Month: September 2013

September 18, 2013

Stephen Harper: The Last Advertiser

The world of advertising has been at a crossroads for some time. The advent of digital more than a decade ago has taken most ‘traditional’ advertisers by surprise and left them wondering how they can brainwash the masses. Print producers failed to adapt because they didn’t see the massive shift to online classifieds and other ‘wanted’ ads, robbing them of a vital cash flow to […]

September 3, 2013

A Unique Wireless Option

Everyone is in a panic to create a so-called competitive, corporate option for Canadians as the Conservatives hustle to sell off the last big chunk of wireless airwaves (aka the ‘Wireless Spectrum Auction’).  Verizon has backed out, probably under pressure from corporate Canada, so what’s next? I would like to boldly recommend a new option:  we ‘publicize’ the wireless spectrum that’s up for auction. Of […]