Charming and Romantic
Pandora started out in Denmark as a small business run by a pair of goldsmiths nearly 30 years ago. Today the company is the world’s third largest jewellery manufacturer. With stores in 28 countries their popular charms grace the wrists of women everywhere. Lyle Hance began opening the company’s Canadian concept stores in 2009, including one at Orchard Park in Kelowna in June of 2012. Pandora is an unabashedly feminine store, aiming its gold and silver pieces at women of all... Read More
Great Golf, Great Lifestyle
Ready to live the good life? Welcome to Ponderosa, the Okanagan’s newest mountainside community. Carved from rugged rock and wilderness forest, the 400-acre site wraps around the base of Peachland’s Pincushion Mountain. At Ponderosa’s heart is the golf course, featuring 18 stunning holes designed by Greg “The Shark” Norman. With its breathtaking views and stunning elevation changes, Norman and members of his design team say the Ponderosa will rank among their top courses.... Read More
Social Media Showdown
I just read yet another blog predicting the demise of magazines. I’m a little confused because, in reality, the T-shirt I’m wearing has more views than his website. I leave the blogger-dude, wondering how I ever found him, to summon up the Obi-Wan Kenobi of the Internet—Google herself. I gasp out loud at the news that there are 627 million results for “the death of magazines” search. Sigh. I tear up, move my Mac out of the splash zone and begin reading the awful results.... Read More
Adobe Study Reveals Consumers Prefer Magazine Advertising
Digital marketing is not meeting the needs of consumers according to new research released from Adobe Systems Incorporated. The U.S. study, The State of Online Advertising exposes new insights into the beliefs of both consumers and professional marketers that traditional marketing is still more effective than online marketing. The research is based on interviews with a nationally representative sample of 1,000 consumers and 250 professional marketers. The study revealed that... Read More
