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How to Create a Perennial Brand
Not many businesses can expect to create a perennial brand like Coca-Cola, but they can learn from Coca-Cola to try to create a rock-solid, lasting, recognizable brand. Why do some brands last for decades and continue to be strong? First, they must build credibility, recognition, track record, reliability, consistency, and they must be memorable. The longer the brand survives, the more entrenched it becomes in our culture.As stated, one of the most important ways to create a long-lasting brand is to be consistent. Do not change your strategy, your advertising, or your product and still expect brand power. Your original brand was built on an original reputation. Do not change that. Stay true to your brand, but don’t let it become boring. You want your brand to become an icon, not an eyesore.Your brand will only survive if it continually changes as consumer needs change. If your brand is successful, do not change it in an effort to grow. Find ways to expand the brand to complementary products that will support the original brand. If it works, don't fix it. You probably remember what happened when Coca-Cola tried change its formula.If the consumers recognize and are committed to your brand, your brand has power. The best result you can hope for is that your brand will develop an unmistakeable and unquestioned identity. To do this you must be accessible, specific, well-known, and visible. Continue

Some Things You Can Do So You Don't Get Burned
There is a lot of hype and fluff all over the net these days and you have to be careful otherwise you can be easily burned. Before buying any product from a site make sure you do several things and the chances of being ripped off will be minimized. Always make sure that the site has contact info, something besides just email would be great. If the site has a phone number then call the number and see who answers. Does the site have a support system for people who may have problems with the product. This is especially useful if you are looking at a software product of some sort.If the site only has an email address then I always make sure to send an email and wait to see if I get a reply before ever making any sort of purchase. Check the site out with ripoffreport and the Bad Business Bureau to see if anybody has had any problems with the company or the product.. It might also be a good idea to look at the sites keywords and then do a search you may be able to find the same product for a whole lot less and maybe even for Free.I also do a little research on the marketer who is promoting the product. If it is a marketer who has been involved in shady products of the past then I am extra careful before I make any purchases. It is not important for the site to have some endlessly long sales page for the product you are looking at because if the sales page is real long then you know you are dealing with somebody who is goo

As a general principle the law does not allow something to be done indirectly, which cannot be done directly; but, this has never prevented some from trying.

A Working Arrangement

In January 1992 the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (“RCMP”) and the Department of National Revenue (“CRA”) signed a Working Arrangement (“MOU”) with two (2) stated objectives:

1. to collect taxes; and

2. to increase the effectiveness of criminal law enforcement.

For the RCMP the MOU was termed the “Tax Program” and for CRA it was called the Special Enforcement Program (“SEP”); and for both the ostensible target was “Organized Crime.”

An Offer He Couldn't Refuse

For most people “organized crime” involves the Mafia (e.g. , Don Vito Corleone sending a movie producer the severed head of his horse); or outlaw biker and street gangs; but, the MOU (Part II, §4) definitions “organized crime” to “mean one person alone, or more than one person consorting together, who participate(s) on a continuing basis in illegal activities either directly or indirectly for gain.”

Based on that language, a soccer mom who ‘speeds’ home from work twice a week (doing sixty kilometers per hour, through a fifty zone) to pick up her son, so he can get from school to his job at the car wash, could be a member of organized crime and thus, a target of a joint RCMP-CRA investigation under the MOU.

Ridiculous – maybe so; except, what’s to stop it from happening?

The True Meaning…

Congress has defined “organized crime” as, “the unlawful activities of... a highly organized, disciplined association... ”: The Organized Crime Control Act (U.S., 1970).

In 1997 Canada’s Parliament enacted Bill C-95 (in response to a violent turf war between rival outlaw biker gangs in Qu?bec) to introduce the concepts of “criminal organization” and “criminal organization offence” into the Criminal Code of Canada (“CC”).

Forests of trees have died since to refine what is, and is not, organized crime, with nary a soccer mom to be seen.

In 1992, when the MOU was signed (revising an early version), there was either some confusion about what “organized crime” really meant; or the MOU had another, more sinister, purpose than pursuing Mafia types who didn’t pay their taxes.

The Criminal Code now defines “criminal organization” to mean “any group, however organized, composed of three or more persons in or outside Canada, that has one of its main purposes or activities the facilitation or commission of one or more indictable criminal offences that, if committed, would likely result in the direct or indirect receipt of material benefit, by the group’s member”: §467.1(1).

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Increased Web Site Traffic Strategies
My increased web site traffic strategies involve article marketing, blogs and submitting to web site directories.Article marketing – write articles, include a text anchor link that contains the keyword for which you wish to get traffic, and submit these to at least 50 of the online article directories.Blogs for increased web site traffic. If you don’t know what a blog is you should check out the internet again. There are loads of sites explaining what blogs are and how to set them up. You can get free blog software, blog software that costs a bit, and expensive blog software. Again it is up to you, but they are not difficult to set up and the word is short for ‘web log’. It’s a record of your website. You can make a post whenever you make a change, or add a new page. You can also make it interactive and allow others to post to you. The one thing you must do with it is advertise your website and increase your traffic.My third easy way for increased web site traffic is to get your site onto the website directories. Most directories allow free submissions, but they generally take a long time. However, they are still free, and if you work on the first two above, you will eventually be listed. This again can give a boost up the search engine listing due to the back links, and you could also get a few visitors from the directory itself.You can increase web site traffic using any of these three dif

e Special Enforcement Program (“SEP”); and for both the ostensible target was “Organized Crime.”

