James Tuckerman
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Our 30under30 finalists revealed
Last week, we published the full list of our Top 30 winners. Today, we’re pleased to announced the 30under30 ‘Highly Commended’. These are the 30 young entrepreneurs who didn’t quite make it into the Top 30 but impressed our judges immensely with their chutzpah, business savvy, ability to roll with the punches and varying degrees of success.
The hidden face of BRW (How ‘remarkable’)
I personally never expected to see the BRW editor – a senior business writer at The Bulletin, no less, and author of ‘Rethink: The Story of Edward de Bono in Australia’ – exchanging racy quips among the pink balloons and condom giveaways.
Are you excited by the launch of digital radio today?
What is digital radio? If you wondering the same thing, you’re not alone. Unlike the bombardment of television commercials announcing the arrival of digital television, the new availability of digital radio, as of today, might better be described as a ‘soft launch’. What happens next? Most existing AM and FM stations will be simulcast in [...]
IP Australia issues security warning – Trademarks Scam
The national IP registrar recently received “numerous calls from trade mark owners who have received an invoice from a company known as TMP, Trademark Publisher”.
Calling all Anthillians. We need your help!
This month, Anthill Online is being added to the Nielsen Online ratings system. In short, we’re putting ourselves out there, dropping our digital knickers for all the marketing world to see. And we need your help.
Kyle Sandilands – King of Publicity or complete clown?
In 2007, I was asked to play devil’s advocate during the final judging round of the Queensland leg of Business Icon and grill a number of young entrepreneurs about their recently devised plans to launch a fictional product (created for the competition).
Paul Isakson asks What’s Next (again)
Last year, prolific marketing blogger (and head of strategy for space150) Paul Isakson sent ripples of chatter across the blogosphere when he posted a rough presentation on his views around marketing, simply titled: What’s Next?
On 30 July, 2009, he posted an update:
Are you seeking capital? August is ‘Venture Capital Month’ at Anthill!
So you have the commitment, the creativity, the cojones. But do you have the capital!
This August, we’ve decided to explore the many facets of capital raising – from angel investment and grants to venture capital and private equity. For want of a better name, we’re calling this exercise Anthill’s VC Month.
Sammartino tests Twitcam as a new tool to educate entrepreneurs
If you want some start-up “radvice”, regular Anthill blogger, Rentoid founder and all-round social media maven Steve Sammartino is inviting you to join him tonight at 7.30pm as he trials twitcam.com to discuss and share common entrepreneurial issues and causes for concern. Sammartino will be running a live “Q&A” session for start-ups, entrepreneurs and “anyone [...]
I know that half my advertising works… I just don’t know which half!
This undeniably humorous (and slightly scary) marketing expression has been fondly quoted for decades. In fact, I heard it re-quoted again last month, at a business breakfast. It’s a funny line. And a great way to justify abstract marketing goals. Pity that it’s no longer true. (At least, it doesn’t need to be.) On Friday, [...]
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Steve Ballmer vs Alan Greenspan. Product marketing 1985-style [VIDEO]
I’ve always been a little afraid of Steve Ballmer. This video doesn’t help. In 1985, on November 20, Microsoft released Windows 1.0. Steve Ballmer, ever the affable chap, stepped in front of the camera to sell this amazing new product.
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