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The sneaky SMS: 12 per cent of all mobile phone costs are created by...
Australian businesses are haemorrhaging moola thanks to the seemingly innocent SMS, according to The Full Circle Group. The telco expense management experts examined business SMS usage and costs over three years, including more than 250 business clients and a whopping two million SMS messages. The outcomes are likely to surprise you.
Meet the agtech startup that has invented an optical scanner that saves food waste
Rubens Technologies has developed sensors and analytics to predict quality parameters of fruit and crops in real time, and without damaging the product.
Australia’s online advertising continues year-on-year growth to reach $9 billion
The latest IAB Online Advertising Expenditure Report, prepared by PwC, reveals that whilst year on year growth has slowed (7.1% compared to 11% in 2018) reflecting the downturn in Australia’s overall advertising market, all online revenue categories have experienced growth
New payment app attracts local and international investment to reinvent how groups manage money
Following the successful growth of fintech PayBox in Israel, the next evolution localised for Australia, PayK is now available for download.
Tech startup Freighty launches online shopping insurance for the masses – just in time...
Freighty has already secured key partnerships with one of the world’s leading brokers, BMS, and the world’s largest property and casualty insurance company, Chubb, which underwrites Freighty’s insurance.
Do millionaires lease or buy cars? A look into the vehicular habits of the...
As tempting as the proposition of leasing a car sounds, the rich actually prioritize their needs before diving into this deal. Generally speaking, there are some basic considerations to ponder upon before leasing anything.
The 10 best strategic business slides of all time: #8 — The Sales Funnel
Anyone in sales will tell you it’s a process -- and they are dead right. But what is that process? Enter the Sales Funnel, another of my favourite slides.
Why businesses need to be ready to pivot… and not just once at that
If we hadn’t made the decision to change our product focus at each point that we identified a pivot need and opportunity, it would have been the death of the company.
Stay connected, even from a distance: 6 tools to help strengthen your business’ online...
An online presence can help you to continue operating and maintain communication with your customers, helping you to manage their expectations and assist them through these uncertain times.
Singapore-based Australian entrepreneur launches a mobile crypto trading app
Asia-Pacific digital asset provider Zipmex has launched a mobile trading app for all levels of cryptocurrency traders, enabling expanded trading opportunities, low fees and greater liquidity options on-the-go.
Why you should use motion graphics in your marketing and social media
In the world of digital marketing, video reigns supreme.
This is evident in Animoto’s Social Video Trends: Consumer and...
Creating a new colour palette of business KPI’s – transactional and human
Before you get caught up in rolling out the old canvas of well-worn and at worst tired measurement based KPI’s, how about starting with a blank canvas and pigments that represent both the technical and human (behavioural) measures of success?
Yes, Bitcoin can now pay your bills.
Attention Bitcoin lovers. The future that you've been waiting for has just arrived.
Australians can now pay their bills and rent using the increasingly popular...
One in three Australians ready to quit their job to pursue a business passion...
Not only do more than two-thirds (70%) of respondents believe, due to the pandemic, it’s more important today to pursue a career they’re genuinely passionate about, with respondents saying that they would be willing to forgo a third (33%) of their income to do so.
Airwallex’s latest US$100 million capital raising puts valuation at US$2.6 billion
Continuing the momentum of its hyper growth in 2020, Airwallex has announced that the company’s valuation has increased to US$2.6 billion with a capital raising of US$100 million in a further Series D extension.
Groundbreaking app requires kids to answer math questions to unlock their favourite phone apps
1Question transforms this time into a learning experience by requiring a child to answer a study question before they can open their favourite apps
Perfect pitch: Courtship
J P Morgan, the famous American Industrialist, said: "People do things for two reasons... the right reason and the real reason". Understanding the real reason can be the ultimate point of differentiation when pitching for business.
What if you could mine Bitcoins without the hustle of running your own hardware?
The Aussie tech scene has a new kid on the block in the form of new global Bitcoin mining operator, BitcoinCloudMining.com, an Australian owned...
This new high-tech real estate platform promises Australian sellers a full service agency experience...
“sello shouldn’t be confused with a DIY agency," says Macintosh. sello’s clients pay a flat fee of $7,550 regardless of the property value which includes agency fee and all marketing costs.
The coming reckoning: Showing Return On Investment from threat intelligence
Threat intelligence has been a part of cyber defense processes in the private sector for nearly a decade now. Many threat intelligence teams were initially composed of classically trained intel operators from the public sector, where they focused on gathering data to thwart national security threats.
