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...
(22min 11) Are we running head long into an energy emergency? The future of oil supplies seems to be the agenda item that politicians and corporations have chosen to ignore. On today's BTalk Australia, Ian Dunlop, Deputy Convenor of the Australian Association for the Study of Peak...
(11min 59) Click on "Play" to hear the podcast or click "Get It" to download. How much resource you put behind training can have a significant impact on your staff turnover. This is particularly the case with IT, a sector where close to full employment makes staff...
(9min 50) Click on "Play" to hear the podcast or click "Get It" to download. Gen Y is becoming an increasing part of the workforce. So what makes them tick? On today's BTalk Australia Phil Dobbie talks with Clair Hausler, an Industry Analyst from...
(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...
(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...
(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...
(11min 34) Click on "Play" to hear the podcast or click "Get It" to download. You've made it so far in your career without an MBA. Is now the time to work for one, or are you too old? Today on BTalk Australia Phil...
(17min 25) Click on "Play" to hear the podcast or click "Get It" to download. Asking customers to work their way through IVR systems before they get to talk to a call agent can be frustrating and damaging for your brand. Speech recognition software can help the...
(15min 56) Sometimes a brand is a product or a group of products, at other times it's the name of a company. On today's BTalk Australia Phil Dobbie talks to Dr Stephen Downes, a lecturer at RMIT University in Melbourne, about how brands are structured. If you are launching a...
(15min 12) The salaries of our senior executives astound many people, particularly at times when many companies are reporting drops in their profits and share price. Today on BTalk Australia Phil Dobbie talks to Stephen Cornwell from Deloitte about how executive pay is determined, and the constituent...
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