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Copyright demystified: 7 things every Australian business owner should know
It’s important for businesses of all sizes to understand copyright requirements to ensure work is secure and minimise the risk of infringing another’s property. Copyright protection in Australia is easily demystified -- the following seven tips will give you a great foundation.
What are the five things that identify a good accountant?
Accountants are not just bean counters. The are business advisors – or should be.
Getting the right advice is essential for the success of...
Five things we learned from Super Connect September
Back in September, my MailGuard colleague Kevin Reed and I popped along to Super Connect September – a marketing and networking event jointly hosted by Anthill and Green Ant Marketing. We didn’t know what to expect as we stepped out into the unknown but we were on the hunt for some juicy marketing insights.
Ever felt like Fritz, the dog learning to catch? [VIDEO]
Have you ever felt that everything is kind of passing you by?
You know what I mean.
Just when you think you've got everything lined up,...
Smelly refrigerators, constant complainers and other Australian office pet peeves
Picture this: You open the door of the office microwave or refrigerator and are walloped by a stench normally reserved for garden compost piles. Welcome to one of the top pet peeves among Australian office workers, according to a survey commissioned by LinkedIn.
Are you an APE? Guy Kawaski’s advice on self publishing a book [VIDEO]
Do I need to introduce who Guy Kawasaki is? Probably but, if you're not sure - check out just some of his life story...
Online SMEs performing better than sans-site peers
The folks at MYOB love themselves a bit of statistic-y goodness. Their latest number crunching shows online SMEs are fairing much better than their not so digital counterparts.
Does your digital marketing strategy sound like this? It does? You’re in trouble [VIDEO]
OK, so this is an ad for Adobe Marketing Systems. It's one of many marketing systems (think Salesforce or, locally, Intelligence Bank) that are...
The return of ethics to the world of business and entrepreneurship
Being ethical in business is not only common sense, it makes business sense as well.
Thanks to many social and technical shifts, this is...
BUILD YOUR FIRST B2B FUNNEL – 10 DAY CHALLENGE
Isn't it time that you FINALLY embraced online lead acquisition, digital rapport building and injected SYSTEMS into your sales and marketing, like...
$9 million project will shine a light on Super funds, spending and more
Researchers from CSIRO and Monash University in Melbourne are joining hands to bring real insights on whether or not baby boomers burn through their super funds, and much more on the corpus worth $1.6 trillion, and still growing.
Welcome to the future of work: tech trends every service business should be watching
Services firms are finding themselves needing to adapt - or risk being left behind. Reacting to the situation, services leaders are designing new operating models that allow them to better connect, orchestrate and optimise their businesses.
Still waiting for a return on your innovation investment? Find the low-hanging fruit!
In his previous article, Roger La Salle challenged innovation practitioners to examine the rate of return on their innovation investment. Here, he explains how to set a time scale to obtain this return: "If you can have an early win with innovation then you can be sure more budget will be forthcoming and still greater achievements can be obtained." To find the low-hanging fruit (and the lowest risk) for your startup, the best place to begin is with Process Innovation.
Why focusing on employee wellness is good for business and how to create a...
In Australia, over 90% of workers’ compensation claims involving mental health conditions are linked to work related stress. The most common causes of work related stress are work pressure; workplace harassment or bullying; exposure to workplace or occupational violence; exposure to a traumatic event; vehicle accidents; being assaulted and sexual or racial harassment.
Do I really have to register my trademarks?
Many business owners do not register IP because they’re frightened of incurring expensive legal bills, or don’t know where else to turn, and as a result many hide an ever present foreboding anxiety because they’re worried someone will “steal” their idea before they actually protect it.
Native advertising. Word du jour or a break through in content marketing? [VIDEO]
There have been many interesting terms that have been wildly popular the digital marketing arena in 2013: gamification, big data and native advertising.
All have...
Ah-choo! Australia has caught the cloud computing flu!
Australian businesses see public cloud services as an agile tool for never-seen-before levels of scalability and flexibility. Take customer profiling and behavioural data for example. These are a perfect fit for the cloud, where sales reps can access a frequently updated store of customer insight from any location.
Why was Flappy Birds so addictive? Here’s the science behind making an addictive app...
I'm not a big one for gaming. In all honesty, I cannot remember the last time I played a game on any device. At...
Dude, you stole my business idea! Confidentiality agreements 101
An issue close to the heart (and start) of any creative venture is how to protect your valuable idea or concept if you need to disclose it to others. A common way is via a confidentiality agreement.
5 Business Lessons From Game of Thrones. Is winter really coming?
SPONSORED: For small businesses, technology can make the difference in driving your company ahead and setting you apart from your competition. But the challenge...