An Offer He Couldn't Refuse

For most people “organized crime” involves the Mafia (e.g. , Don Vito Corleone sending a movie producer the severed head of his horse); or outlaw biker and street gangs; but, the MOU (Part II, §4) definitions “organized crime” to “mean one person alone, or more than one person consorting together, who participate(s) on a continuing basis in illegal activities either directly or indirectly for gain.”

Based on that language, a soccer mom who ‘speeds’ home from work twice a week (doing sixty kilometers per hour, through a fifty zone) to pick up her son, so he can get from school to his job at the car wash, could be a member of organized crime and thus, a target of a joint RCMP-CRA investigation under the MOU.

Ridiculous – maybe so; except, what’s to stop it from happening?

The True Meaning…

Congress has defined “organized crime” as, “the unlawful activities of... a highly organized, disciplined association... ”: The Organized Crime Control Act (U.S., 1970).

In 1997 Canada’s Parliament enacted Bill C-95 (in response to a violent turf war between rival outlaw biker gangs in Qu?bec) to introduce the concepts of “criminal organization” and “criminal organization offence” into the Criminal Code of Canada (“CC”).

Forests of trees have died since to refine what is, and is not, organized crime, with nary a soccer mom to be seen.

In 1992, when the MOU was signed (revising an early version), there was either some confusion about what “organized crime” really meant; or the MOU had another, more sinister, purpose than pursuing Mafia types who didn’t pay their taxes.

The Criminal Code now defines “criminal organization” to mean “any group, however organized, composed of three or more persons in or outside Canada, that has one of its main purposes or activities the facilitation or commission of one or more indictable criminal offences that, if committed, would likely result in the direct or indirect receipt of material benefit, by the group’s member”: §467.1(1).

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Small Business Merchant Account
A small business merchant account may be just what your company needs to edge out the competition. If your customer base is growing or they are asking increasingly for credit payment options as well as for information about your products and services, a merchant account can answer their questions and help to grow your business while leaving your competitors in the dust.It is easy to apply for a small business merchant account. Just find a merchant account provider, which you can do by searching the Internet using relevant key terms. Browse the many sites offering this special type of commercial status before choosing one. Terms and fees vary a great deal, so you want to become knowledgeable about your choices before signing the contract. You may become tempted to take on more than a business the size of yours really needs at this point. Don’t be misled by all the bells and whistles that are available. Stick with the basics when you start out, and add other options only when they are truly needed and when you can afford them.Companies offering a small business merchant account are usually banks and other financial institutions. Typically they look for a company’s good credit history, the ability to make payments on the merchant account, and avoidance of questionable commercial activities like spam or telemarketing. They are willing to extend credit to small business owners who demonstrate good business ethics, who ha

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Based on that language, a soccer mom who ‘speeds’ home from work twice a week (doing sixty kilometers per hour, through a fifty zone) to pick up her son, so he can get from school to his job at the car wash, could be a member of organized crime and thus, a target of a joint RCMP-CRA investigation under the MOU.

Ridiculous – maybe so; except, what’s to stop it from happening?

The True Meaning…

Congress has defined “organized crime” as, “the unlawful activities of... a highly organized, disciplined association... ”: The Organized Crime Control Act (U.S., 1970).

In 1997 Canada’s Parliament enacted Bill C-95 (in response to a violent turf war between rival outlaw biker gangs in Qu?bec) to introduce the concepts of “criminal organization” and “criminal organization offence” into the Criminal Code of Canada (“CC”).

Forests of trees have died since to refine what is, and is not, organized crime, with nary a soccer mom to be seen.

In 1992, when the MOU was signed (revising an early version), there was either some confusion about what “organized crime” really meant; or the MOU had another, more sinister, purpose than pursuing Mafia types who didn’t pay their taxes.

The Criminal Code now defines “criminal organization” to mean “any group, however organized, composed of three or more persons in or outside Canada, that has one of its main purposes or activities the facilitation or commission of one or more indictable criminal offences that, if committed, would likely result in the direct or indirect receipt of material benefit, by the group’s member”: §467.1(1).

