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Debbie Mayo-Smith: Can you afford to bake your bread?
Every business should have at least 30 minutes on average a day allocated to someone to conduct marketing.

ANZ betting on 'power of two'
ANZ Bank sees no rush of customers to rivals with death of National brand.

Celebs’ sponsors get safety net
Following a host of celebrity implosions, corporate sponsors are being offered insurance against their investments having a meltdown.

For hire, for $25,000
Anna Cudby is willing to become a human billboard for up to five months so she can repay a $25,000 student loan.

Parents an easy target
Marketers and merchandisers are getting better at exploiting the uniquely vulnerable creature that is the new parent.

Untangling the web for your business
Most customers go online to choose what they’ll buy. Why can’t they find many businesses there, asks Gill South.

Road Warrior: Driving his business
In the old days, the office drove the business. Diana Clement finds a businessman who’s driving his office.

Coast's controversial slogan
The sometimes wet West Coast is about to play on its reputation with a new $100,000 marketing slogan. Guess what it is?

Treaty museum needs $10m
Waitangi Trust launches fundraising drive because it receives no taxpayer money.

Raunchy Moa prospectus ads a 'first'
Moa beer has used paid advertising in its prospectus - and the inclusion of certain ads and photos is raising some eyebrows.

Support for plain packets
University of Otago researchers say the public support the plain packaging of tobacco - but the industry says the research proves little about real smoker behaviour.

Sheep and haka on blacklist
Foreign television shows are to be steered away from filming sheep and Maori culture after complaints from tourism bosses it's a negative image.

Can an Aussie company do a good job selling NZ's image?
A contract for "the New Zealand Story" - the Government's campaign to promote the country internationally - has been given to a largely Australian design agency - Principals. Send us Your Views.

Aussies hired to sell NZ
A contract for "the New Zealand Story" - the Government's campaign to promote the country internationally - has been given to a mostly Australian design agency.