Archive for September, 2010

Airport Retail – Virgin Territory for CPG

Sunday, September 26th, 2010

Tweet As you might imagine, I spend a lot of time at airports. With clients on three continents I have racked up 100,000 miles already this year and that translates to hours sitting in lounges, standing in security line-ups and waiting for baggage. Many of you know exactly what I am talking about thanks to [...]

Summer Is Over and Business Planning Is Upon Us

Sunday, September 19th, 2010

Tweet I am writing this on a plane heading home, after spending two weeks in Paris working with young CPG Key Account Managers from across Europe – helping them work through their business plans for 2011. Like back-to-school for children across Canada, the CPG industry kicks into gear in the late summer, building business plans [...]