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BNET Author Biography
Phil DobbiePhil 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...
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Government 2.0 | BTalk Australia
(Episode 258; 13min 42) Some government departments have embraced web 2.0. You can, for example, follow Kevin Rudd on Twitter. The Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy now attracts public comments in their blog, for those who manage to find it on their site! The US President...
Tags: Government, Web 2.0, Vertical Industries, Podcasts, Internet, Phil Dobbie
Blog posts 2009-06-03
Surviving the Perfect Storm | BTalk Australia
(Episode 255: 13min 17) 1998 was a fateful year for the Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race. Six people lost their lives and 42 of the 155 boats had to be rescued, after a freak storm hit the fleet off the coast of Eden. It's a story of...
Tags: Boat, Podcasts, Team Management, Leadership, Digital Music, Digital Media, Internet, Management, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Phil Dobbie
Blog posts 2009-05-30
Global Dreaming | BTalk Australia
(17min 28) We like to think of our major capital cities as having a lot to offer multinational companies. Are we dreaming? In “Global Connections: a study of multinational companies in Sydney” Michael Enright concludes that our role is little more than a branch office providing...
Tags: Operation, Multinational, R&D, Australia, Activity, Market, Term, Research & Development, Sales Strategy, Sales Force Management, Business Operations, Sales, Phil Dobbie
Blog posts 2009-03-02
Time to Shine | BTalk Australia
(12min 24) Robert Gerrish, Director of Flying Solo, says there’s an increasing interest in starting up your own business. On today’s BTalk Australia he tells Phil Dobbie that, for those with a positive attitude, now might be a good time to be going it alone. After all the economic downturn...
Tags: Business, Small Business, Times, Phil Dobbie
Blog posts 2009-03-03
No Green Shoots in the Aussie Economy | BTalk Australia
(Episode 271: 11 minutes 30) Some people, like billionaire hedge fund manager George Soros, believe the worst of the economic downturn is behind us. The media seems to have switched its outlook from pessimism to optimism. Shares have shown growth over the last few months. So, are we about to...
Tags: Outlook, Economy, Podcasts, Free Trade, Advertising & Promotion, Internet, Finance, Marketing, Phil Dobbie
Blog posts 2009-06-23
"Not That Bad" Say Private Companies | BTalk Australia
(Episode 272; 13 minutes 41) The latest Private Companies Survey from KPMG shows that most private Aussie companies are weathering the economic downturn, with an increasing proportion believing the worst is behind us. There are also noticeable trends that continue, irrespective of the influence of the global financial crisis. ...
Tags: KPMG Consulting Inc., Podcasts, Financial Accounting, Internet, Finance, Phil Dobbie
Blog posts 2009-06-24
The Living Low Paid | BTalk Australia
(16min 48) There’s a concern that the unempoyment rate will rise this year, but what about those people working part-time for a low wage? It’s an increasing proportion of the Australian workforce yet it attracts little attention from policy makers. On today’s BTalk Australia Phil Dobbie talks...
Tags: Job, Hour, Australia, Employment, Income, Minimum Wage, Worker, Term, Household, Personal Finance, Recruitment & Selection, Operational Accounting, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Finance, Phil Dobbie
Blog posts 2009-03-04
Money For the Old and Crinkly | BTalk Australia
(23min 48) The Financial Planning Association FPA has submitted a series of recommendations to the Australian federal government’s tax review panel, which is chartered with examining how to position the Australian taxation system to best cater for the changing “demographic, social, economic and environmental challenges of the 21st century”. The...
Tags: Incentive, Retirement, Income, Money, Financial Planning Association, Pension, Debt, Level, Healthcare Issue, Government, Personal Finance, Vertical Industries, Taxes, Benefits, Payroll Solutions, Free Trade, Financial Planning, Finance, Human Resources, Phil Dobbie
Blog posts 2009-03-05
Engaging with Gen Y | BTalk Australia
(12min 23) Gen Y are criticised for assuming the world will change around them. They expect high salaries for as little work as possible. They don’t respect their boss and show little loyalty for the company they work for. Well, get used to it! There will be...
Tags: Job, Workplace, Leadership, Generation Y, Boss, Career, Generation, Recruitment & Selection, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Phil Dobbie
Blog posts 2009-03-08
Seven Productivity Tips When Working From Home | BTalk Australia
(Episode 275: 7 minutes 56) Whether you work from home full time, or you just spend a few days away from the office, we all know that working from home can provide many distractions. So, here are seven tips from Productivity Queen Lorraine Pirihi that will maximize...
