CommQuest
News and interviews on CommQuest including trends, features, blogs and community conversations from an Australian business perspective.
How to hire properlyThursday, 14 January 2010
William Scott formerly ran marketing and advertising services group CommQuest, as well as public relations firm Smart Group. He says businesses must remain vigilant during hiring processes. ...
Domenic Carosa buys SMS services company from D2 Marketing
Friday, 18 December 2009
Entrepreneur Domenic Carosa’s investment company Dominet has bought SMS services company, SMS Central from D2 Marketing. The acquisition was believed to cost less than $1 million. ...
Digital media in dire straights
Thursday, 01 October 2009
The collapse of Melbourne-based digital business Swish Group in August shone a harsh light on a sector under huge pressure. Over the past 18 months, the business models of the companies in the space vaguely described as "digital marketing and media" have been ...
Digital media in dire straights
Thursday, 01 October 2009
The collapse of Melbourne-based digital business Swish Group in August shone a harsh light on a sector under huge pressure. Over the past 18 months, the business models of the companies in the space vaguely described as "digital marketing and media" have been ...
CommQuest rescue plan in jeopardy over legal claim
Wednesday, 02 September 2009
Beleaguered digital media firm CommQuest has revealed that its white knight investor could pull out of a deal to recapitalise the company if a legal claim from another investor is successful. ...
Digital media firm CommQuest hit with $3 million claim from investor
Tuesday, 01 September 2009
Beleaguered digital media firm CommQuest's attempts to restructure its business have received a setback, with investor Lazard Carnegie Wylie lodging a $3.22 million claim for potential breaches and warranty. ...
Rich entrepreneurs lead the sharemarket charge
Monday, 31 August 2009
The sharemarket rally has convinced investors of all shapes and sizes to get back into equities, and the wealthiest entrepreneurs are leading the charge. In the last few months, we've seen investors including Computershare's Chris Morris, property veteran John ...
Digital media demise
Friday, 28 August 2009
The collapse of Swish Media late yesterday is the latest event in a shocking 12 months for the sector loosely termed "digital media". ...
Domenic Carosa buys premium SMS service 199-Query
Wednesday, 15 July 2009
Entrepreneur Domenic Carosa has unveiled his 11th acquisition in the last 12 months with the purchase of premium SMS service 199-Query for an undisclosed amount. ...
Where the rich are looking for opportunities
Monday, 13 July 2009
Of all the green shoot of economic recovery we need to watch, one of the best measures to monitor is the behaviour of the super rich. The innate sense of timing that so many wealthy entrepreneurs possess means they are a great bellwether - when they start buying, ...
Victor Smorgon dies, aged 96
Friday, 03 July 2009
Victor Smorgon, patriarch of Australia's richest family, died this morning aged 96. ...
How will your sector fare in 2009-10?
Thursday, 02 July 2009
After an extraordinarily difficult 2008-09, Australia's small and medium businesses are gearing up for another very tough 12 months this financial year. ...
Near-death by debt
Thursday, 25 June 2009
William Scott knows he's a pretty lucky guy. For the past four months, while he was desperately trying to put together a rescue bid for his company, experts, journalists and investors were telling him the same thing - you have very little chance of avoiding ...
How I brought CommQuest back from the dead: William Scott
Thursday, 25 June 2009
The chief executive of beleaguered digital marketing group CommQuest has admitted he was caught out with too much debt when the market went into a tailspin last year but claims the company he founded is a "good business with bad balance sheet" that is now on ...
BREAKING NEWS: CommQuest unveils survival plan
Wednesday, 24 June 2009
Beleaguered digital media and marketing company CommQuest, which has been suspended from trading on the ASX for more than four months, has finally revealed a plan to recapitalise the group and pay down debt. ...
CommQuest twist
Tuesday, 05 May 2009
While I agree that the article failed to be clear on the fact CommQuest has not yet been placed in receivership, I think confidence in the company was non-existant well before the publishing of the Age/SMH article and doubt people will be debating the true ...
CommQuest circus
Monday, 04 May 2009
Scott at CommQuest also says The Age article says investment banker John Wylie spent $6 million buying a 20% stake. "They put in close to $3.5 million." I have my CQU releases detailing $3.63 million on 29/08/2008, a second investment of $2 million on ...
Don't cry "collapse"
Monday, 04 May 2009
One of the first things you get taught in business journalism is to get the facts right. For example, you don't write that a business has collapsed unless it actually has. ...
We haven't collapsed, says CommQuest founder
Thursday, 30 April 2009
Entrepreneur William Scott lashed out this morning at reports that his PR marketing and advertising company CommQuest had collapsed. Scott says the story on The Age website contained "factual errors" and the company is still trading. ...
Entrepreneur William Scott restructures for survival
Tuesday, 24 March 2009
Entrepreneur William Scott is on shaky ground. His struggling marketing and advertising services group CommQuest has been placed in a trading halt while it continues to restructure, and reduce debt and costs. ...
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