Posts Tagged economy
The Recovery is Upon Us
Posted by Mark Harrison in Mark Harrison, TrojanOne on August 20th, 2009
Well it’s been a while since I have babbled about the economy. I found it was getting a bit stale. I would assume that if I as the author found it stale… you the reader had probably reached and surpassed that point much much sooner!
But recent events have triggered me to believe that the mood and the economy are turning in this country. What I don’t know is whether it’s temporary or permanent. Doesn’t matter. It’s here and now. Read the rest of this entry »
The Business of Sponsorship
Posted by Mark Harrison in Mark Harrison, Sponsorship Consulting on April 29th, 2009
Recently during a sit down with a former client I was asked the “question” again. You know the “question”. You’ve been asking it. You’ve been asked it. You can’t escape it.
The question comes in many forms. What’s going on out there? Is anybody spending money? How are things? What impact have you felt?
Over and over, we hear the question.
I spent a lot of time dealing with this train of dialogue a few months ago. Dealing with the economy, how to face the recession, banding together as an industry. Being the eternal optimist I am, I had hoped that by now this whole schmozel would have evaporated as quickly as it appeared.
Guess I was wrong. Read the rest of this entry »