February 2013

The Changes at Quiksilver; A Broader Industry Organizational Perspective

Quiksilver

On Monday, The Editors at Boardistan, posted a still evolving story about cuts to Quiksilver’s team rider programs. Here’s a link to the post. As Boardistan points out, at that time there had been no official announcement from Quik, so we didn’t know the extent of the changes.  They then make the insightful comment that “…Hollister doesn’t […]

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Trade Show Evolution: The Boardroom with the Vans U.S. Open. I Like It, I’m There.

Trade Shows

Over the years I’ve had a lot (some would say way too much) to say about Trade Shows. I’ve suggested there were too many, that they were too expensive, that the internet made them less necessary, that they’d lost focus, weren’t efficient, and that the way product was sold into broader distribution made them less important. 

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