Category Archives: Member Blogs

Blogs that MetroActive team and members have set up to publish their own material.

Product Sampling Gets New Business

TweetShare via emailProduct sampling reaches 70 million American and 9 million Canadian consumers every quarter. According to a “Product Sampling Study” conducted by Arbitron and Edison Media Research, one-third of customers who sample a product, will buy the sampled product in the same shopping trip. In addition, 58% of those surveyed reported they would buy…

Review: Johnnie Walker Double Black Limited Edition

TweetShare via email             Location:    Johnny Walker’s spiritual home is at Cardhu Distillery, Knockando, Morayshire, which is located in Strathspey, the whisky producing area of Scotland. Owners:   Diageo Water Source:   Springs on Mannoch Hill. Background on Double Black: Double Black is a new addition to the Johnnie Walker family of…

Mortgage-Free Eventually: RBC Poll Finds Majority of Canadians Hope to Pay Off Their Homes by Retirement

TweetShare via emailMortgage-Free Eventually: RBC Poll Finds Majority of Canadians Hope to Pay Off Their Homes by Retirement – The title of the feed item Nearly three-quarters (72 per cent) of Canadians with a mortgage hope to bemortgage-free by the time they reach age 65, but one-third (33 per cent) of older Canadians, those over the…

NATIONAL LEASING REGIONAL WINNER OF CANADA’S 10 MOST ADMIRED CORPORATE CULTURES™ OF 2011

“We are delighted to be recognized as a regional winner of this award,” said Grant Shaw, Vice President of HR, Strategy and Culture for National Leasing. “A strong culture is the foundation of our organization’s success and is at the … Continue reading

Scotiabank’s Commodity Price Index Shows Retreat in October

TweetShare via emailScotiabank’s Commodity Price Index Shows Retreat in October – The title of the feed item TORONTO, Nov. 24, 2011 /CNW/ – Scotiabank’s Commodity Price Index, which measures price trends in 32 of Canada’s major exports, lost further ground in October, declining 3.7 per cent month over month (m/m). The All Items Index has fallen 9.8…