Tags: Home, Podcasts, Digital Music, Digital Media, Internet, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Phil Dobbie
Blog posts 2009-06-29
Bullying in the Workplace | BTalk Australia
(Episode 268; 17 minutes 59) Bullying at work can force people to leave their job and, in some cases, result in a court hearing. Interestingly, the perpetrator doesn't always know that they are displaying bullying behaviour. So why do people bully and how do you stop it...
Tags: Phil Dobbie
Blog posts 2009-06-18
Bridging the Knowledge Capital Gap | BTalk Australia
(Episode 270: 19minutes 27) Knowledge is an important part of your business, but are you taking it seriously enough? Do you value it as you do other assets in your business? The answer, in most instances, is no. Consulting firm CSC has just released a report called...
Tags: Phil Dobbie
Blog posts 2009-06-22
RSS Made Really Simple | BTalk Australia
(Episode 264; 10minutes 41) RSS feeds are being used more and more by businesses to distribute their own content and pull together material from other sources. It’s a tool that can be used to generate interest in your products, even to people who haven’t found their way to your website....
Tags: RSS Feed, RSS, Internet, Phil Dobbie
Blog posts 2009-06-21
Google Feeds Employees Happy Juice | BTalk Australia
(Episode 260; 9min 12) What’s Google pumping into the air conditioning? That’s a question Phil Dobbie puts to Lucinda Barlow, the Australia/NZ Head of Corporate Communications at Google. There must be something that makes people want to work there. The Great Place to Work Institute recently...
Tags: Google Inc., Podcasts, Digital Music, Digital Media, Internet, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Phil Dobbie
Blog posts 2009-06-08
The Ten Commandments for Presenters | BTalk Australia
(Episode 259; 16min 17) In the beginning Microsoft created PowerPoint. And the people saw that PowerPoint was good. But then the people performed many presentation sins using their new tool. In a bid to try to prevent more cardinal sins during presentations Nick Hodge, a professional...
Tags: Sin, Microsoft PowerPoint, Podcasts, Microsoft Office, Internet, Office Suites, Software, Phil Dobbie
Blog posts 2009-06-04
The Seven Greatest Legal Mistakes in a Recession | BTalk Australia
(Episode 262; 8min 45) Imagine this. A relative dies and you’re not included in the will. All that money that could have saved your business goes to another, less deserving member of the extended family. Don’t you wish you’d stayed in touch more often? Not being included...
Tags: Recession, Lawyer, Mistake, Paul Brennan, Podcasts, Digital Music, Digital Media, Internet, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Phil Dobbie
Blog posts 2009-06-10
The Hidden Unemployed | BTalk Australia
(Episode 264: 9 minutes 33) Last week the ABS released the unemployment statistics, showing a smaller than expected increase to 5.7%. It's another indicator that the Australian economy is faring better than most other OECD countries. Yet many people out of work are not included in the...
Tags: Podcasts, Investment, Digital Music, Internet, Finance, Personal Technology, Phil Dobbie
Blog posts 2009-06-14
Spam, Spam, Spam and More Spam | BTalk Australia
(Episode 265; 13min 08) The latest State of Spam report from Symantec shows that spam continues to account for about 90% of all email traffic. Robert Pregnall from Symantec says its important that you aren't part of the low-hanging fruit. These days a spam message could even...
Tags: Cyberthreats, Spam, E-mail, Security, Spam And Phishing, Online Communications, Phil Dobbie
Blog posts 2009-06-15
Slapping on the Fees | BTalk Australia
(Episode 263; 11min 40) Increasingly companies are charging extra fees. We look at some common examples in today’s BTalk Australia podcast. We know that these charges often annoy customers. Steven Howard from Howard Marketing Services gives some great examples of how they can also lead to a loss of customers...
Tags: Fee, Steven, Podcasts, Marketing Research, Internet, Marketing, Phil Dobbie
Blog posts 2009-06-11
Five Top Sales Tips for a Downturn | BTalk Australia
(Episode 261; 11min 42) It's a difficult time to be selling anything. Clients want more for less. They'll negotiate on price and terms and pay slower than ever before. So how do you keep money coming in through the door? Elliott Epstein, CEO of Salient Communication, gives...
Tags: Sales Strategy, Podcasts, Sales Force Management, Free Trade, Sales, Internet, Finance, Phil Dobbie
Blog posts 2009-06-09
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