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Small business: Brand ambassadors - Scott Gardiner
Small business: Brand ambassadors - Scott Gardiner

MYOB New Zealand executive director, Scott Gardiner on establishing ambassadors for your brand instead of doing it all yourself…

Success: Cooking without compromise

Baker reckons there's a place in the market for biscuits made just the way you'd make them at home.

Budget 2013: R&D gets $130m funding boost

Businesses and start-ups could be eligible for millions of dollars in extra research and development grants as part of a…

Twelve Questions: Stefan Preston

My parents worked in middle-class jobs and taught me traditional values of hard work.

Mobile gaming space like the 'wild west'
Mobile gaming space like the 'wild west'

Claims of a 'gold rush' going on in the mobile gaming space right now are entirely accurate, says the founder of game development…

Robyn Pearce: Open plan trend has gone too far
Robyn Pearce: Open plan trend has gone too far

Last Friday I spoke to about 70 businesspeople, mainly senior executives, at the Admirals' Club in Auckland. Here's how…

MYOB buys out BankLink for $136m
MYOB buys out BankLink for $136m

Australian accounting software market leader MYOB is paying $136 million to buy BankLink, a New Zealand accounting platform…

Small business: Expanding the brand - Dave Lewis
Small business: Expanding the brand - Dave Lewis

Dave Lewis, managing director of VantagePoint, a customer-led growth advisory firm on expanding your brand and team without…

  • A secret weapon for your business - CRM

    Looking for a new secret weapon for your small business? Customer Relationship Management (CRM) software could be the answer.

    It helps you: Win new clients or contracts Understand your customer Retain customers by giving them a better experience Decrease duplication and costly customer management.

    Imagine if every interaction with your customers was recorded and virtually instantly accessible? What if you could do a report in a jiffy to work out which of your best customers of last year wasn't doing as much business with you this year? Or which customers use a complimentary third-party More

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Small business: Growing the brand - Murray Crane
Small business: Growing the brand - Murray Crane

Murray Crane, owner of contemporary tailors, Crane Brothers talks about how to expand your team without…

Kiwi tech firm joins global consortium

New Zealand technology start-up PowerbyProxi has joined a global consortium that is working to establish a worldwide standard…

Graham McGregor: The 'better way strategy' to improve sales

Let me start this week's marketing column by asking three simple questions... Question 1: How many businesses are…

Wynyard Group tips NZX listing

Wynyard Group, the Kiwi developer of intelligence-gathering software used by companies and governments, is considering…

Debbie Mayo-Smith: What P.R.O.F.I.T means to me
Debbie Mayo-Smith: What P.R.O.F.I.T means to me

I think one of the reasons that I am often brought into small sales conference meetings is the fact…

KiwiYo planning Chinese scoop

Just 15 months after its launch in New Zealand, frozen yoghurt retailer KiwiYo is gearing up for major push into China.

Business guru Kawasaki points the way

Former Apple chief evangelist and now entrepreneur and author Guy Kawasaki says he wants to help New Zealand be even more…

Jill Brinsdon: Most powerful brands work from the inside of a firm out

It's imperative for business owners to know what their brand is, rather than just what their business is.

Small Business: French Kitchen rules for parties

Last year, like a lot of other restaurant owners in Auckland, Creghan Molloy-Wright and Simon Wright at The French Cafe…

Son loses ERA battle against dad
Son loses ERA battle against dad

A son has lost a legal battle against his father who he claimed took over his business and withheld…

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Frizzell: $100,000 kicked for touch
Frizzell: $100,000 kicked for touch

Dick Frizzell believes he lost more than $100,000…

Pies could hurt McDonald's image - marketing expert
Pies could hurt McDonald's image - marketing expert

McDonald's resurrection of Georgie Pie could damage…

Small businesses still sluggish online
Small businesses still sluggish online

Small and medium-sized enterprises make up the majority…

Graham McGregor: Asking questions to increase sales
Graham McGregor: Asking questions to increase sales

Imagine you went to see a medical specialist because…

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Technology

Telecom stays mum on online TV plans Telecom stays mum on online TV plans

Telecom is keeping its powder dry on its plans for…

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