HUSBAND, FATHER, PROFESSIONAL, MULTILINGUAL, VICE-PRESIDENT OF A BIG COMPANY: THIS IS THE PORTRAIT OF A WISE MAN WITH EXCELLENT VALUES. PERHAPS YOU CAN’T IMAGINE HIM CARVING SLOPES – ON SKIS OR A SNOWBOARD – ON MOUNTAINS COVERED WITH TWENTY FEET OF SNOW? Looking at him you’d think he is a serious and accomplished businessman; his … Continue reading Pierre Hotte: crazy about snow →

Changing of the guard implies a sense of continuity, though under new and inevitably younger leadership. In certain cases it’s the way of doing things that changes. Take Éleiade for example, a communication company who produces corporate videos, promotional spots, video clips, and short promotional films: young visionaries who understand Internet changed how society perceives … Continue reading Eleiade information through images →

WHEN AN ESTABLISHMENT REACHES THE VENERABLE AGE OF 145 YEARS, IT CAN BE CONSIDERED AN INSTITUTION ESPECIALLY WHEN IT HAS EVOLVED IN THE CHALLENGING FIELD OF RETAIL. PHOTO: OGILVY It was 1866 when James Angus Ogilvy quietly opened his store with one employee working behind the only counter. By the third move in 1912, still … Continue reading Ogilvy the grande dame of rue Sainte-Catherine →