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Wednesday, October 19, 2011
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A new era for retail in Australia?
- October 19, 2011
- Matt Paish
A research report published this week by PayPal, Forrester Research, Nielsen and the Australian Centre for Retail Studies has claimed that retail in Australia is undergoing “monumental change”.
PayPal’s report, titled “Secure Insight: Changing the Way we Pay”, said online shopping will grow by 12.2 per cent throughout 2012 in Australia. The report forecasts Australians will spend A$37.7 Billion shopping online by 2013, an increase of over a billion dollars since October 2010.
The report also said that despite a strong Australian dollar, domestic retail has continued to account for three quarters (73 per cent) of online consumption in Australia.
PayPal Australia’s Managing Director, Frerk-Malte Feller said, “Consumers are connecting through local, digital, social and mobile channels that add relevance and convenience to their lives. These emerging channels bring huge opportunities for local Australian merchants to compete in the online market and increase engagement with their customers.”
Growing smartphone popularity is changing Australia’s retail environment
The report said that an increase in the number of people using smartphones is disrupting both the traditional and online retail environments.
Mr Feller said, “Smartphones are accelerating the path to purchase by becoming a virtual store in our pockets, enabling consumers and merchants to connect in new ways. In the last year we have seen a wealth of new business models emerge, that are re-defining the point of purchase. For example, QR codes allow traditional media to become a virtual storefront, social media and group buying allow merchants to interact with consumers in new ways and mobile applications are personalising consumers shopping experiences.”
Australian Food News previously reported on the impact of smartphones on online retail in Australia.
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Monday, October 10, 2011
Sensis e-Business Report Shows Older Consumers Overlooked: Technology - Planning
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Thursday, October 06, 2011
SMEs urged to get robust over health and safety - Home based business
The Federal Government says that national harmonisation of OH&S laws, replacing the various state-based regulations, would result in $2 billion in productivity gains for Australian businesses."
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Wednesday, October 05, 2011
10 marketing secrets of the Smart50
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Five steps to get a sustainable competitive advantage - Blogs
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Tuesday, October 04, 2011
Social Media is a Waste of Time | Inc.com
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Six Ways To Make It Easier For Customers To Buy From Your Website: Fred Schebesta
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Monday, October 03, 2011
Aggregating the old and rewarding the new at Disruptathon
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MarketingSherpa: Marketing Research Chart: Top barriers to overcoming B2B marketing challenges
SUMMARY: Traditional perceptions of Marketing can cripple to success. Organizations traditionally view Sales as the revenue engine. Marketing teams must work more diligently to barter for much-needed investments. "
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Five essential cloud-based tools for start-ups - Technology
How times have changed. Not only is cloud, or web-based, technology providing start-ups with great entrepreneurial opportunities - from Saasu in accountancy to Dropbox in file sharing – it is also changing the way businesses operate."
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Edward De Bono says social media makes us lazy and stupid | Information, Gadgets, Mobile Phones News & Reviews | News.com.au
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Sunday, October 02, 2011
iTWire - Mobile banking shakes, rattles and roars
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Brands need to become 'friends' with customers on Twitter and Facebook - Telegraph
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Saturday, October 01, 2011
Why the role of a “Digital Strategist” needs to evolve / Constant Beta
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Digital Impact Will Raise Your Digital Marketing to New Heights
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Friday, September 30, 2011
Labor's National Broadband Network opens for business | The Australian
From Saturday, up to 14,000 residents and business owners in five mainland First Release Sites will be able to sign-up for commercial telephone and broadband services on the super-fast fibre network."
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Thursday, September 29, 2011
Business Mentors: How to Get The Best Out Of Your Mentor
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Business Mentors: How to Get The Best Out Of Your Mentor
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Small business strategies and challenges - Fiji Times Online
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Wednesday, September 28, 2011
5 Key Factors to Successful Strategic Planning
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Online strategy boosts bottom line | Sunshine Coast Business | Business News for Sunshine Coast, Australia | Sunshine Coast Daily
But now, Sunshine Coast digital agency Piper Digital Marketing has released details of a story that proves that social media strategy actually works to improve the bottom line."
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Monday, September 26, 2011
Your website checklist | Flying Solo
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The NBN is coming, be prepared! | Dynamic Business – Small Business Advice – Forums | Dynamic Business Australia
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Testing Your Website: Ruslan Kogan on How to Assess the Merits of Your Website - Internet
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Sunday, September 25, 2011
Seven ways the young rich are doing it differently
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Thursday, September 22, 2011
The future of B2B social media marketing - Social Media Marketing Press
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Online gamers crack AIDS virus enzyme puzzle at University of Washington | Information, Gadgets, Mobile Phones News & Reviews | News.com.au
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Vision for a Digital Economy • Telecom Trends
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Wednesday, September 21, 2011
Regional SMEs lagging behind online trend | Dynamic Business – Small Business Advice – Forums | Dynamic Business Australia
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Tuesday, September 20, 2011
Online grocer to nibble on supermarket dominance
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Facebook 'won't stop' until small business is hooked on their advertising | News.com.au
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Five tips to creating new habits
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Monday, September 19, 2011
AFP: Facebook 'App Economy' creates 182,000 US jobs: study
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Friday, September 16, 2011
Willunga now officially online at high speed - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
Some residents and businesses at Willunga have been testing the high-speed network in recent months but all residents in the area on Adelaide;s southern fringe now have a chance to connect."
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Top 10 start-up incubators - Funding
However, the format of business incubators has changed over the years. Some offer seed funding, while others just offer a space to work or mentorship."
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Thursday, September 15, 2011
National Broadband Issues & Information | Internet Innovation Alliance
That’s the percentage of adult Internet users now connected to others via social networking sites, according to a study by Pew Research Center released late last month. And surprisingly, it’s not those just past the threshold into adulthood who are jumping in the online social world the most, but rather the Boomers, whose usage on a typical day jumped a whopping 60% in the last year."
