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At a time when many businesses are cutting back on marketing and advertising, online men’s gift store Gifts for Blokes is booming, using the downturn to invest in its Customer Rewards program. According to Gifts for Blokes founder Heather Winchcomb, the economic downturn should be seen as an opportunity to plan ahead for growth. “In […]
In order to support the economy and Australian jobs, the Rudd Government has unveiled a new $650 million Jobs Fund to support jobs, build skills and improve facilities in local communities. The new Jobs Fund is part of the Rudd Government’s Jobs and Training Compact, which builds on the $42 billion stimulus package. The Jobs […]
WARNING TO MEN: This blog is about PERIODS! EEeewwww! You can’t beat a nice tampon press release first thing on a Monday morning. “Put an end to ‘impromptu’ shopping trips for tampons” reads the title of my latest media release of note. It did make me laugh, as well as squirm. It was telling me […]
As we all know, communicating and marketing via the online medium is hotting up. It seems to have reached a frenzy in 09 with business owners and marketing managers wanting to be involved in the frenzy and the PR and Advertising industry trying to keep up and offer clients effective social media marketing solutions. This […]
The Australian market has risen strongly over the past 17 trading days since the low on 10 March and it looks as if the rise is set to continue. As a comparison, the market rose for 32 trading days following the previous long term low in March 2003 before falling for two weeks and then […]
It seems people still have cause to celebrate in the downturn, with Champagne Gallery winning the Best Online Retail Category at the Australian Interactive Media Industry Association (AIMIA) 2009 awards. Speaking of the champagne website’s success, Champagne Gallery’s conservateur de champagne, David Donald said that the champagne market has grown substantially in the past year, […]
With the government’s new emissions trading scheme shedding light on the environment and the climate change crisis, small businesses are being encouraged to address their environmental impact and look at ways to improve their business operations. Joe Cincotta, director of SaaS Mentor believes that the introduction of the emissions trading scheme in July of next […]
Every business mum wonders how they can “have it all.” Sharon Tieman (aka Madame Marketing) addresses this notion in her new book If I’m So Successful, How Come I Never Get To Be On Top?. According to Tieman, it doesn’t take a superhero to be a successful woman in business. “So many women look at […]
The annual Licensing Executives Society of Australia and New Zealand (LESANZ) conference on investment in innovation and intellectual property held in Canberra over the weekend, proved to be a big success, with a number of high-profile international and local speakers coming together to discuss how to “create and drive impact” with innovation. Guest speaker James […]
Research released by the Commercial Economic Advisory Service of Australia (CEASA) has found that online advertising spend has enjoyed an unexpected surge in the downturn, growing by 27.1 percent in 2008. Overall advertising spend grew by 3.7 percent in 2008, with free-to-air metropolitan TV the only sector to experience a drop in revenue. Tony Hale, […]
First home buyers are the only people dong their bit for the Australian economy, according to chief economist Stephen Roberts. Tempted with a generous first home buyers grant, and very low interest rates, first home buyers have been flooding into the market, giving the Australian economy a nuch needed boost. According to Roberts, it’s “the […]
In a move that is set to outrage thousands across the country, News Corp. chairman Rupert Murdoch has announced a plan to charge users for access to all his newspaper websites, urging all publishers to do the same. Speaking at a cable TV industry gathering in Washington, Murdoch argued that the “proliferation of free content […]
Businesses who sack staff for comments posted on social networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter could be acting illegally and abusing their power, according to lawyer Steven Penning. Following reports that the NSW Department of Corrective Services threatened to sack prison officers over Facebook posts, Penning has said that businesses are in the wrong, […]
Businesses, schools and communities across the country are being encouraged to participate in ‘Loud Shirt Day’ on May 15, an initiative designed to raise money and awareness for deaf children across Australia. Loud Shirt Day is an initiative of “deaf kids talking” an alliance of five organisations throughout Australia whose aim is to support deaf […]
A number of small business owners and entrepreneurs in Queensland have gotten together to create a free advice website, The Business Advice Panel, designed to help small business beat the downturn with advice on common challenges facing businesses during tough times. The site has proven to be quite popular, with the site’s co-founder David Tensen, […]
The Government will work with the big banks to help those who have lost their jobs with their mortgage repayments. The scheme will see jobless Australians eligible for mortgage relief for up to a year…
I’ve been encountering a bit of a Twitter backlash of late. First, there are the people who seem to think it’s not a justifiable use of my work time to be tweeting. Um, wrong. Just the other week, Twitter was the biggest referring website to backend.dynamicbusiness.com with both myself, as editor (as well as a […]
Tiger Airways has added a new low-fare route between Melbourne and Sydney, a move welcomed by Syndey Chamber of Commerce. “This announcement is great news for the tourism sector and for the aviation industry,” said Patricia Forsythe, executive director of the Sydney Chamber of Commerce. The new flights between Sydney and Melbourne will commence from […]
The 2009 NSW/ACT Family Business Australia/Deloitte Growth Award was today awarded to Kell & Rigby, a NSW- based, fourth generation construction business. The award was announced at the NSW & ACT Family Business Australia (FBA) Conference, recognising the family business as having achieved the fastest average turnover growth over the last three years. Raelene Berryman, […]
A commitment to investment in innovation will help Australia and New Zealand tackle the current economic challenges they face, according to the Licensing Executives Society of Australia and New Zealand (LESANZ). “At the moment Australia and New Zealand are in danger of getting behind the eight-ball when it comes to private and public sector investment […]
