RIP Michael Gudinski
Gudinski was more than a music industry leader, he was a magnet for Melbourne and a force of nature.
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In the Media: Facebook vs the Australian Media and Government
I had a great chat with Ahron Young from Ticker television just after the news broke that Facebook had banned news publishers from sharing their content on the platform
Continue reading →When your world shinks, go big
The businesses that have done well have been responsive to change had a mindset that valued adaptability and versatility
Continue reading →In the Media: The Informer on Facebook vs the Media/Government, Clubhouse, and more
I had a great chat with legendary TV journalist and newscaster George Donikian from The Informer about the Facebook news media dispute.
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Australian news publishers vs Facebook/Google
Journalism is vital to a thriving and healthy society. However, print media management have failed to provide an appropriate business model to monetise quality journalism.
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The new FlyBuys ad is amazing, and it’s a reminder of how advertising has lost its way
There are some talented people in the industry. And when I see an ad like this, I think… Why can’t it be this good all of the time?
Continue reading →From concierge commerce to visual search: Three digital trend predictions for 2021
My top three digital trends to watch in business in 2021
Continue reading →Our lousy shot at quarantine
We’ve held the world’s best tennis players prisoner with sub-standard food and experience – it is a complete failure of imagination.
Continue reading →Fantastic news from LaunchVic
Victoria will be the home of the only startup fund of funds in Australia. Israel’s startup nation was boosted by Yozma. NZ has NZVIF. Now Australia has the Victorian Startup Capital Fund.
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Guest Post: The Expert Dilemma
Andrew Danos is an Australian businessman currently living in Israel. He has an MBA from Kellogg Business School and is a former adviser to The…
Continue reading →Why are all US Presidential campaigns asking you to text?
Mobile is looking like the key campaign channel in the 2020 Presidential election campaign.
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The most valuable part of Tiffany is the colour blue. LVMH paid $US16bn for it.
When LVMH bought Tiffany, LVMH’s CEO Bernard Arnault was particularly interested in Tiffany’s distinctive blue packaging.
Continue reading →Delusional “brand purpose” is destroying businesses
There’s a new scourge harming jobs and business. It’s a form of addiction. Not Opium addiction, but OPM addiction.
Continue reading →In the Media: Jerusalem Post
We randomly had drinks on a balmy Jerusalem evening with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, his wife Sara and their guests: the former Prime Minister of Canada Stephen Harper and his wife, Laureen. Here’s how it happened.
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Private health insurers should innovate, instead of rent-seek
PHI should be the central concierge that gathers data in order to better diagnose or prevent health issues.
Continue reading →This is one of the very best pages on the internet: Everyday social experiments with unpredicted outcomes
So many fantastic examples of: biases, logical fallacies, behavioural psychology, heuristical biases, and behavioural economic theories turned upside down. Source: What is the most bizarre…
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How to spot a good marketer? Through their definition of competition.
Late one afternoon, I was sitting with group of executives from a large sports team with a global profile. In their slick office, they’d gathered…
Continue reading →WeWork is a house of cards. It’s a fundamentally weak business model.
I’m a huge fan of Michael E Porter’s “Five Forces” model. With every business I come across, I do a quick mental exercise using the…
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A Reading Room of the future
What if we had the option of enhancing our reading space? Imagine a personal reading room where the environment changed, enhancing and exaggerating the experience…
Continue reading →“Turn the comments off”. Bunnings uses Facebook only as an advertising platform – AND IT’S BRILLIANT
Bunnings Warehouse uses it’s Facebook Page only as an advertising platform. Nothing more. No posts. Comments turned off. Five images. No apps or subpages. No moderation…
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