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All ads should be like this one [VIDEO]

Get rid of those long, 60 second ads that explain products and try to convince you to buy whatever product it is. All ads should...

What sort of a leader are you? Are you a dog? Or, are you...

Not only does this video sum up the differences between cats and dogs, I think it shows two different styles of leadership. One is one...

Why this snake eating crocodile reminds me of tenacious entrepreneurs [VIDEO]

Let's face it. There are few things more Australian than the current viral video taken by Tiffany Corlis of a python devouring a crocodile...

What if real life meetings were life conference calls? They’d be like this [VIDEO]

Conference calls. Every business has them. And, if you're honest, the last one you attended probably went a lot like this. This parody video from...

Who do you trust more? R2D2 or WALL-E? There’s a reason for that [VIDEO]

David DeSteno is a psychology professor at Northeastern University in the U.S. In this video for HBR he explains why we trust some people...

What kind of entrepreneur are you? A line? A dot? Or, a squiggle? [VIDEO]

In 1963, author of The Phantom Tollbooth, Norton Juster wrote a quirky, one sided love story between a line and a dot. The story shows...

This is why local businesses should embrace YouTube videos for advertising [VIDEO]

Warning: This video contains salty language. What is it about the U.S. state of Georgia and its brilliant YouTube ads for local businesses? During...

Is this the world’s best social media expert? You be the judge of that...

Vooza, my favourite parody of a startup, have done it again. This time, the business is recruiting a social media expert. And, by crikey, the...

What can guys trying to guess the cost of a bra teach every entrepreneur...

It's very simple: know your market. In this video from BuzzFeed, a bunch of guys try to guess the cost of products aimed at a...

Personal branding 101: A lesson from the best regional ad from the Super Bowl

I'm sure you've seen some great regional ads when you've been out and about. But, this one, it's something special. It's certainly not amateur. In fact,...

The best seven Super Bowl ads for 2014 [VIDEO]

I won't pretend that I'm interested in the Super Bowl. I'm not. At least I'm honest about it. I am, however, interested in which companies...

In 1994, the internet was still largely misunderstood by most people [VIDEO]

This is a video from the U.S. Today Show in 1994. The team debate was the '@' symbol was and, then comes the question 'What...

Everything you ever need to know about bad marketing is in this film trailer...

Fundamentally, marketing is about engaging with the market that makes up your customers. Hence, the term. But, somewhere along the line, movie marketing took a...

Audi takes aim at the millennial market with its latest parody ad [VIDEO]

This is the ad for the U.S. launch of the new Audi A3. The concept of 'virginity pledges' has been popularised, in modern times at...

Having expert skills makes the hard look easy, almost too easy [VIDEO]

So, it's nearly Christmas. And, whether that matters to you or not, it's a time of year that creates some very unique forms of...

An inappropriate Christmas ad: 2012 Galaxy ad will make you cringe! [VIDEO]

In 2012, Samsung ran video #1 for its Galaxy S. Now, I'm pretty sure it's not me but, this ad seems so very wrong. Interestingly,...

I know nothing about American football but I know these Christmas lights are awesome...

Imagine the electricity bill! Apparently, the sound track to this epic display of Christmas lights has some thing to do with American Football rivalry between...

Want to know the weirdest corporate gifts ever given in Australia? Regus has a...

Ever receive an oddball business gift? How about a stuffed piranha? Yeah, it really happened. Especially around this festive time of year, workplace gift-giving is...

Russian Police choir make a viral video hit. What did they do to achieve...

It's one of the catchiest songs of the year, Daft Punk's Get Lucky. First there was the video that showed young 'uns how to dance...

How to make your own festive season video from your company [VIDEO]

Not every company has the skills to create an in-house video to send to their customers. One of the 2013 Cool Company Top 100 honourees,...
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Five essential ingredients for a humming homepage with James Tuckerman [FREE...

Most homepages dedicate too much of their valuable space to predictable and generally unhelpful information, such as the purpose of the business, their products and services, their achievements and needy invitations to ‘buy, buy, buy’ or ‘contact us for a free consultation on no obligation quote’. Effective homepages focus on the needs and wants of the customer.

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New Zealand’s Xero eyes US IPO, further disruption as subscribers increase...

Xero recently held its annual meeting in Wellington, during which the company revealed some interesting details about its future. As has been widely suspected, the...

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