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First Step in Network Marketing - Get Organized, Part One
This is for all the newbie network marketers out there trying to grow a business on the internet. These are the tools I've used to get organized. What is the advantage of being organized? Isn't it all about buying into an opportunity, getting your turn-key website live and raking in massive amounts of residual cash?Well, that's what I thought too. Five months later I've discovered that most internet "network" marketers earn their money selling products to people like you and me. The sell to newbie internet network marketers who come into the business wide-eyed and open to learning the best way to make a pile of cash as fast as possible.Let me tell you about the people who earn piles of cash "overnight." Those people already built a massive list of people that they can market to. I know because I'm on almost every guru's list. I get all the emails about the next hot info product or marketing software must-have.To be frank, almost none of them were worth a few pennies, let alone the hundreds of dollars I've spent. The more I research, the more I find out that my story is very common. MOST people that start a network marketing business hoping to grow it on the internet wind up spending loads of money on information products.I'm glad I'm a fast learner, though. I'm putting up these resources in order of importance, relevance and effectiveness. I want to help other newbie marketers get focused and organized

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In 1997 Canada’s Parliament enacted Bill C-95 (in response to a violent turf war between rival outlaw biker gangs in Qu?bec) to introduce the concepts of “criminal organization” and “criminal organization offence” into the Criminal Code of Canada (“CC”).

Forests of trees have died since to refine what is, and is not, organized crime, with nary a soccer mom to be seen.

In 1992, when the MOU was signed (revising an early version), there was either some confusion about what “organized crime” really meant; or the MOU had another, more sinister, purpose than pursuing Mafia types who didn’t pay their taxes.

The Criminal Code now defines “criminal organization” to mean “any group, however organized, composed of three or more persons in or outside Canada, that has one of its main purposes or activities the facilitation or commission of one or more indictable criminal offences that, if committed, would likely result in the direct or indirect receipt of material benefit, by the group’s member”: §467.1(1).

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A Brief History of Television Advertising
It All Began With RadioBroadcasting was originally developed as a means for companies to sell radios. But once commercial entities realized that many households were listening to their radios a significant amount of time every day, they started to explore this medium as a way to get their message across to the masses. If one has to choose a single event that began the era of radio broadcasting, it would probably be the radio program broadcast by station WEAF in New York City on August 28, 1922 This was a ten-minute advertisement for suburban apartment housing. By Christmas of that year, several major New York department stores joined the fray and were running advertisements for their stores.By the late 20's radio advertising had advanced in a dramatic way. It was now dominated by advertising agencies who took control of the schedules by buying the available air time and selling it to their customers. They also handled the creative aspects of the commercials and programs and in fact even created entire series that were designed to sell one product or another. These efforts paved the way for the genesis of television advertising that would begin in a few more decades.The Era of the Single SponsorFull time telecasting didn't really take hold until 1948 as it took that long for the United States to recover from the Depression and World War II. At that time, the number of television sets reach

organized crime” really meant; or the MOU had another, more sinister, purpose than pursuing Mafia types who didn’t pay their taxes.

The Criminal Code now defines “criminal organization” to mean “any group, however organized, composed of three or more persons in or outside Canada, that has one of its main purposes or activities the facilitation or commission of one or more indictable criminal offences that, if committed, would likely result in the direct or indirect receipt of material benefit, by the group’s member”: §467.1(1).

In other words, it would include Don Corleone and his Family, as well as, the outlaw bikers and street gangs; but, it would exclude the soccer mom.

Criminal Law Enforcement

It is the second branch the MOU’s goal, to “increase the effectiveness of criminal law enforcement”, which is of particular interest here.

The 1982 Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms §7 guarantees that, “Everyone has the right to life, liberty and security of the person and the right not to be deprived thereof except in accordance with the principles of fundamental justice.”

Since even members of organized crime have rights, the RCMP/police may not violate them (i.e., Charter §8 “Everyone has the right to be secure against unreasonable search or seizure”) by ignoring the strictures of criminal procedure (e.g., §487 CC search warrants).

The Loophole

Conversely, for CRA can compel the production of information and documents without a warrant (§231.2(1) ITA), a prima facie violation of §8: R. v. Collins, [1987] 1 S.C.R. 265 per LAMER, J. at §22 is not held to be unreasonable because if falls within the administrative framework of the ITA: R. v. McKinlay Transport Ltd. , [1990] 1 S.C.R. 627.

All CRA needs to use these Requirement powers are: 1) a genuine and serious inquiry into a tax liability (Canadian Bank of Commerce v. A.G. Canada (1962), 35 D.L.R. (2d) 49 and 2) a named taxpayer: §232.2(2) ITA; James Richardson & Sons, Limited v. Minister of National Revenue, [1984] 1 S.C.R. 614), to ensure that they are not “fishing.”

Thus, while CRA can as a rule compel (under §238(1) ITA) productions under §231.2(1) ITA, should their audit become a criminal investigation (e.g., under §239(1) ITA) then neither the police nor CRA can obtain such information without a search warrant: §287(1) CC or §231.3(1) ITA: Hunter v. Southam Inc., [1984] 2 S.C.R. 145; (1985) per Dickson J. at p. 160: Thomson Newspapers Ltd. v. Canada, [1990] 1 S.C.R. 425).

This dichotomy between civil functions under the ITA and criminal investigations under the CC, could potentially permit the RCMP to acquire information from CRA that they would otherwise be

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