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Blogging for business (Darren Rowse Webinar)
Darren Rowse is a global professional blogging phenomenon. In 2002, he ‘stumbled across a book on blogging. Within five years, his ProBlogger blog was listed as number two on Technorati’s most favorited blogs list and number 40 on its most linked to list. His blogs generate around 85,000-100,000 page views… wait for it… a day!
‘Social TV’ brings its A-game in the battle for living room supremacy
Holy multitasking. According to a new study by telecoms stat gurus Ovum, a cool 74 per cent of consumers with a broadband connection cruise the interwebs while watching the telly.
Bike Exchange CEO Jason Wyatt on getting into high gear with online retail [PODCAST]
Australia’s top biking retail website, BikeExchange.com.au has rolled out some impressive numbers: 535,000 visitors every month, 85,000 database users and over 50,000 bicycles and cycling accessories sold since the site’s inception in 2007. In this podcast, Leon and Garry have a chat with Bike Exchange CEO Jason Wyatt about his company’s accomplishments and aspirations.
How do Australian executives feel about the current business climate? [PODCAST]
Barry Westhorpe is Chief Executive of The CEO Institute – Victoria, a leading networking group for senior executives. In this podcast, Westhorpe explains the results of a recent report released by the institute on CEO confidence levels in Australia. While news has been good for the financial and service sectors, business sentiment is turning pessimistic due to uncertainty in overseas markets and in Government policy on SMEs.
The sad, pitiful self-destruction of the Qantas brand, explained. [PODCAST]
In this Talking Business interview, Michel Hogan of Brandology pulls no punches in her blunt assessment of the airline’s “race to the bottom” and its loss of consumer confidence. Can the Flying Kangaroo sell itself once again as Australia’s premium airline? Have a listen to the podcast to hear Hogan pinpoint Qantas’s brand weaknesses, and the lessons the company should have learned from Apple.
Local software market to grow massively over the next years, says Ovum
Ovum’s latest report puts the Australian and New Zealand business software market on the verge of a massive growth across all categories. The market is expected to hit $7.3 billion in 2015.
How to boost Australian innovation? A look at “trends” and “tends” with Curve Tomorrow [PODCAST]
A growing concern that Australia is falling behind in the field of innovation led three guys to found Curve Tomorrow. This podcast features an extended interview with the trio, in which we hear about Curve Tomorrow’s prescription for boosting innovation at home — in particular, how they measure old and established trends and pinpoint possible new ones (what they call “tends”) to produce the Next Big Thing.
Need startup capital? Australian Innovation Challenge Awards deadline extended to October 12
The deadline for The Australian’s innovation awards – presented by the daily in partnership with Shell and the Commonwealth Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research – has been extended, apparently on growing popular demand. The awards recognise innovation for the public good as well as breakthroughs that have potential for commercial use. The winners of each category will receive a cash prize of $5,000. The overall winner will receive an additional $25,000. The Backyard Innovation award open to the general public has a $10,000 prize.
The car of the future is fully electric, comes with an iPad…and it’s hitting the market in 2012. [PODCAST]
The future is coming to Australia’s motorways faster than we imagined, and EDay Life is steering the wheel. The Melbourne company has announced its plans to launch a fleet of fully electric cars on the market in early 2012. In this podcast, Garry and Leon speak with EDay Life’s Dr. Laurie Sparke about the electric car technology and the plan for leasing the cars to consumers. They also hear from Vikash Rugoobur of Curve Tomorrow about the development of the tablets that will navigate all aspects of the vehicles.
Moreton Bay Systems launches the Digilant wireless solar power surveillance camera
The Digilant wireless-activated solar power surveillance camera was developed by Moreton Bay Systems, an Australian company. The new camera promises to revolutionise surveillance in remote locations that lack power, addressing problems with illegal waste dumping, vandalism and break-ins.
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