Alibaba – a channel for Canadian companies targeting China

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Description: China-based e-commerce giant, Alibaba, is the biggest hub for online shopping worldwide. It offers an attractive opportunity for Canadian companies to sell their products to the large Chinese market. One Nova Scotia company announced that it sold more than 90,000 lobsters through the Alibaba shopping website in one day. Source: CBC Date: November 15,… Read more »

BlackBerry’s Passport Demand Exceeding Expectations

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Description: BlackBerry’s CEO John Chen says that the shortage of Passport suggests that the demand for Passport is exceeding expectations. Source: BNN Date: October 17, 2014 Video Link: http://www.bnn.ca/News/2014/10/17/BlackBerry-CEO-says-Passport-demand-exceeding-expectations-.aspx Questions for Discussion: Compare and contrast BlackBerry’s marketing strategy for Passport with that of Apple’s iPhone 6? What are the sort of consumers that BlackBerry focuses… Read more »

Tesla’s New Electric Car

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Description: Tesla’s Elon Musk unveils the latest model of his electric car. This model has some outstanding features such as radar sensors and dual motors. Source: CBC Date: October 10, 2014 Video Link: http://www.cbc.ca/player/News/Business/ID/2549956732/ Questions for Discussion: Compare and contrast Tesla’s marketing strategy with that of other major automobile companies such as General Motors and Toyota?… Read more »

Netflix refuses to hand data to CRTC

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Description: In a move that can have strong implications for the internet media in Canada, Netflix refused to hand over information that the company considers sensitive – like the number of subscribers Netflix has in Canada, and how much money it earns from them – to Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC). Source: BNN Date:… Read more »

Staples closes 15 stores in Canada

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Description: In yet another setback for the retail sector, Staples Canada has closed 15 stores across Canada. As with Grand & Toy and Office Depot, Staples seems to be losing out to online companies such as Amazon.com. Source: BNN Date: October 01, 2014 Video Link: http://www.bnn.ca/News/2014/10/1/Staples-closes-15-stores-in-Canada.aspx Questions for Discussion: Will Staples too end up like… Read more »

Blackberry sells 200,000 passport smartphones within hours

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Description: John Chen, Blackberry CEO, announced that Blackberry’s latest smartphone Passport was sold out in 6 hours on its website and within 10 hours on Amazon.com. Blackberry says that this sale alone is enough to make this new device profitable. Source: BNN Date: September 26, 2014 Video Link: http://www.bnn.ca/News/2014/9/26/BlackBerry-sells-200000-Passports-making-smartphone-profitable.aspx Questions for Discussion: How would you… Read more »

Tim Cook Unveils the Apple Watch

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Description: Apple CEO, Tim Cook, unveiled the Apple watch. It will become available in stores in 2015. It continues Apple’s tradition of redefining the market segment. Source: CBC Date: September 09, 2014 Video Link: http://www.cbc.ca/player/News/Business/ID/2513236233/ Questions for Discussion: Like other Apple products, will the Apple watch also revolutionize the watch market? What makes the Apple… Read more »

Canada’s new anti-spam legislation

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Description: Canada’s new anti-spam legislation will come in effect from July 1. This means that any spams in emails will be illegal. Small businesses, which rely on sending email spams to promote their business, will have to scramble for other options. Source: CBC Date: June 04, 2014 Video Link:http://www.cbc.ca/player/News/Business/ID/2462065485/ Questions for Discussion: What all does… Read more »

Google worried about its workforce diversity

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Description: Google, one of the best companies to work for worldwide, feels it’s still way behind in representing a diverse workforce. It is planning several initiatives to improve its workforce diversity. Source: CBC Date: May 29, 2014 Video Link:http://www.cbc.ca/player/News/Business/ID/2460763635/ Questions for Discussion: What are your views about Google’s current workforce composition? Is the problem due… Read more »

How are drones changing the way companies do business?

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Description: Drones are popular for military operations, but now many business companies are using drones in innovative ways to help their businesses. In particular, drones are extremely useful for the agricultural and power sectors. Source: CBC Date: May 30, 2014 Video Link:http://www.cbc.ca/player/News/Business/ID/2461222600/ Questions for Discussion: What are some of the ways drones are helping businesses? What makes… Read more »