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Robbie Cooke, Wotif
Wotif's Robbie Cooke explains how his online business has coped with the economic downturn.
Tags: Economic Downturn, Wotif, Best Practices, Robbie Cooke, Phil Dobbie, CXOs Unplugged, Business, Marketing, Online, Internet
Videos 2009-12-06
Is Now a Good Time to Grow Your Business? | BTalk Australia
The global credit crunch has hit many large businesses hard but ANZ Bank's Rob Goudswaard says the Australian small business sector is holding up well. Today on BTalk Australia he explains to Phil Dobbie that if you have an opportunity to grow you shouldn't let the economy slow you down,...
Tags: Bank, Interest Rate, Customer, Business, Small Business, Financial Planning, Financial Services, Finance, Phil Dobbie
Blog posts 2008-06-04
It Pays to be Environmentally Responsible | BTalk Australia
Ensuring your business is helping to protect the environment is not just about being socially responsible. Amanda McCluskey, head of Responsible Investment and Sustainability for Colonial First State Global Asset Management, tells Phil Dobbie that environmental sustainability measures can also help businesses reduce costs and improve the bottom line. ...
Tags: Cost, Sustainability, Investment, Business, Carbon, Amanda McCluskey, Sustainability Issue, Australian, Phil Dobbie
Blog posts 2008-06-05
IP - See It, Hear It, Just Don't Touch It | BTalk Australia
Cadbury Limited is trying to protect various shades of the colour Purple, claiming that it's part of their own "intellectual property". Today on BTalk Australia Phil Dobbie asks Peter Willimott, Director of Marketing and Customer Engagement at IP Australia, what sort of IP assets you can protect and how exposed...
Tags: Trademark, Business, IP, Intellectual Property, Branding, Network Technology, Networking, Research & Development, Business Operations, Marketing, Phil Dobbie
Blog posts 2008-06-09
Go It Alone and Escape Corporate Life | BTalk Australia
Naomi Simson is the founder and CEO Chief Experience Officer of Red Balloon Days. After a career in senior marketing roles in large enterprises she started the venture seven years ago to spend more time with the kids. Today it's a successful online business offering exciting gift experiences to thousands...
Tags: Business, Naomi Simson, Podcasts, Marketing Research, Professional Development, Internet, Marketing, Career, Phil Dobbie
Blog posts 2008-06-18
Head in the Cloud | BTalk Australia
The latest buzz in technology circles is what's called Cloud Computing. It's a term for using applications and storing data on the Internet, rather than from your computer hard drive or your corporate data centre. Salesforce.com has been offering software as a service for some time and...
Tags: Salesforce.com Inc., Google Inc., Application, Marketing, Business, Sales Force Management, Cloud Computing, Sales, Phil Dobbie
Blog posts 2008-07-08
Trapped in Our Capital Cities | BTalk Australia
Our major cities are becoming more congested and more expensive. Will we reach a breaking point when businesses decide to move to secondary centres? Could this process be helped along with a cohesive nationwide approach to regional planning. Phil Dobbie talks to Dr Andrew Allen, Program Director...
Tags: City, State Government, Australia, Sydney, Business, Federal Government, Sales Force Management, Government, Sales, Phil Dobbie
Blog posts 2008-07-09
Unifying Your Voice (Over IP) | BTalk Australia
VoIP can help cut the cost of your telecommunications, but it’s the rich features of Unified Communications that will really make a difference to your business. That’s the view of Sara Adams, Regional Manager for Small & Medium Business at Cisco. In today’s “BTalk Australia” she...
Tags: Phone, Mobile, Network, Voice, Unified Communications, Business, IP, Cell Phone, Telephony, Collaboration, VOIP, Telecommunications, Networking, Phil Dobbie
Blog posts 2008-07-15
Take Out the Garbage | BTalk Australia
Is poor quality data costing you money? Most businesses in Australia believe so but almost half have no idea just how big the problem is. Today on BTalk Australia Phil Dobbie talks to Matt Glasner, General Manager of Experian QAS for Australia and New Zealand, about how...
Tags: Data Quality, Australia, Compliance, Data, Business, Issue, Information, Organization, Corporate Governance, Marketing Research, Databases, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Marketing, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Phil Dobbie
Blog posts 2008-07-16
Franchising. Why the Inquiry? | BTalk Australia
(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...
Tags: Australia, Business, Inquiry, Franchise, Sector, Franchisers, Regulations, Government, Phil Dobbie
Blog posts 2008-07-29
Is Your Mail Server the Crime Scene? | BTalk Australia
(13min 26) Do you really know what goes on in your business? Could illegal practises be taking place under your nose and the first you hear about it is when you're landed with a law suit? Today on BTalk Australia Phil Dobbie talks to Eddie Sheehy, CEO...
