Balance Management

04/02/2016

Overall this report shows Australians are using Facebook to follow music artists, travel and tourism pages and media outlets...

Target Australia is leading the pack.

04/08/2015

Looks like the good old pen & paper still wins over laptop note taking

Research shows the many benefits of taking notes by hand.

29/07/2015

Only 20% of the population has a financial adviser! Australians are desperate for good advice but lack trust...

DIY super trustees can learn a lot for free if they bypass advisers.

02/07/2015

Are u getting the most out of your eNewsletter? Still a great way to market & good ROI

This ‘ugly duckling’ of digital marketing techniques also happens to be one of the most effective, despite increasing competition from newer and shinier tactics.

11/02/2015

What is FATCA?

FATCA is America's Most Ambitious Law, Will Cost More Than it Brings In, Yet is Branding the World With American Transparency. It's America's Financial Manifest Destiny.

14/12/2014

Have to say I used a Bank of Queensland (BOQ) ATM this morning and saw this message that made me smile:
"We call our Face Recognition Technology staff"

01/12/2014

Are you in professional services? Is your company a B2B? Do you know who are your most profitable clients and your less profitable clients? Are you servicing all your clients in exactly the same way? You should consider segmenting your client base and offering a client contact methodology solution based on their segment (A, B, C, D). This ensures you are appropriately servicing everyone across your client base, regardless of their size or profitability. This will also lower the risk of your clients moving away from you because they are not being serviced well.

02/06/2014

Here's a unique interpretation of a 'green' house in Singapore where the brief stipulated that 40% of the house be made up of landscape elements such as pebbles, plants and even a waterfall.

Chu Lik Ren reveals a very special partnership which led architect, Chang Yong Ter, to design a uniquely ‘green’ house in Singapore.

29/05/2014

The substantial increase in university course fees is a profound issue for the architectural profession if it desires to entice (and retain) talented people in the future.

The deregulation and subsequent increase in university course fees delivers a profound challenge to the architecture profession. As one of the lowest-paid professions relative to the duration of study, will future architectural students be able to absorb the increased cost of education, or will many…

20/05/2014

Facebook has reduced the number of followers who see posts published by companies / brands. Here are 4 questions to ask yourself before launching your Facebook advert.

You don't have to spend an arm and a leg on Facebook advertising. It can be pretty darn affordable and effective if you start with clear goals and direction.

19/05/2014

Five things a behaviourally effective website needs to have by Bri Williams...

It is a real pleasure when I stumble across a business that has nailed its website’s behavioural effectiveness.