by Sean Percy | Feb 4, 2012 | Business Connections, Marketing Tips
I had lunch at Moose n’ Eddies today, and noted a little marketing ploy that earns them a star on Sean’s marketing wall of fame. And it’s so easy that anyone could do it. The restaurant is re-launching breakfast service, and, in addition to a...
by Sean Percy | Jan 4, 2012 | Marketing Tips
Powell River’s own Kevin Wilson has published an e-book on small business marketing, and it’s well worth the read for any small business trying to attract attention. Local Business Power System: Small Business Marketing Strategies and Ideas to Attract and...
by Sean Percy | Dec 12, 2011 | Profiles
Why is it that we are so scared to fail? Why do we want to protect our children from failure so much that we will go to great extents to stop them from experiencing this natural part of human growth? Not long ago, my 14-year-old announced that he wasn’t going to do a...
by Sean Percy | Dec 2, 2011 | Business Connections
Are your customer counts not translating into sales? People are certainly hanging onto their money a little more tightly these days. But could you help them part with it in your store? Merchandising is not my area of expertise, but I do know, both from personal...
by Sean Percy | Nov 9, 2011 | Memoir
When I was in seventh grade my home economics teacher Miss Harrington told the cooking class to tie long hair in a pony tail or put on a hair net. I chose to tie my hair back in a pony tail. Or Two. Or ten. I used to wear my hair quite short in those days and I...
