Destination BC has announced it is launching a $6.7 million marketing campaign with the goal of attracting international visitors to the province in 2022 and 2023. Click here to read the story at checknews.ca. Discussion Questions: Where is BC? Why is tourism important to BC? What is destination marketing? Why Read more…
Saving money can take a little extra effort: clipping coupons, searching for a promotional code, signing up for an email list….But Amazon sometimes makes us check a box to save. Huh? Those orange “coupon” banners below the price on Amazon’s online store are a head-scratcher. Click here to read the Read more…
Ever wish you could get paid for inventing and taste-testing snacks? Well, that’s Mike Connolly’s job! As part of our Research & Development team, he’s been making cookies and crackers for us for over 30 years. What’s he been up to lately? He helped lead the team that invented our Read more…
Last June the National Collegiate Athletic Association issued a press release with the headline “NCAA Adopts Interim Name, Image, and Likeness Policy.” It read like an anodyne memo about a change in bylaws. In fact, it was a watershed moment in the history of college sports. Click here to read Read more…
Technology continues to revolutionize sports, whether experienced on the field or viewed from the couch, and innovations from these 10 companies are altering playing fields from little leagues to the majors. Fanatics entered the trading card business with a deal that for the first time offers a piece of the Read more…
Product placements are all around you, even if you don’t notice them. While many people subscribe to premium streaming services in order to avoid ads, product placements are built into lots of movies and TV shows, from Emily on Emily in Paris wearing Zeus + Dione to The Home Edit using products from The Container Store. Click here Read more…
A Super Nintendo World is coming to Universal Studios Hollywood in 2023, the theme park shared with Travel + Leisure. The park will be the first of its kind in the United States. Click here to read the story at travelandleisure.com. Discussion Questions: What is a brand? Is Nintendo a brand? Read more…
For decades, the world’s biggest professional wrestling organization had sold its premium live events like Wrestlemania and SummerSlam on a pay-per-view (PPV) basis via cable and satellite television providers. Click here to read the story at sportspromedia.com. Discussion Questions: What is an industry pioneer? What is technology? According to this Read more…
American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. (NYSE: AEO) announced today the evolution of #AerieREAL focused on sharing positive messages across feeds to help create a safe and happy place for content consumption–extinguishing the negative impact of social media. Click here to read the story at businesswire.com. Discussion Questions: What are brand values? Read more…
As Covid restrictions ease, expect to see more malls morph into family entertainment destinations where shopping may not even be what draws shoppers in. Retail analysts say it’s become necessary for mall operators to diversify the in-mall experience beyond shopping in order to stay relevant to consumers — especially as Read more…