Category Archives: In the media right now

The Waiting City ~ Starring Radha Mitchell | Joel Edgerton | Isabel Lucas

Two nights ago on the 15th of July, was the date for the long-awaited Australian première of The Waiting City. It’s now available in most cinemas across Australia. It’s a visually stunning little movie and in a magnificent Australian first … Continue reading

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Indispensable People In Your Company

Jacqueline Novogratz is founder and CEO of Acumen Fund (acumenfund.org) a fast-growing non-profit that is pioneering the idea of patient capital. Acumen funds entrepreneurs that build significant for-profit companies that do business with the poorest people in the world. Watch … Continue reading

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Before buying new products – Mums place trust in other consumers

Influencing one another Consumer reviews are significantly more trusted than manufacturers descriptions, according to a recent survey of internet savvy United States mum’s by US online video review site EXPO. Online mums doing product research put their faith in descriptions … Continue reading

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Google’s “love story in Paris” a huge simplistic hit – with a touching, memorable story

Google’s self-created ‘love story in Paris’ commercial generated huge buzz and rated highly by fans and advertising reviewers aired during the Super Bowl XLVI this year. As in all good advertising it’s the quality of a good idea that counts. … Continue reading

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Freelance Writers, Journalists, Broadcasters, Photographers and Artists – Australian 2010 Approved Minimum Pay Rates

Journalists Should Not Work for Free – So Tell Me What They are Paying One of the most depressing things about the present climate is the number of talented journalists who agree to allow mainstream media to publish their work … Continue reading

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Australians – world’s biggest users of social media

Australians are the world’s most prolific users of social media according to new data from the Nielsen Company. From statistics published recently via social media release (SMR) on nielsenwire.  Nielsen, the global marketing statistics firm carried out an international comparison … Continue reading

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Twitter and LinkedIn combine for business effect

11.11.2009 Business social-networking service LinkedIn has joined forces with micro-blogging phenomenon Twitter to make it easier for users of both to cross-file updates and keep up to date by checking their inbox on either site. With 50 million users, LinkedIn … Continue reading

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Advertising and Marketing Stories in the Media

The media, advertising and marketing landscape is a very funny and fascinating space. Different opinions come fast and thick, society is always changing and truly unique skills, requiring memorable, effective and long lasting copywriting concepts and ideas and water tight, … Continue reading

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