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SINORBIS ON TRACK TO PROMOTE AUSTRALIAN PRODUCTS IN CHINA

AFTER an oversubscribed bidding round, digital marketing technology start-up Sinorbis is on track to deploy their new platform to help Australian companies market their products to Chinese consumers.

The digital marketing platform claims it will assist Australian and international companies to more effectively market their products to Chinese...

ACCC RAISES CONCERNS OVER APN MERGER WITH oOh!media

THE COMPETITION regulator has waved a warning flag at the proposed $1.6 billion merger between Australia's two biggest advertising groups APN (ASX: APO) and oOh!media (ASX: OML).

Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) chairman Rod Sims says the proposed merger will create a market leader in out-of-home advertising in A...

ONLINE MARKETING APP LAUNCHED BY BEN BRADSHAW

BRISBANE entrepreneur Ben Bradshaw has released a new app to help people navigate online marketing and access their campaign data on the go, at any time of the day.

The LinX app provides users with an option for syncing and downloading their data and presents insights, leads and information in one place.

LinX also provides clients with acc...

BE TENACIOUS, BE WISE: KATE MIDDLETON'S TOP CAREER TIPS

KATE Middleton knows a thing or two about slaying career goals, having become CEO of insurance engineering firm Censeo at age 36.

In celebration of International Women's Day, Kate has shared her top three tips to take ownership of your career to get where you want to be. Be tenacious Tenacity, persistence, determination and p...

WHY VIDEO IS A "GIVEN" FOR BUSINESS

IN TODAY's digital-driven world, video is king and if used right, it can push a company's brand and brand loyalty in the right direction.

Nic Nichols (pictured), director of 40/40 CREATIVE agency, says using video is more important than ever in helping business to communicate and build ongoing relationships with its audience, part...

NEW RESEARCH HIGHLIGHTS THE IMPACT OF SOCIAL MEDIA ON SHARE PRICES

COMPANIES that reach investors through social media can lead them closer to the decision to invest, says new research.

After studying 3,516 ASX releases published throughout 2008 -2013, Maria Prokofieva, senior lecturer at Victoria University, discovered that corporate information sent out on social media can unintentionally influence investo...

NUROFEN FALSE ADVERTISING FINE INCREASED TO RECORD AMOUNT

RECKITT Benkiser has been slogged an extra $4.3 million by the Federal Court for misleading advertising of its Nurofen Specific Pain products after an Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) appeal against the penalty was upheld.

The UK-based company must now pay a revised penalty of $6 million - the highest recorded for mislead...

SURVEY PREDICTS THE BULK OF SANTA'S BILLIONS FOR KIDS

AUSTRALIA is set to splurge more than $48 billion in retail stores this Christmas, with electronic product makers and big name brands expected to pocket the lion's share when it comes to gifts for children. According to the Roy Morgan's Young Australian Survey, kids are chasing nothing but the best in 2016, with products from...

ZAMBRERO POWERS UP GLUTEN FREE OFFERING

ZAMBRERO has developed a new menu offering to cater to the growing market of gluten awareness. The Sydney-based Mexican quick service restaurant franchise has launched a black rice tortilla as part of its new Power Burrito. Zambrero global procurement and product development manager Perry Josito says the new addition to the superfoods...

BARTERCARD LAUNCHES $250,000 INCUBATOR FUND

BARTERCARD has launched a business development grant to get a piece of the startup action. The Gold Coast-based trade exchange's Small Business Incubator Grant has a pool of $250,000 up for grabs, funded through its trade dollar currency. Small and medium-sized businesses on the Gold Coast can apply for a grant of up to $25,000 to...

NOT COOL: DULUX FINED $400,000 FOR MISLEADING ADS

DULUXGROUP has been fined $400,000 for false advertising relating to its Weathershield and InfraCOOL paints.

The temperature-reducing claims the company made about the paints have been found to be false or misleading by the Federal Court, in a case brought by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC).

In advertisemen...

FAST-TRACK THE EFFECTS OF TECHNOLOGY BY CHANGING THE WAY WE THINK

LOOK at what is happening in the world, link it to your company's vision and then experiment. This is the simple three-step process Kate Eriksson, head of Innovation and disruption at PwC, advises marketing professionals when it comes to helping their companies stay on top in a fast changing world.

At last week's 2016 MarTech Summit i...

MEET THE ENTREPRENEUR WHO HAS WORKED OUT THE NEW MEDIA MODEL

IN the age of disruption, it is publishing that has been one of the industries hardest hit by new technology, but Gold Coast entrepreneur Dan Richardson (pictured) could have found the successful business model that so many in this industry have searched for.

His health and fitness focussed business, Challenger Media Group, has hit the g...

MARTECH SUMMIT TO GROUND BUSINESSES IN THE DIGITAL ERA

IN A rapidly changing world, an organisation's survival hinges on its successful digital transformation. According to studies, digitally transformed companies are 26 per cent more profitable and generate nine per cent more revenue. The MarTech Summit was introduced based on the demand from marketers, to keep pace with the latest d...

GOLD COAST LEADERS DIVE INTO CITY'S SPORTING FUTURE

A PANEL of Gold Coast industry leaders will share ideas to help the city shine as a sporting destination on the global stage this weekend. The Big Blue Sky Event will discuss the Gold Coast as Australia's most active city and how to make it the number one sporting precinct by 2020. The panel comprises Gold Coast Commonwealth Games...

QANTAS FREQUENT FLYERS SCORE WITH AIRBNB DEAL

QANTAS has teamed up with Airbnb to reward Qantas Frequent Flyer members with points when they book host stays through its website. The partnership marks the first time the accommodation marketplace has worked with an airline rewards program. The Qantas Frequent Flyer program has 11.4 million members eligible to earn one Qantas point ...

LOCOMOTE REBRANDS TO DRIVE UK EXPANSION

MELBOURNE-BASED corporate travel platform Locomote is gearing up for its expansion to the UK under a new name. Travelport Locomote has appointed a new leadership team to tackle the UK market in coming months, as well drive growth for its suite of products to manage business travel. It follows Travelport's investment in a majority ...

QUEENSLAND REAPS BENEFITS OF 'CRUISE BOOM'

QUEENSLAND has become the port of choice for holidaymakers, attracting more cruise ships than any other Australian state last year. A record 329 cruise ships visited the sunshine state in 2015-16 according to the Australian Cruise Association's Economic Impact Assessment of the Cruise Industry in Australia report. Premier Annastac...

TOURISM GETS A SHARE OF QANTAS BILLION

QANTAS Airways (ASX:QAN) is ploughing back some of the mega-profits it has earned this past year into promoting its home market to the world through a three-year deal with Tourism Australia.

The flagship carrier has signed a $20 million joint-venture agreement with the peak tourism body to promote Australia through digital marketing initiativ...