Tag Archives: Business

National Treasure #56: Snowmobile

Posted on 04 November 2016 by Isabel Gibson

Sleds and where they came from. Continue reading →

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Beauty with an Edge

Posted on 06 March 2016 by Isabel Gibson

A cosmetics store encounter leads to a new insight. Continue reading →

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Call Centres, Street Theatre, and Guys Named Bubba

Posted on 18 October 2015 by Isabel Gibson

Thoughts about an encounter with a call centre lead to a new appreciation for the complexities of the global economy, my own inadequacies, and the dangers of annoying anyone named Bubba. Continue reading →

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Association Associations

Posted on 07 June 2015 by Isabel Gibson

Methodically plowing through an online list of Canadian business and trade associations, I’m amazed, as always, by the things that I’ve never heard of or thought of. In this case, the associations whose functioning and purpose provoke more questions than … Continue reading →

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6 Times More Confused!

Posted on 01 June 2014 by Isabel Gibson

Having more choices in paper towels is not a good thing. What were the marketers thinking? I stop briefly in the grocery store aisle. We’re out of paper towels and I’m looking to buy. What could be simpler? I have, … Continue reading →

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The Non-post Post

Posted on 10 November 2013 by Isabel Gibson

After 9 straight 10-hour work days, my brain is in overdrive, skittering from the confessional, to AA, to the ShamWow! Bless me, Father, for I have sinned. It’s been nine days since my last timesheet. I shake my head — … Continue reading →

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1-800-Big-Boo-Boo

Posted on 27 March 2011 by Isabel Gibson

Flipping through my mail on an otherwise unexceptionable Saturday evening, I casually open a letter from my bank, unaware of the storm that is about to hit. I glance at the statement and my heart stops. No, it’s my breathing … Continue reading →

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Everything I Need to Know about Business, I Learned at the Movies

Posted on 03 February 2011 by Isabel Gibson

Week #2 of my tribute to the movies, marking the 5 weeks from Oscar nominations to Oscar speeches. I’ll drown and you tow me back to the ship. It sounds like an abysmal plan, doesn’t it? It was sort of … Continue reading →

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