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Passionate women’s rights advocate and journalist Tracey Spicer AM has been named 2019 NSW Premier’s Woman of the Year – the top honour at the NSW Women of the Year awards. Ms Spicer accepted the award from Premier Gladys Berejiklian and Minister for Women Tanya Davies at the WOTY Awards ceremony in Sydney today. “Tracey […]
What is the best strategy to get referrals and new business Trust is a key factor in growing a business and one of the most important strategies for gaining word of mouth referrals. In todays fast past society, product reviews and experiences are only a click a way, which is why businesses must make their […]
The Reserve Bank of Australia has announced it will keep the cash rate at the record low of 1.5 per cent. The decision at Tuesday’s March meeting marks Australia’s longest period without a rate change. The RBA’s last cut was in August 2016 and despite economic growth slowing in the second half of 2018, it […]
Developments in business technologies have advanced rapidly in the last decade, placing an increasing burden on IT consultants and their clients to become innovative and dynamic. Delivering the best solutions can be a complex task as technology eclipses learned knowledge. With the tailored training programs found in Dell Experts, IT consultants have instant access to […]
Meetings are a powerful tool that are widely misunderstood. Given the frustration most people feel when their time is wasted, gaining a reputation for running efficient and successful meetings is good for you and your career. Running a successful meeting is more than sending out a notice that your team is to meet at a […]
Earlier today, Australia and Indonesia signed a free trade agreement, which will strengthen economic ties between the two nations and provide opportunities for Australian farmers and the education sector. Australian Trade Minister Simon Birmingham tweeted today, “(I am) thrilled to sign the Indonesia-Australia Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement today with my counterpart (Enggartiasto Lukita). “This historic […]
In the lead up to International Women’s Day 2019 this Friday 8 March, we’ve garnered the opinions of a few of our favourite contributors on how the IT industry can attract more women in 2019 and then what will be required to ensure that women have the opportunity to achieve senior leadership roles in the […]
An external governance committee has been formed in response to the Royal Commission to ensure transparency in the financial services sector. The industry-led initiative will oversee a new rating system on financial advice licensees to help consumers make informed decisions. According to Australia’s only independent rating service of financial advisers, Adviser Ratings, the establishment of […]
More often than not, your web site is the first form of contact prospects will have with your business, so are you putting your best face forward? For some businesses, they’re powerful assets while for others they’re little more than a stake in the electronic sod. Having one of the latter variety can be a […]
Commentary around ‘customer experience’ has not been in short supply in the Australian business media of late. Take a deep dive into the topic and you’ll find scores of experts who’ll identify customer experience as a key area for companies to create competitive advantage in 2019 and beyond. According to management consultancy Accenture, we have […]
Technology has and will continue to drastically change the way business is conducted and organisations are run. Sophisticated technologies and advanced analytics are transforming the manufacturing industry and paving the way for increased efficiency and automation. According to Wikipedia, Industry 4.0 is the name given to the current trend of automation and data exchange […]
The rise of big data, digitisation and globalisation have evolved the role of a marketer and marketing departments dramatically. There has been a tendency in the past to view marketing departments as a cost rather than revenue, but with an increased focus on Return on Investment (ROI) this is evolving. Digital channels and data continue […]
A strategic investment and partnership between Macquarie Group and data analytics firm, Quantexa, will boost its AI-enabled network analytics technology. Founded in 2016, Quantexa uses the latest advancements in big data and AI technology to enable an organisation to analyse the true risk or opportunity of a customer. It can be used to prevent money laundering, […]
The saga of Amazon’s second HQ location seemed to be a done deal by the end of 2018, with Arlington, Virginia, and Queens, New York, being the two locations picked. But, fierce opposition to placing the HQ in Long Island City in Queens has led the retailer to pull out of the decision. Once again, a […]
When I founded Share the Dignity three years ago, off the back of an article about homelessness in Australia, it was something I could do with my family and my local community and I could talk to most people face to face if I needed to. Fast forward to 2019 and we now have 4,100 […]
Marketer Henry Reith uses Digivizer’s SaaS platform to understand what works and what doesn’t in his digital marketing program – and maximize social and search ROI ‘Where’s there’s muck, there’s brass’ is a saying well-known in England’s northern county of Yorkshire. It means that, wherever there’s rubbish of any kind, there’s usually money to be […]
How do we ensure that the startup market doesn’t become saturated? In less than 10 years, Australia has experienced a startup explosion with innovative entrepreneurs founding some of Australia’s most exciting and successful businesses. And with one of the world’s strongest economies, Australia is home to a thriving startup ecosystem, but how do we ensure […]
Begun migrating your organisation’s communications applications to the cloud yet? If not, it’s likely you’re thinking about it. A recent survey of global telecoms providers by Broadcom found more than half of the businesses they service were expected to have adopted cloud communications by 2020. In Australia, it’s a trend that’s been gathering pace for […]
Brambles have today announced the sale of its reusable plastic containers business for $3.5 billion. The reusable crate and container company said the sale to Triton and Luxinva, a subsidiary of the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority, was expected to be completed during the second quarter of 2019. Brambles’ chairman Stephen Johns said the sale of […]
Homewares and manchester retailer, Adairs, has recorded significant online growth with sales up 42 per cent to $24.3 million for the six months to December 30. Adairs’ Managing Director and CEO Mark Ronan said the solid growth of the first half, despite a weaker housing market, was a result of the company’s focus on delivering […]
