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The 10 best strategic business slides of all time: #6 — Competition
In the sixth post in this series, Nigel Malone shares the contents of another of his favourite business keynote slides, drawn from a cross-section of sources that includes some of the great business, brand and military planners of all time.
How do managers MOTIVATE and ENERGISE their people? [FREE DOWNLOAD]
How to keep your people motivated and energetic.
"Short, simple... powerful!"
In business, put passion first, says Nathan Wakeford of Somage Foods [VIDEO INTERVIEW]
Nathan Wakeford has an approach to business -- and life -- that's as smooth and evocative as a cup of one of his Somage Foods drinking chocolates. "Don't waste your time by doing anything than what you're passionate about," he says in an illuminating video interview with Anthill.
Do you really know what’s going on in your market?
When was the last time you undertook intensive research on your audience or competition? Having up-to-date market knowledge is essential when it comes to planning your strategy and setting your business goals.
Do you need big buying power for your small business? (Here’s how, now!)
A small-to-medium sized business can rapidly spend a fortune on supplies like stationary, pens, toner and ink cartridges, staples, shipping boxes, and fuel for its fleet. Now, there’s a new buying group poised to help any of Australia’s more-than two million SMEs source supplies. Founded late last year, SME Savings has already enlisted over 400 members and aims to offer big business buying power to your small or medium sized enterprise.
Five steps to winning the pitch every time
Here are five things that you can do to make sure you get the best results when pitching for new business.
Anthill’s definitive best (Go Ferris!) and worst (Oh, Elton?) of Super Bowl commercials 2012
Call it a cliche. Call it gratuitously opportunistic. Call it what you will. But we know that whenever we run a post featuring a new, popular or funny commercial, your clicking fingers get awfully itchy. (Don't deny it. We have the stats to prove it.) Hence, here they are, the best and worst of the Super Bowl ads for 2012 (according to Anthill).
If running your business isn’t fun, you must be doing it wrong!
For most business owners, rather than becoming a gateway to freedom and fun, their business becomes a trap that imprisons them. In this article I’ll reveal why that happens and demonstrate how you don’t have to sacrifice your life for your business to achieve success. Business is fun for successful entrepreneurs and it can be fun for you. If it isn’t fun, you must be doing it wrong.
Oracle’s Larry Ellison rains on the ‘cloud’
As founder of Oracle, one of the pre-internet powerhouse technology companies, you might expect Larry Ellison to be cynical of all this talk about cloud computing. He is.
The scrollwheel: The agony of watching others browse the web
When redditors come together many great things can happen. They can trash a video of the National Organization for Marriage or they can help a homeless man with a golden voice. This example ain’t nothing so fancy, but nevertheless proves that people can come together to give life to each other’s ideas.
Personal branding: Are you the real deal?
It's becoming impossible to get through the day without hearing some expert or other holding forth about personal branding. But could we be at risk of taking ourselves too seriously?
Angel investors are important for Australian growth
Angels are private people investing their own money and their own time (experience, expertise, networks) in high growth companies. The 2008 survey conducted by the Australian Association of Angel Investors Limited (AAAI) estimated that there are 16,100 Australians who can identify as active angel investors. Together those individuals, in 2008, invested an estimated $1.69b in over 5,000 entrepreneurial companies, which fuelled over 35,000 jobs.
2011 Anthill 30under30 winners revealed! (kinda)
It's often said that there has never been a better time to be a young entrepreneur in Australia.
We have the economic stability, a soaring...
Organised complexity. It may sound like how you arrange your sock drawer, but it’s...
So, you already know that everything is connected to everything else, right? Now, be prepared to look at just how complex all of these connections are. Principal UX Lead at the search engine Bing, Manuel Lima, shows us how the tree of knowledge really no longer applies. This is why creating a site map for your website is really tricky.
Sell ‘why’ not ‘what’ to inspire belief from your customers
In this TEDx talk, Simon Sinek explores the reasons why only some companies and leaders succeed when the tools and materials for success are available to everyone. Drawing examples from Apple, the Wright Brothers and Martin Luther King, Sinek uses his simple but powerful model of the 'golden circle' and the question 'why' to illustrate how inspirational leaders achieve greatness.
Siimon Reynolds on marketing, money and why people fail [Interview]
Siimon Reynolds grew The Photon Group from a two-person shop to an ASX-listed enterprise, employing over 6,000 staff, with a value of $500m at its peak, making it the 15th largest marketing group in the world. He speaks with Jack Delosa about how to achieve marketing success, the subject of his recent book, Why People Fail.
Five things the government can do to help Australian startups
We're not asking for a revolution, but there are some really simple things that the government could do to rock the world of startups and entrepreneurs. These five simple things would make a world of difference.
Stay relevant by getting to know your customers
Downturn or not, the growth of any business relies on how well you know your customer and what you do with that information. As the owner/CEO of a business, you have the responsibility to ensure your customers understand what your business offers, and to do that you must understand what it is your customers need - and anticipate that their needs change regularly.
Protect Your Ideas…Are you worried that someone might steal or infringe your intellectual property?
It's a practical hands-on course. It is about getting results. You will be provided with valuable information, in a structured format, over a full day, in a workshop limited to 20 attendees. You will be given personalised guidance. It's about being proactive. You will be working with others.
Get your ad banned if you want it to pop (like a polar bear's...
The 'interwebs' are filled with commercials proudly and boldy described as 'banned'. There is almost no better link bait (he writes shamelessly aware of this very post's title). We all know this intuitively. But now digital technology can not only be used to provide proof. It can be used to create a commercial justification.
