.

Crossing the Line

The labyrinthine rule of getting your junk across the American border.

A More Perfect Union

Indie business models can flourish where the old ways fail.

Meet Personal Sommelier Annie Lau

A personal sommelier might have the perfect job for perilous economic times.

Gift Cards: Money for Nothing

Pity the fool who receives the gift of plastic

Waiting for the Train

B.C.’s provincial government has pledged $14 billion in new transit.

Do you like networking at events?

Do you like networking at events?

Choices

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