Hump Day Reading
Here is a new section on my blog where I share links that I found particular useful, amusing or just cool in a past week.
Top 10 Jobs for Class of 2009 -interesting to see if your job is in the list
Google Profiles Give You Control Over What Google Says About You – bottom line is [...]
Canadian cellular carrier’s profits are falling
I read today an article by The Star: Shift to smartphones clips carriers’ margins . The gist of is that, because carriers like Rogers have to push smartphones and subsidize them their APRU is falling. They also mention that Telus’ profits went down by 5.6 per cent which is largely atributed to its Koodo brand [...]
Rogers Monopoly in Canada and new HUP lengths from 12 to 24 for smartphone users why
As many of you know my cell phone service provider is Rogers Wireless. The reason I chose Rogers is not because they are the best, or have any sort of acceptable customer service – the reason is that they are the ONLY GSM company in Canada. I travel a lot overseas and need to be [...]
Business links that keep it real 05.17.06
Sites that I’ve checked out recently and thought that they have some applicable information:
-MarketingSherpa: have great free newsletters with case studies. I like the report you get “Marketing Wisdom for 2006″
-Podcast from Steve Gershik with Brian Carroll who is the author of new book “Lead Generation for Complex Sale” you can check out his blog [...]
Business wisdom quotes
“To achieve greatness you have to make some people mad”Jeffrey Pfeffer
“If people like you too much, it’s probably because they’re beating you”Steve Spurrier
UPDATE 05.14.06
“Being responsible means occasionaly pissing people off. You can’t avoid it. Live with it.”Richard Armitage – was shared by Becky McCray