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Evading fares on Melbourne transport is a deadly game in this movie ‘trailer’

Sneaking onto a Melbourne-area train isn't just illegal -- it can get you killed. At least that's the tragi-comedy reality in "Endzone," a faux movie trailer created by a group of young filmmakers. It might be worth it to evade a ticket in the real world, but not in this one.

Too many ‘Qs’, not enough ‘007s’

I was part of an 'intimate' and 'confidential' dinner with Innovation Minister Kim Carr last Wednesday night. The topic was innovation (of course). And it...

Anthill’s unscientific guide to magazine advertising

We like to think that we know a thing or two about business magazines. (We read a lot!) I recently entered a heated debate...

Angel at large

In May, I commenced a four-and-a-half week tour of the USA to research angel groups and develop relationships to benefit Australian angel investors and...

Colmar Brunton

Our clients don't work with us to better understand numbers and charts, they work with us to better understand people and markets. This might sound like...

Why the Yellow Pages is helping to make SMEs part of the mobile web

Mobile devices are where it’s at. This is something we all know. Having a mobile-formatted website is simply a must-have at this point. In spite of this seemingly compulsory information, survey says: (dramatic pause) - Fewer than ten-per cent of SMEs in Australia have mobile-friendly websites. Ouch.

Singing for a tech co founder! One start up tries a new approach to...

A Sydney based startup You Chews has kicked off a search for a tech cofounder in a novel way. Here's a video of Liz from...

Rebranding done right – putting the customers into the picture [VIDEO]

Telecom NZ has undergone a major rebranding exercise. The brand has been known for telecommunications in our sister island for more than two decades. Like...

Income & Equity Accelerator – Lunch Seminar

Guest presenters JB Global will talk about the philosophy behind Warren Buffet's successful investment strategy - philosophies that you can then apply to all your investments. JB Global will also share insights into how you can access Warren Buffet's investment vehicle, Berkshire Hathaway Inc. and teach you leverage strategies to invest in the share market.

PeopleSpark raises US$1 million to make a million people quantifiably happier at work

PeopleSpark, brainchild of Australian serial entrepreneur and co-founder of Bigcommerce, Mitchell Harper, has announced a US$1 million seed funding round

The ‘Frank Sinatra’ Test

When you run your own business, some days are sooooo much better than others. Most of us business owners seem to spend such an inordinate...

Website Optimisation: Learn the ultimate steps

"Searching" remains the number one activity on the web. So if your website is hidden in popular search engines like Google, chances are your...

Great Reads from Beyond the 'Hill – August 3, 2009

Interesting posts from everywhere we just had to share. Weird Advice on How to Win Any Argument AllWeirdNews The Great American Bubble Machine : Rolling Stone...

This start-up that runs only on solar power is pioneering a new era of...

Matthew Devitt's Adelaide-based Greenlife Online is proving that fashion and the environment can go hand-in-hand with its eco-friendly fashion accessories

Nic Blair, 2015 Anthill 30under30 Winner

What is the 30under30? 30under30 is an Anthill initiative launched in early 2008 to encourage and promote entrepreneurship among young Australians. Each year, we invite our...

All atwitter at Copenhagen

Dave Sag is in Copenhagen this week covering the COP15 climate change summit for Anthill. This is his first post in the series.

Is it Windows 8 or bust for Microsoft?

Windows 8 or bust? Microsoft’s fate in the post-PC world is inextricably linked to Windows 8, the newest version of its ubiquitous but antiquated operating...

Magazine 2.0 Experiment (the beginning)

Here's our audacious goal... Over coming weeks, we intend to produce the world's first entirely reader-generated business magazine. We'll be asking you, our readers, to suggest...

Does your brand travel from the window to the reception to the boardroom?

SIGNARAMA understands the significance of brand recall, consistency and integrity has on your bottom line. Your local SIGNARAMA Branding & Signage Consultant is here...
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5 Ways to get more out of your coffee shop meetings...

Far too much time is wasted in coffee shop meetings. More often than not, the conversation falls off topic, interruptions cause distractions and, before you know it, the meeting is over and you’ve achieved nothing. That’s what Antony Gaddie calls a Coffee and Doughnut meeting. You get a coffee and… zero. He’s the founder of Green Ant Marketing and he shared with us (over coffee) five things that you can do to help you make the most of your coffee shop meetings.

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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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