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Reinventing your business
Recession doesn’t have to be a bad thing; it can actually encourage business owners to think and work smarter. In the first of a monthly sales and marketing series, expert Sharon Williams puts a positive spin on tough economic times and shows you how to reinvent your business to stay ahead of the game. So […]
Flexicar – Google AdWords Success Story
Green car share company Flexicar has relied heavily on Google AdWords as its most effective form of advertising since its was founded in 2005, helping it increase business by 400 percent. Flexicar was founded by Monique Conheady from Victoria. The daughter of a business owner, she had been interested in setting up her own business […]
Targeting customers with precision marketing
While technology has made precision marketing easier, for many SMEs it’s still a grey area. Cameron Bayley asks experts how they use research and strategy to create a precision marketing campaign that targets customers and makes a marketing budget work to the max. Are your marketing dollars hitting the mark? Sharon Williams, founder of marketing […]
Online marketing, affordably increasing sales
Online marketing can be less expensive and more effective and accountable than traditional marketing methods. Rebecca Spicer explores the benefits for SMEs, and the myriad options for getting the best results from your online marketing campaigns. Perhaps the most telling comment that came from research for this article was, “No-one can afford to brochure drop […]
Promoting your business
Public Relations (PR) is a profession we love to hate. It has inspired satirical TV shows and been dismissed as spin, yet it is also the engine driving most successful Australian businesses. At its heart, PR is about communication – getting your message out to the people most likely to respond. And, whether you’re paying […]
James Dutton’s web of luxury at DuttonDirect.com
The success of DuttonDirect.com is proof that online business safety exists, even when transactions involve millions of dollars. Entrepreneur James Dutton shares his secrets to doing safe online business. James Dutton was born into luxury. Well, at least the luxury car trade. His great-grandfather got things started in 1911, creating bodies for exotic cars alongside […]