Phil Dobbie has a wealth of radio and business experience. He started his career in commercial radio in the UK and, since coming to Australia in 1991, has held senior marketing and management roles with Telstra, OzEmail, the British Tourist Authority and other telecommunications, media, travel and advertising businesses. In...
(10min 58) The Aussie government has said we will have an emissions trading scheme in place by 2010. Research by the Australian Institute of Management AIM shows that many businesses are not ready for the changes, which could be signficant. Today on BTalk Australia Phil Dobbie talks...
(14min 49) Click on "Play" to hear the podcast or click "Get It" to download. Starbucks is closing coffee shops in the US and, this last week, closed 61 of its 84 shops in Australia. So what went wrong? Today on BTalk Australia Phil...
(12min 09) Click on "Play" to hear the podcast or click "Get It" to download. How are smart phones changing the face of mobile working in Australia? What challenges does it present for your IT department? Today on BTalk Australia, in the aftermath of...
(12min 26) Click on "Play" to hear the podcast or click "Get It" to download. Australians and New Zealanders are quick at making purchase decisions online whilst shopping for the best prices. Today on BTalk Australia Phil Dobbie talks to Kevin Mackin, General Manager...
(10min 10) Click on "Play" to hear the podcast or click "Get It" to download. Research by IDC has shown that we're printing more than ever before. Today on BTalk Australia Phil Dobbie talks to IDC's Rishi Gai about the influence of document management systems. Can they...
(14min 03) Click on "Play" to hear the podcast or click "Get It" to download. Web 2.0 allows consumers to say what they think about your company. On today's BTalk Australia Simon Van Wyck, a founding partner of Hothouse Interactive, tells Phil Dobbie that marketers should see...
(14min 37) Franchising is the subject of a federal government inquiry due for completion this December. The focus is on unconscionable conduct in the sector. Today on Btalk Australia Phil Dobbie talks to Adrian McFedries, the Managing Director of legal consultancy DC Strategy, about existing legislation in...
(14min 54) Email marketing is going through a change. With so many companies bombarding us each day, the open rates of campaigns is on the decline. Today on BTalk Australia Phil Dobbie talks to John Merakovsy, the Australian General Manager of Experian CheetahMail about how to ensure...
(8min 12) Ready for a change? Are you at the stage where you think you can get more out of your life? Is your job dragging you down? Well, the good news is it's never too late to change. That's a message from a book by Alison Haynes called "Change:...
(24min 37) Six Sigma is a business improvement pioneered by Motorola, embraced by General Electric and now used by many large corporations throughout the world. Today on BTalk Australia Phil Dobbie talks to Alan Skinner, a six sigma "black belt" from the Faculty of Business at the...
(9min 03) The incentive market is an important part of the travel business, but does it work? If you want to make people perform why not just give them more cash? In today's BTalk Australia Phil Dobbie talks to Richard Froggatt, a Director of NGT Travel in...
(17min 52) The last year has set a new record for the number of mergers and acquisitions (M&As) in Australia. Putting two companies together can be a long and complex process, with the potential for lots to go wrong. Today on BTalk Australia Phil Dobbie talks...
(10min 43) Psychometric tests can evaluate your personality in the workplace. Does this make it a useful tool for recruiting the right sort of person for your business? A very fiery red Phil Dobbie talks to Greg Dixon, Managing Director of Career Builders, about the pros and...
Do you hide behind technology? Or do use your email as a weapon? Perhaps you're one of those people who believes your worth in an organisation is directly related to the number of emails you write. Today on BTalk Australia Phil Dobbie talks to John Ogier...
Your website is likely to be playing an increasingly important part in your business, so it's important to get it right. Today on BTalk Australia Phil Dobbie talks to Tony Redhead of Red Square Productions about how to build a website that works. Click...
(9min 22) Click on "Play" to hear the podcast or click "Get It" to download. Mentoring is often started for altruistic reasons, but often people find they get as much out of it as they give. Today on BTalk Australia Phil Dobbie talks to...
(13min 24) Click on "Play" to hear the podcast or click "Get It" to download. Start-ups can land in a heap. You lose your dignity, your house and maybe your partner! So how do you minimise the risk? On today's BTalk Australia Antony Banek...
(19min 33) The Australian Law Reform Commission has compiled a 2,700 page report on changes to privacy regulations for the new digital age. On today's BTalk Australia, Phil Dobbie saves you the effort of reading through it all by talking to Professor Les McCrimmon, who led...
(7min 41). The Olympics are over and new sports stars are born. Does that mean corporate Australia will be vying for multi-million dollar sponsorship deals of our gold medalists? Today on BTalk Australia Phil Dobbie talks to James Thomson, the editor of Smartcompany.com.au, who says if you...
(9min 12) Do you speak a different language at work? Do you speak of shifting paradigms, level playing fields and running ideas up the flagpole? On today's BTalk Australia Phil Dobbie talks to John Ogier from Six Degrees about the confusing way we talk in the workplace....
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