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A beautiful equilibrium: Warrp’s mind changing innovation motley fools the marketplace game

Considering the layperson’s interpretation of the Nash Equilibrium, a cornerstone concept of game theory, Warrp’s relationship with the concept lies in creating the optimal outcome for buyers and sellers on its platform.
Hugh Tresedar and Mike McKiernan of Flotespace

Online boat marketplace Flotespace sees 675% growth over summer months

Transforming the waterways with its innovative online marketplace for boat and yacht rentals, the record demand over the summer period has seen the Sydney-based business report an impressive 675% growth in monthly revenue.

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...

Diary of an entrepreneur raising capital: The 'Claytons' Stock Market

When I embarked on my current search for new funding, I thought I was familiar with most of the likely sources: friends (relatives and fools), angels, angels with teeth - Venture Capital (VC), strategic investors (the Holy Grail), an IPO or Lotto. But it turned out there was one I wasn’t aware of...

How to motivate yourself and others using the principles behind games [PODCAST]

PreneurCast is a marketing + business podcast. Each week, author and marketer Pete Williams and digital media producer Dom Goucher discuss entrepreneurship, business, internet...

4 keys to unlocking eCommerce SEO: what you need to get traffic flowing to...

These days the fight for online real estate is very crowded, and the beach front properties of the internet – aka page one of Google – are hard to come by. With 211 million pieces of online content being created every minute, it’s no wonder it’s hard to gain and keep the attention of consumers in 2018.

How realising relevance can drive online success

Most of us in business have heard the old adage, “half of your marketing spend is wasted, but you do not know...

TikTok for business : creating a profile and important tips for entrepreneurs

The new social network has become a phenomenon of the last decade. TikTok gained an audience so quickly that many did not even notice how he took a leading position in the list of the most visited sites. The platform became famous for entertaining short videos and lip syncs when the main audience of the site were teenagers and children. But now the situation has changed dramatically.

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 every business needs to have an advisor

Seventy per cent of small businesses that receive mentoring survive for five years or more, which is more then double the rate compared with...

What’s next for Google? Find out from Larry Page [VIDEO]

Google is now one of the internet behemoths but it began, like most businesses, as an idea. Now, it seems that there are few areas...

How building app retention is like dating and getting engaged [INFOGRAPHIC]

Keeping users on mobile apps is no easy feat! Many mobile marketing teams focus their efforts on user acquisition. This is no surprise since there were nearly 178 billion annual app downloads in 2017.

Study: 25% of senior marketing leaders still don’t know how to apply location-based data

The study also highlighted knowledge gaps within the Australian marketing community, with 25% of respondents stating that they do not know how to apply location data to their brand.

How to pivot your marketing and sales strategy during this COVID-19 crisis

This coronavirus has done nothing if put things into perspective. It's showing companies the value of having a strong marketing and sales strategy.

Small businesses can leverage marketing benefits out of the social media platforms

Struggling to build your social media following? Franziska Iseli, bestselling author and co-founder of marketing education platform Basic Bananas, is launching a new book on social media marketing to help.

Why SEO is like farming, but not the genetically modified kind.

When we think of marketing there are a lot of different segments that come to mind, like PR and advertising. These often work in sudden bursts or campaigns driven by budgets and short-term goals. SEO, on the other hand, is an organic approach to marketing. Like farming, but not the genetically modified kind.

Learn how to implement your ideas [PODCAST]

PreneurCast is a marketing podcast. Each week, author and marketer Pete Williams and digital media producer Dom Goucher discuss entrepreneurship, business, internet marketing and...

Digital and social marketing basics: Why knowing your audience is very important

We are afforded endless opportunities to listen to our customers, to really hear their needs and wants and engage them with content that solves their problems, speaks to them and helps to build an emotional connection.

Here are five good reasons why you should let your staff use social media...

Millennials will soon become the biggest employee group in the world and they are a segment which has grown up using digital technology. Millennials communicate...
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Seven steps to crafting the perfect email, with James Tuckerman [FREE...

We are all bombarded by emails every day. We bombard others with emails. It’s a congested superhighway of e-promises, lead magnets and chit chat out there. So how on Earth are your emails going to stand out? James Tuckerman is a man who knows a thing or ten about online marketing. In this cheat sheet, he shares seven steps to achieve two very clear goals: Opens and click throughs.

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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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