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I meet with many marketing managers and business owners who are about to launch a new product or product line, online business or service and they assume, or have often been advised, that the best way to go about the launch is to throw a fabulous party.
RBA hints at further rate rises RBA Governor Glenn Stevens has hinted at further interest rate rises, claiming Australia’s economic strength is likely to drive interest rates higher. “The very low interest rate settings were designed for a weaker economy than we are in fact facing,” he told a gathering in Perth this morning. Speaking […]
With tears in her eyes, an overwhelmed Rhonda Brighton of eyewear and eye care company, Luxottica, accepted the 2009 Telstra NSW Business Woman of the Year Award at the awards ceremony at The Westin in Sydney today.
Even better news on bank fees! Well it gets better! Yesterday I blogged on the widespread reduction of several types of bank fees. Today NAB has come out with an even more aggressive move, scrapping the most important fee of all, the monthly account fee on its main personal bank accounts (from Jan 2010). And […]
Companies that do not ramp up their risk and control frameworks to match the surge in business from an improving economy could suffer major financial losses, says Cathy Blunt, vice resident of the Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA).
Hoyts moves into home entertainment Hoyts Australia has officially moved into the home entertainment market, after acquiring DVD rental machine operator Instant DVD. The partnership will enable more than 1,000 DVD rental machines to be rolled out nationally over the next two years, providing a convenient and cost effective way for consumers to enjoy movies […]
Shadow Treasurer Joe Hockey said small business could face a financial squeeze in the fallout from the global financial crisis.
DB star relaunches jewellery website Jewellery designer Chrissy Leighton, who is featured in the October issue of Dynamic Business magazine, has just relaunched her website and for the first time, you can buy her treasures over the internet. Sans Souci-based Chrissy realised that e-commerce is the way ahead and spent months working on getting it […]
ABC managing director Mark Scott has rejected plans by commercial news outlets to charge for online content.
A small Melbourne company has developed a new iPhone application designed to protect users from an attack anywhere in the world.
Crowdsourcing firm DesignBay has teamed up with advertising and marketing magazine B&T, launching a competition to help the government find a logo and tagline that could represent Brand Australia.
Aussies businesses prepare for recovery Australians businesses are moving into preparation mode in anticipation of an economic recovery, according to HR Coach Research Institute. Findings from the HR Coach HR Quarterly Index Report reveal that business expectations for growth and expectations for staff grew rapidly in the September quarter. The survey reveals that 33 percent […]
House prices are tipped to rise by as much as 20 percent over the next three years, according to the findings from QBE Lenders Mortgage Insurance (QBE LMI) Housing Outlook 2010-2012.
A report conducted by the Lowy Institute has found that consumers are less interested in taking action on climate change now than they were two years ago.
The Government has announced plans to crack down on scammers following the release of a consumer fraud report by the Australian Institute of Criminology (AIC), which found consumer fraud is costing the Australian community close to $1 billion.
Well it isn’t the sort of headline we’ve become accustomed to reading over the years, but it’s true, banks are reducing their banking fees, and most of the changes are taking effect from this month.
Monday 25 October will mark the start of this year’s Safe Work Australia Week.
Australian family businesses have kept a cool head and weathered the economic downturn better than their counterparts, a new survey has revealed. According to the KPMG and Family Business Australia 2009 Family Business Survey, family businesses have cruised through the downturn as a result of a traditional and conservative approach to business with a long-term […]
The majority of Australia’s small and medium businesses want to take action on climate change, but feel powerless because they do not know how to, according to a new survey.
A new report has revealed poor productivity and staffing inefficiencies are two of the most hidden and costly problems facing Australian businesses.
