Tech
As cloud computing gains in popularity seemingly every day, it’s our natural tendency to look toward the future for where the technology might be headed. The growth of the cloud has largely been due to the benefits it provides as well as the relative ease with which organisations are able to implement it. It’s clear […]
“Please place item in the bagging area” – you place the item – the command repeats. You lift and replace the item – “please place item in the bagging area” – you turn for help and there’s no one there. “We regret to advise that your imminent flight has been cancelled [therefore ruining your long […]
The ACT is set to be the first national capital to regulate online ride-sharing service, Uber, as the service prepares to legally enter the Canberra market from October 30th. According to an ABC report the reforms to ACT legislation will see taxi licences immediately halved from $20,000 to $10,000 in order to ensure the taxi […]
Launching your brand internationally is a growth strategy that follows from success. But success in one market shouldn’t be construed as a right of passage to success in another. The failure of Starbucks in their attempt to import an Americanised version of ‘coffee culture’ into Australia, a country already au fait with it’s coffee habits, […]
Have you ever travelled, offered to bring something back and ended up with a shopping list and half your luggage allowance already accounted for? For Alex Hsu, this was an all too common predicament. Frequently travelling to the US for his IT business trading computer parts, Alex became inundated with requests for running shoes, typically […]
We’ve all heard the word ‘disruption’ being bandied around in a business context, but how does it really impact businesses and as its urgency increases, how can they respond to it? American Express recently explored this point with a major research study, capturing the views and practices of 250 CFOs from companies with revenues of […]
Big Data is an overused buzzword in business and technology. It refers to the massive increase of data gathered and stored in many modern information systems. The term is often discussed in the context of business intelligence (BI) and analytics – the ability to properly analyse the data, make sense out of it and act […]
Tinder style match-making technology is set to take the Australian employment market by storm with the launch of technology driven job marketplace Likeajob. Using a unique algorithm and targeted technology to match candidates with prospective employers based on skills, experience, location and lifestyle, each applicant or employer will be given a percentage match via a […]
In its first large-scale attack on its App Store, Apple is taking steps to remove malicious codes added to iPhone and iPad programs commonly used in China. A number of cyber security firms reported finding a malicious program dubbed XcodeGhost embedded in hundreds of Apps available on the App Store. It is understood that the […]
The payment platform, eWAY, that powers over 20,000 online businesses and processes over one quarter of all the online spend in Australia will now enable business owners and sales people to take payments from their wrist. Paving the way with mobile payment innovation, eWay has developed a new app for the Apple Watch that enables […]
Upgrading your business to a new operating system (OS) can present a wealth of opportunities, which is why the prospect of a free upgrade to Windows 10 is hugely attractive to businesses across Australia. Before you rush out to upgrade your OS have you stopped to consider the potential risks and challenges, which if ignored […]
When personal computers first entered the workplace, this caused a major shift in how businesses operated. This one advancement ended the need for businesses to spend boatloads of money on manual typewriters and cases of whiteout. As software became more advanced, the need to store paper-based files went by the wayside as well. In order […]
With exposure to a wider customer base, lower overheads, greater choice and more competitive prices, the benefits of online retailing are obvious. Online is the birth place for many emerging retailers while the bricks and mortar sector strive to ‘get with the game’. But it wasn’t always this clear. John Winning, CEO of Winning Group, […]
Acquisitions and mergers can be exciting. However, they can also be confusing for customers, employees, and other stakeholders, as the new organisation works out its unified identity and goals. One of the best ways to minimise this confusion is to consider a strategic rebrand. When an organisation acquires another company or two businesses merge, the […]
Black Velvet is a Melbourne based boutique roastery and espresso bar that supplies quality beans to cafes and home baristas alike. Their second store based in the Galleria on Bourke St, which opened two months ago is already doing a roaring trade with thanks to the teams’ refocus on data and analytics to power and […]
If figures from Deloitte are to be believed, Australia’s digital economy is booming – with the advisory firm valuing it at $AUD79 billion. Another report by Chinese networking firm Huawei now ranks the country in 12th position among 50 leading countries, for Internet connectivity and adoption of a digital economy. The digital enterprise within Australia: A […]
When it comes to crisis management, many organisations adopt the ostrich philosophy – they bury their heads in the sand, wishing and hoping that nothing bad will ever happen. But navigating the waters of a potentially disastrous situation requires more than just wishful thinking. As PR professionals, we need to be prepared and comfortable to […]
For Andrey Shirben, entrepreneurialism is not defined by simply starting and running a business. Beginning in Israel at the early age of 19, Shirben soon identified himself as an entrepreneur with wider aspirations to build and grow businesses of the future. Anticipating an impending boom of online business, Shirben sought to realise his goals by […]
‘Singularity’ is word used to describe something of distinction or wonder. Simple and unassuming? Not if the latest MYOB report in its ‘Future of Business’ series is anything to go by. The report entitled ‘Surviving the Singularity’ discusses the future of businesses around Australia as technology reaches the point when machines are capable of independent […]
Innovation and digital disruption are driving the growth of the As-A-Service economy. This is leading to a new kind of “outsourcing for the masses” – enabling both large and small businesses to acquire services “on demand” as inputs for business operations. This is accompanied by new commercial models that can drive far greater flexibility and […]
