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International opportunities for Australian investors
Recently Australia has been host to a procession of people telling us that things “really aren’t that bad”, even though we think they are. Lloyd Blankfein, the chief executive officer of Goldman Sachs...
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The difference between a business and a brand
What exactly is it that separates a business from a brand? Is it the number of locations? Is it revenue? Is it something you can measure in hashtags and retweets? What does one have to do before one...
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The big four banks are raking it in
Australia’s largest lender Commonwealth Bank on Wednesday posted a 16 per cent rise in first-half net profit to $4.21 billion (US$3.80 billion), with all of its businesses delivering a strong...
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Important points to consider for effective business to business ecommerce
Business-to-business ecommerce describes Internet-enabled transactions between businesses, such as a manufacturer and a wholesaler, a wholesaler and a retailers, or a wholesaler and a business user....
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How Australia can capitalise on foreign investor wealth
We offer prized Australian residency in exchange for people who can dole out money to buy government bonds. This does not seem like a good bargain. Most of our state governments boast about their...
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How to create a cult brand
Online t-shirt retailer Threadless has become a ginormous success since Jake Nickell and Jacob DeHart founded the enterprise with just US$1,000 in 2000. Today, the business – which manufactures and...
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China’s wealthy parking profits in Australia’s real estate market
Financial policies in China are driving an interest in the Australian real estate market. Wealthy Chinese are looking for better returns than they can get at home, and the Australian housing market is...
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Startup red flags to avoid
The reality is that most startups fail. In the last few years, I’ve consulted or mentored more than 500 startups. Here is a summary of the recurring problems I have seen in the flawed startups to avoid...
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Optimising for profit vs. revenue
The internet has allowed some savvy marketers to exploit ways in which to give their brand a huge boost using very little money. Until social networks caught on, building organic likes and followers...
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How to protect your website from negative SEO
The entire SEO industry experienced a major transformation over the past two years. As a result, many online marketers have dramatically changed their strategies. Ranking high in Google for competitive...
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