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Media news and insights for Australia’s small and medium business owners and entrepreneurs. Read the latest media news, trends and features and entrepreneur interviews about the media industry. Or search for media on SmartCompany. |
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News
THE LIGHTER SIDE: The death of newspapers James Thomson The death knell of print journalism has more dire repercussions than some might realise. | Thursday, 11 March 2010 |
ASX suspends 13 small caps for late financial reports James Thomson The ASX has suspended 13 companies for not lodging their financial results for the first-half of the current financial year by the deadline of last Friday. | Monday, 1 March 2010 |
Twitter reaches 50 million messages per day, but where is the big revenue idea? Patrick Stafford Despite Twitter’s success, it has still not introduced a number of services it flagged last year, including paid accounts for businesses and a significant increase in revenue. | Wednesday, 24 February 2010 |
New social networks could be good research tools for SMEs Patrick Stafford A new group of social media tools are hitting the market designed to track and monitor the everyday actions of users such as credit card payments and restaurant experiences. | Wednesday, 24 February 2010 |
James Packer’s Consolidated Media sees profit fall 11.6%, Shares slip: Economy Roundup Patrick Stafford James Packer’s Consolidated Media Holdings has recorded an 11.6% decline in profit for the first half of the financial year to $346.20 million. | Tuesday, 23 February 2010 |
Kerry Stokes merges Seven Network with his private mining equipment empire WesTrac James Thomson Kerry Stokes' merger of WesTrac with his publicly-listed media company Seven Network will create a $2.6 billion diversified entity to be known as Seven Group Holdings Limited. | Sunday, 21 February 2010 |
New magazine vending machine product adds to vending machine push Patrick Stafford Magazine Vending is preparing to enter the market next month, hoping to capitalise on the new trend of buying consumer goods from vending machines. | Monday, 15 February 2010 |
THE LIGHTER SIDE: How to play peacemaker James Thomson Tense employee interrelations wreaking havoc in your office? Perhaps take a leaf of The Office's David Brent's book and play peacemaker. | Friday, 12 February 2010 |
Wireless broadband use up 162% as Opposition questions NBN’s value Patrick Stafford The federal opposition says the increase in mobile broadband services undermines the need for the $43 billion National Broadband Network. | Tuesday, 12 January 2010 |
THE LIGHTER SIDE: Lost civilisations of social media James Thomson The world of social networking is changing so quickly that entire communities have disappeared off the face of the earth. | Thursday, 7 January 2010 |
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Trends
Dominic Holland slammed by business for URL sale Patrick Stafford Entrepreneur Dominic Holland has been slammed by Qantas and Westpac after attempting to sell the two comapnies domain names similar to their own official URLs. | Thursday, 11 March 2010 |
FCC hints at free wireless Patrick Stafford The Federal Communications Commission in the US has tabled its National Broadband Plan, including hints of a free wireless service for American residents. | Thursday, 11 March 2010 |
Low cost smartphones to hit market this year Patrick Stafford A new blog post from Juniper Research predicts a variety of low-cost smartphones to hit the market this year, while Ovum states market leader Nokia is struggling to keep up with a high-end offering. | Wednesday, 10 March 2010 |
Facebook to release location-based services Patrick Stafford Social networking giant Facebook will soon unveil location-based services similar to those offered by internet search leader Google. | Wednesday, 10 March 2010 |
Google Buzz hit with lawsuit Patrick Stafford Internet giant Google has been hit with a law suit in the American state of Rhode Island for allegedly violating privacy laws through its new Buzz social networking service. | Tuesday, 9 March 2010 |
Features
How I boosted job applications using social media Patrick Stafford Software development company Atlassian's HR manager, Joris Luijke, took a unique approach to scouting out talent. | Thursday, 21 January 2010 |
The best and worst awards of 2009 James Thomson The GFC overshadowed 2009 with doomsayers labeling it the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression. Today, with consumer and business confidence high, we look back on the year that was. | Wednesday, 16 December 2009 |
PR gets specialised Robert Bryant With the advent of social media, website optimisation and new media developments, the realm of PR is becoming an integral part of overall marketing campaigns. | Wednesday, 16 December 2009 |
The 12 sales trends of 2010 Sue Barrett Keeping abreast of the sales trends for 2010 should be at the top of your sales agenda. | Monday, 7 December 2009 |
Curtain call on the silver screen? Robert Bryant The economic climate and the popularity of home theatre systems and pay-TV has seen a surge in stay-at-home entertainment and a decline in cinema-going. | Tuesday, 20 October 2009 |
10 ways to prepare your website for Christmas Patrick Stafford With Christmas fast approaching, smart online retailers should be thinking about their holiday strategies. | Wednesday, 7 October 2009 |
55 Twitter tips Amber Plum While Twitter brings a myriad of opportunities to strengthen customer relationships and build your brand, not all tweets are equal. So what exactly should you tweet? | Monday, 5 October 2009 |
Jumping on the bandwagon Amanda Gome The Smart50 are getting benefits from social networking. Here are 10 ways they are using it. | Wednesday, 23 September 2009 |
News retailers battle competition Robert Bryant The proliferation of the internet means newsagency retailers will need to focus on customer loyalty and attractive product presentation to stay competitive. | Tuesday, 15 September 2009 |
Packer's next move James Thomson With his 12-month asset sales now at $1 billion, Packer watches are asking one big question: what next? | Sunday, 13 September 2009 |
Entrepreneur Zone
Nick Holmes à Court James Thomson  BuzzNumbers' Nick Holmes à Court is coming off a big year. He talks about the latest trends in social media. | Tuesday, 15 December 2009
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Stuart Simson James Thomson  With the demise of the 40-year-old Trading Post, Stuart Simson saw an attractive niche to fill. | Tuesday, 3 November 2009
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Maverick goes mainstream Amanda Gome  Crikey founder Stephen Mayne’s talks about the future of online media and explains how his new website doubles as a marketing tool. | Tuesday, 23 June 2009
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Going green for growth Patrick Stafford  Improving customer service is one key strategy that green publisher Katie Patrick is using to navigate the downturn. | Thursday, 18 June 2009
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The optimising optimist Amanda Gome  IBISWorld’s Phil Ruthven believes Australia will soon enter a golden age. He talks about succesion, customer loyalty and starting new businesses. | Tuesday, 16 June 2009
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The web's monetising challenge Amanda Gome  Monique Talbot heads SheSaid.com.au and specialises in effective website monetisation, which she did successfully for Tempest Media. | Tuesday, 21 April 2009
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Dymocks and its digital turnaround Amanda Gome  Don Grover from Dymocks says the firm has emerged from the doldrums with a new business model that embraces online strategies. | Tuesday, 10 March 2009
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Hints to hit your online target Amanda Gome  Greg Muller started iFocus a number of years ago, built it to about a $5 million marketing and digital group, and then merged with Bullseye Digital. | Tuesday, 10 February 2009
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Digital directions Amanda Gome John O’Neill, the chair of online strategy and digital agency Komosion, talks to AMANDA GOME about shaking the status quo in the face of the changing online space. | Thursday, 18 September 2008 |
A start-up with style Amanda Gome The brainchild behind Swap My Style is 29-year-old Shaughla Ahmad, who has brought like-minded fashionistas a new concept that combines clothes, champagne and canapes with a night out. She tells AMANDA GOME how it all came about. | Tuesday, 16 September 2008 |