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Wednesday, September 14, 2011
Telegraph 1000: Britain's Brightest Businesses - Telegraph
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Tuesday, September 13, 2011
iTWire - Portable devices on the house: Australian employers refuse BYOD to employees
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Sunday, September 11, 2011
Willunga IT firm uses NBN to help customers globally
A customer of Internode, VANREE Software provides a broad range of technology support services, from supplying computers and ensuring Internet access to maintaining network security and developing specialised applications."
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Five Essentials of Defending Your Digital Reputation - The Source - WSJ
How well a company manages such events not only prevents against unwarranted damage to its reputation, but also adds value in its own right. A company that handles itself online says much about its ability to execute in this modern age and helps define how a company is perceived."
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Thursday, August 18, 2011
The legal traps of cloud computing
Monday, July 25, 2011
Sales To Offshore Online Retailers Increase 25%: PricewaterhouseCoopers, Frost & Sullivan - Finance
New research by PricewaterhouseCoopers and Frost & Sullivan reveals sales to offshore online retailers is estimated to hit $6 billion this year, a 25% increase on the $4.8 billion spent last year."
Sunday, July 24, 2011
Small Business Podcasting: 7 Tips to Grow Your Listener Base
5 Leadership Lessons from the Battle of the Little Bighorn
Tech start-up Paycycle swallowed up by Xero for .5m - Growth
Thursday, July 21, 2011
Management Line
It’s likely to become more of an issue here with the National Broadband Network. ITWire reports that the Department of Broadband Communications and the Digital Economy is looking at ways to encourage Australian businesses and government agencies to encourage more people to telecommute. That might be like turning around a battleship. As reported here, a survey by Macquarie Telecom has found that only 20 per cent of businesses said they saw the ability to offer a different employment model as a major potential benefit of the high-speed network. Indeed, only five per cent said they would definitely do it"
Top 10 Content Rich Ideas for Your Website
Rupert Murdoch’s top 10 entrepreneurial moves - Success stories
Instead, the 80-year-old has remained News Corporation CEO, recently experiencing what he called “the most humble day of my life” on Tuesday when he was hauled in front of British MPs to answer questions about his newspapers’ phone hacking exploits.
Murdoch’s hesitant performance, which at times bordered on the excruciating, highlighted serious flaws in the way his company is run."
Tips to small business success
But even more importantly ... “Run, Forrest! Run!”"
Wednesday, July 13, 2011
Tuesday, July 05, 2011
Business mentoring scheme launches - Telegraph
Monday, June 20, 2011
10 things every start-up leader must do - Leadership
Friday, June 17, 2011
NBN Co approval of $9b Telstra deal goes down to the wire
Top 5 Foursquare Mistakes Committed By Small Businesses : Technology :: American Express OPEN Forum
Tuesday, June 14, 2011
Online educational roadshow kicks off | Dynamic Business – Small Business Advice – Forums | Dynamic Business Australia
Australian Small Business Shys Away From Online Marketing | NISER
Talk about missed opportunities — the report also shows that the average Australian now spends nearly 18 hours a week online. This report studied the habits of an estimated 1.6 million small and medium-sized businesses with 20 less employees.
40% of SMEs shun the internet in all shapes and forms. This is concrete proof that business owners are missing out on the online marketing opportunities.
Small-to-medium sized businesses make up 80% of Australia’s businesses. They’re a group with limited resources for marketing, spending an average of $5,813 on marketing in 2009, the report said.
• Only 34% of those surveyed have a stand-alone website.
• 26% have progressed into online marketing, with a website and movement toward e-commerce and search marketing.
• These businesses spent 37% of the their marketing budget on online tools such as video and Pay Per Click advertising (Google AdWords), with most planning to increase their online marketing this year.
• Businesses that market online are far more likely to track their ROI.
What are you doing to promote your business online?
See John at www.onlinemarketizing.com for more information."
Australian Small Business Shys Away From Online Marketing | NISER
Talk about missed opportunities — the report also shows that the average Australian now spends nearly 18 hours a week online. This report studied the habits of an estimated 1.6 million small and medium-sized businesses with 20 less employees.
40% of SMEs shun the internet in all shapes and forms. This is concrete proof that business owners are missing out on the online marketing opportunities.
Small-to-medium sized businesses make up 80% of Australia’s businesses. They’re a group with limited resources for marketing, spending an average of $5,813 on marketing in 2009, the report said.
• Only 34% of those surveyed have a stand-alone website.
• 26% have progressed into online marketing, with a website and movement toward e-commerce and search marketing.
• These businesses spent 37% of the their marketing budget on online tools such as video and Pay Per Click advertising (Google AdWords), with most planning to increase their online marketing this year.
• Businesses that market online are far more likely to track their ROI.
What are you doing to promote your business online?
See John at www.onlinemarketizing.com for more information."
Sunday, May 29, 2011
PRICE-BABSON SYMPOSIUM FOR ENTREPRENEURSHIP EDUCATORS
As the recognized leader in entrepreneurship education, Babson College seeks to raise the quality, the content and the process of teaching entrepreneurship through our Symposia for Entrepreneurship Educators’ (SEE) programs. Our flagship program, Price-Babson SEE, is now offered twice a year on campus."
Wednesday, May 25, 2011
Sunday, May 01, 2011
Telstra says small business falling behind
Thursday, April 28, 2011
CFO - Should my business be in the Cloud?
Sunday, April 10, 2011
The 10 Best Entrepreneurship Courses of 2011
University courses in entrepreneurship are better—more useful, more real, more likely to produce actual companies—than they have ever been. Here"