Media Matters – SFU Business in the News – January 7, 2011
Jan 10, 2011
How SFU Business fared in the news for the week ending January 7, 2011.
Not All Hackers Are Bad
- The Vancouver Sun reported on an award-winning paper by SFU researchers that said companies should embrace consumers who hack proprietary products. SFU PhD researcher Colin Campbelland SFU business professors Leyland Pitt and Ian McCarthy collaborated on the paper.
Full story: http://i.sfu.ca/ySBGPf
TriCities Mentorship
- Sam Thiara, a representative from SFU Business, is working with the Tri-Cities Chamber of Commerce to develop a new business mentorship program. “I’ve probably mentored hundreds of students already, officially and unofficially. I’ve been a part of a few mentorship programs, so I try to bring my expertise in that respect,” he told the Coquitlam NOW.
Full story: http://at.sfu.ca/ZKFkFA
B.C. Politics
- SFU marketing expert Lindsay Meredith told Metro Vancouver that former CKNW radio host Christy Clark is a serious contender in the B.C. Liberal leadership race. “All the incumbents have blood up to their elbows from the HST,” Meredith said on the day ex-journalist Pamela Martin announced her support for Clark. “She’s creating her own product brand and building her political base. I’d say she’s a very serious threat who has upset the apple cart.”
Full story: http://at.sfu.ca/JtXlVo
Also in the News
- SFU marketing expert Lindsay Meredith spoke with various media outlets on a number of topics this week. Global BC and Global National interviewed him about the possible furor that will come when airlines reintroduce fuel surcharges as oil prices continue to rise. Meredith was a guest on CKNW’s The Bill Good Show to discuss retail shopping across the border as the Canadian loonie remains strong. And OMNI TV sought insight from Meredith about retail spending and debt in Canada.