Month: October 2011

UNPRECEDENTED COALITION OF INTERNATIONAL WINE REGIONS JOINED BY NOTABLE CHEFS IN EFFORT TO PROTECT WINE PLACE NAMES   Leaders from 15 of the World’s Premier Wine Regions gather in New York yesterday, along with top international chefs to call on policymakers to heed growing consumer demand for wine truth-in-labelling. Disclosed…

Great amounts of time and money are spent on creating advertising campaigns to market to business owners.  Cost of preparing the message to present to a business owner can easily reach as high as $10 per potential customer.  Yet, even among the best prepared campaigns there often is found one…

Throughout history the success of nations has been based on their people’s ability and aptitude for innovation.  Innovation makes it possible to outperform the competition and achieve a higher standard of living. If it were not for the English long-bow the English would not have been as effective against the French during the Hundred Years’…

High Net Worth Canadians Concerned with Death, Taxes and Retirement According to RBC Wealth Management Survey – The title of the feed item TORONTO, October 17, 2011 — The transfer of wealth at death, minimization of taxes, and financial needs during retirement were identified as the top three concerns of high…

Cost-benefit analysis is an approach to making decisions that examines the costs of an initiative compared to its benefits.  In most cases, the goal is to generate more total benefits than the total costs.  TB (Total Benefits) > TC (Total Costs) However, in situations whereby services have to be provided…

Last month this author wrote an article about the indications on the street that the Toronto real estate bubble had begun to burst. The article titled “Home Not Selling in Toronto Reveals Truth About Market” received much heat from industry players, primarily real estate agents despite its reference to specific…

        VINTAGES’ 10th annual auction begins Friday, October 21 with a three-course dinner, and champagne reception featuring exclusive 100-point wines, including: Château Montrose 1990, Château Rieussec 2001; and Domaine de Pegau Cuvée da Capo 2000. This is a rare opportunity to experience some of the best wines…

On Friday October 28th, 2011 between 1:00 AM to 12:00 PM (PT) Champagne lovers around the world will join the online conversation to celebrate the uniqueness of true Champagne from the Champagne region of France. This global event is set to run 24 hours to give everyone time to have…

Canadian Small Businesses Face Reality of Slower and Uneven Economic Growth – The title of the feed item TORONTO, Oct. 13, 2011 /CNW/ – Canadian businesses of all sizes are likely to face challenging conditions in the months ahead, according to a report released today by Scotia Economics. Domestic prospects are being…

Product sampling reaches 70 million American and 9 million Canadian consumers every quarter. According to a “Product Sampling Study” conducted by Arbitron and Edison Media Research, one-third of customers who sample a product, will buy the sampled product in the same shopping trip. In addition, 58% of those surveyed reported…