Jody Murray
Hello! You’ve reached someone’s voicemail… again
Voice mail is the most frequently called number, according to an ambitious report by The Full Circle Group, an Australian telecommunications cost management firm. And the best to time to make a business call is not 10am on a Tuesday.
Is a business name memorable if it’s Boring? Or if it’s Hung Far Low?
Does an eyebrow-raising or giggle-inducing name boost a business' profile or increase its clientele? Why not ask Men Behaving Handy, Great Lay Tiling, Getting to Mow You or Bzzzt Electrical Services.
Big cases of fraud sting Australian business to tune of $2 million each
The average value of large fraud cases in Australia remains well above $2 million, despite the total value of large frauds decreasing in the last six months, according to a recent report.
Franklyn Scholar, an Anthill Cool Company, honoured again for entrepreneurship
We so enjoy seeing winners of Anthill awards receive accolades elsewhere. Not that we're surprised, of course. It's simply gratifying to see other arbiters of business acumen rise to our level of discernment and taste. And so it is for Ernst & Young, which recently announced its Entrepreneur of the Year Southern region awards.
Fitness centres pump up membership with social media
Fitness centres are feeling the burn of social media. That's gymrat-ese for "it's working." According to a trend report by Australian debit service provider Ezypay, gyms are increasingly using established online people connectors such as Facebook and Twitter to bring their members together for lasting relationships with each other and their fitness centre.
What will government limbo do to small business’ already shaky confidence?
Confidence in the federal government's polices hit its lowest point since August 2008 in the latest Sensis Business Index quarterly survey. What will the hung Parliament resulting from the election do to that already shaky confidence? The mind boggles.
Melbourne company turns customers into audio testimonials
My Customer Testimonals interviews people chosen from a business' clientele, and turns those interviews into audio clips and transcripts that the business can use for marketing and advertising.
Making plants “happy” lands Geomite Biomineral second place in Anthill’s SMART 100
As the new century dawned, this inventor/innovator focused on sustainable agriculture -- farming techniques that strive to work with the environment, not against it. His latest venture in that discipline -- Geomite Biomineral Development -- has landed him the runner-up spot on the SMART 100.
Innovation designed to assist other innovators scores top spot in Anthill’s SMART 100
Caroline Hughes transformed her frustration into a business that boasts a suite of online tools that make the R&D tax claim process more accessible and far less intimidating. For that, Hughes and her company top the charts in Anthill's SMART 100.
Beer innovation hits the spot and gets served with third place in Anthill’s SMART...
BeerVaults is the messiah of all adventurous beer lovers who wish to try exotic new beers but not at exorbitant prices. Its in-built reservoir with cooling carbonation technology not only maintains the temperature and freshness of beer but it also hit the spot with our maven judges.
Service to audit doctors stacks up at number four in Anthill’s SMART 100
A doctor will do a better job is he or she compares patient treatment and outcomes to those performed by peers. That's the core idea behind SurgicalPerformance, a website that allows physicians to audit themselves and see how their work stacks up against others in the field.
Eye-opening driving fatigue technology takes fifth place in SMART 100
Researchers at Australian National University linked up with Volvo to help develop a vehicle-safety system that keeps an eye on the driver. And the eye-opening technology has scored the innovators the number four slot in Anthill's SMART 100.
Downloading illegally? Hey, join the crowd.
In a recent poll by product-comparison website Compare Broadband, 37% Of 313 random participants admitted to having downloaded content illegally. In addition, 29% said they regularly download illegal content over the Internet. "Regularly" was defined in the poll as having downloaded more than 10 pirated files.
Sippy Downs: Australia’s answer to Silicon Valley
Last month, Sippy Downs was profiled by cnbcmagazine.com as "Australia's no-worries answer to Silicon Valley." The monthly feature has, for instance, centerpieced an Amsterdam enclave that's now a fashion hub, a slice of Vienna that's thriving as an art mecca, and an investment renaissance in southern Sicily.
Hey, sweet video! Now, will you hire me? Five of the best (and worst)...
Innovative businesses know they need to use innovative means to attract innovative talent. Prompted by Twitter's recent foray into viral video recruitment, we decided to assemble five of our favourite recruitment videos from the not too distant past (including those that are so bad, they're kind of good).
Australian venture capitalists feast on crunched numbers
An investment consulting firm in Sydney and a national association of venture capitalists are joining forces to give members the research data they need to make investment decisions.
Australian sales professionals are optimistic about the economy, according to a recent survey.
As a barometer for the overall economy, Australian sales professionals are optimistic they will meet or exceed their quarterly targets, according to a recent survey. Of 493 employees interviewed by Huthwaite Asia Pacific for its quarterly sales survey, 73% said their goals for the June quarter were well within reach -- or would be surpassed. When the same question was posed for the year's first quarter, 62% answered positively.
Brisbane boasts a winning score in business innovation
Brisbane is pushing very hard, in words and deeds, to position itself as an global-level envelope-pusher. In its biggest shove yet, the city last month rolled out a scorecard that measures business innovation within its boundaries, along with innovation’s effect on business growth, productivity and the region’s economic health.
There’s a lot of iTalk going on, marketing survey says
Marketing survey puts emphasis on raising awareness of a product by word of mouth and says Apple got the most positive buzz among chit-chatting Australians.
Let’s be blunt: It’s a website for truthseekers
Niles Toh thinks people need honest assessments -- unvarnished opinions from folks outside their trusted friends, from voices beyond your inner circle. That's why he cobbled together a website that aspires to give people what they need rather than what they want to hear.
