Posts Tagged sports

Three Wise Men

My life is going full circle. Witness the fact that one of my interns played football for me on the high school football team I coach. Couple that with the unique situation where one of my clients is the daughter of a long-time client. Hopefully I’ll be hanging up my iPad before I’m calling on his grandkids.

This week the circle has almost become fully linked. As part of our ongoing staff training program, we’ve decided to hire some consultants to teach an introductory IMC (Integrated Marketing Communications) course to our most junior staff. We’ve really pumped our training the past few years and have found that besides conference attendance, we’ve invested in an intensive combination of in-house courses, tutorials, executive coaches and ICA programs. Read the rest of this entry »

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Storytellers

This morning, I arranged a couple of meetings at my club and I decided to hang out in the “President’s Lounge” between client chats.

Never been to the Lounge, but quickly discovered this is where I will probably spend my retirement days. Hopefully I will be as active as half of the octogenarians who were hanging out in here after their morning tennis matches, Pilates classes, or yoga sessions. Read the rest of this entry »

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Fun & Games

It’s hard to say you’re going to Halifax “on business” with a straight face.

Don’t get me wrong, Haligonians; I’m not saying that there isn’t serious business to be done in your beautiful harbour town. It’s just that it also happens to be one fun city. Of course, what would you expect when you combine six universities, the largest military base in Canada, and a downtown core highlighted by a collection of bars called “The Liquor Dome?” Read the rest of this entry »

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Chunky MVC Award

Campbell’s Chunky and the Coaching Association of Canada have teamed up to celebrate coaches from the playground to the podium. Read the rest of this entry »

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ISM Gets New Director

Laurentian University Associate Professor Dr. Ann Pegoraro has been named the 3rd Director of the Institute for Sports Marketing (ISM). The 9-year old research centre housed in the Faculty of Management at Laurentian. Read the rest of this entry »

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