Tags: Business, Server, E-mail Server, E-mail Servers, Digital Music, Digital Media, Enterprise Software, Software, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Phil Dobbie
Blog posts 2008-10-02
Smoking Can Kill Your Business | BTalk Australia
(8min 24) Do you know how much smoking is costing your business? That’s a question Phil Dobbie puts to Natalie Clays from Allen Carr's Easyway on today’s BTalk Australia. What can your business do to reduce these costs and, as a bonus, save the lives of...
Tags: Business, Digital Music, Digital Media, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Phil Dobbie
Blog posts 2008-10-14
Is Your Business Fit for a Downturn? | BTalk Australia
(14min 09) Is cash flow becoming a big issue for your business? Are you facing the prospect of slashing your spending to survive? Before you remove the water cooler, send away the potted plants and lay-off loyal staff, have a listen to today’s BTalk Australia. Phil Dobbie...
Tags: Business, Operational Accounting, Performance Management, Digital Music, Strategy, Digital Media, Finance, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Personal Technology, Management, Consumer Electronics, Phil Dobbie
Blog posts 2008-11-12
Starting an Awesome Business | BTalk Australia
(13min 38) Jana Matthews has written a number of books on starting a business and, in the process, has studied what makes successful CEOs tick. On today’s BTalk Australia she talks to Phil Dobbie about how you can build an awesome business from scratch, including finding investors,...
Tags: Business, Branding, Digital Music, Digital Media, Financial Accounting, Marketing, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Finance, Phil Dobbie
Blog posts 2008-11-13
No Surprise on Business Expectations | BTalk Australia
(10min 11) Dun and Bradstreet has just released it’s latest Business Expectations Survey, showing 58% of business expect profits to fall in the March quarter. The report comes out a day after ANZ revealed the biggest two-month drop in job advertisements in 30 years. So is...
Tags: Australia, Business, Survey, Christine, Marketing Research, Retail, Sales Strategy, Marketing, Sales, Phil Dobbie
Blog posts 2008-12-08
Too Much Information | BTalk Australia
(13min 56) Web analytics packages can track everything your site users do. So how do you make sense of it all? Is it really a case of information overload? And why pay for software when there are free tools like Google Analytics? In today’s BTalk Australia Phil...
Tags: Analytics, Business, Change, Data, Finance, Financial Planning, Google Inc., Marketing, Marketing Research, Metrics, Phil Dobbie, Product, Site, Web Analytics, WebTrends Corp.
Blog posts 2008-12-15
Business Across Boundaries | BTalk Australia
(8 min 27) What's the key to operating successfully in the international world of business? With a small local market many Aussie businesses have to expand overseas if they are to grow, but it can be a risky step to take, particularly in the current economic climate. Irrespective of the...
Tags: Business, Starbucks Corp., Podcasts, Digital Music, Internet, Personal Technology, Phil Dobbie
Blog posts 2009-01-12
Do We Really Need Recruitment Agencies? | BTalk Australia
(14min 21) What benefits do recruitment agencies provide? With the advent of online job-sites can't you do the job yourself and save a fortune on agency commissions. In today's BTalk Australia Phil Dobbie talks to Kelly McGowan, a director of recruitment site sixfigures.com.au. She says agencies still...
Tags: Talent, Job, Recruitment, Agency, Recruiting, Business, Client, Site, Recruitment Agency, Phil, SEEK, Recruitment & Selection, Workforce Management, Human Resources, Phil Dobbie
Blog posts 2009-01-19
Marketing Through a Downturn | BTalk Australia
(8min 57) When economic times are tough there's a tendency for people to slash their marketing budgets. On today's BTalk Australia Michelle Gamble, a director at Marketing Angels, tells Phil Dobbie that this might be the wrong thing to do. Instead use the downturn as an opportunity to grab more...
Tags: Advertisement, Brand, Business, Kevin Rudd, Marketing Research, Marketing, Phil Dobbie
Blog posts 2009-01-26
Merge Out of Receivership | BTalk Australia
(12min 19) Last year, suffering debt problems, Brisbane Concrete Plumbing went into voluntary administration. 80 jobs were on the line. The owner called in business turnaround specialists Vantage Performance to steer the company back on track. On today's BTalk Australia Phil Dobbie talks to Vantage Performance's MD...
Tags: Concrete, Business, Brisbane Concrete Pumping, Shepherd Contracting, Managerial Accounting, Mergers & Acquisitions, Balance Sheets, Financial Accounting, Finance, Investment, Financial Statements, Phil Dobbie
Blog posts 2009-01-27
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