What self-promotion can do for your business
Many capable business owners are missing the opportunity to stand out as media experts, and promote themselves as an industry leader, writes Pete Burdon. Since the advent of the Internet
Many capable business owners are missing the opportunity to stand out as media experts, and promote themselves as an industry leader, writes Pete Burdon. Since the advent of the Internet
Richard Conway explains how AI technology can streamline your workflow and boost creativity. I believe we are at a pivotal moment in history. In November 2022, OpenAI, funded by Microsoft
βMarketers are stupidβ and βsalespeople are lazyβ. Itβs a familiar tale, and Logan Wedgwood says itβs time to change the tune. Stay with me a minute as you picture this
Could you become the business your customers canβt live without? Mat Wylie shows you how. Every time we go to a business we go with an expectation of certain standards.
Jo Douglas walks you through the consultation process when restructuring your business, and how to handle any redundancy compensation. According to various commentators, we are again heading into a poor
Damon Paling revisits some core principles Kiwi exporters can follow when building commercial endeavours in China. New Zealand and China retain a strong trade relationship built on mutual respect. In
Post production companies are the engine room of the film and television industry. NZBusiness profiles one of the countryβs most successful players.
Funding HQ is a platform helping people build fundraising capability and capacity in an easy, cost-effective way. For its passionate founder Jenni Giblin itβs the culmination of an already highly successful fundraising career. Jenni Giblin is a born fundraiser, and a hard worker. Based out of her family sheep and beef farm near Waipukurau in Hawkeβs Bay sheβs been working 60-hour weeks to build her startup business Funding HQ β and that effort is already paying off in satisfied members and fundraising results. Using a SaaS (Software as a Service) monthly subscription model, Funding HQ offers end-to-end fundraising support across a wide range of funding streams and for a diverse client base. The online platform ensures charities and organisations can
The brainchild of talented industrial designer Brett Band, Paceracer is an exciting new precision watch brand fusing technology and design with tradition. Tucked away amongst the alleyways of Aucklandβs Victoria Park Market commercial precinct there is an enthusiastic industrial designer-turned-watchmaker who is adding a technology twist to an age-old traditional handcraft. Brett Bandβs personal journey behind his watchmaking business Paceracer1 has involved numerous twists and turns, but in 2023 he is well on the way to realising his professional dream. The son of a talented dressmaker and a bridge engineer, Brett has worked with a number of New Zealandβs leading industrial brands, including Methven and Blender, and across a variety of sectors. He lectures in industrial design technology, CAD and
You may think you have your social media strategy sussed, but itβs important to remember that the playing field is constantly being shuffled. NZBusiness consulted two leading SMM specialists for an update. Letβs begin with an interesting statistic. In January 2023 there were 4.76 billion social media users worldwide1. That is almost 60 percent of the global population. If youβre still making excuses about seriously getting on board with social media marketing β while you hesitate, your business competitors are gaining the advantage. There is a new wave swooping down on all of us, and faster than we all believe, explains Melanie Spencer, Group CEO of Socialites, an Auckland-based full-service social media agency. βIf you think about the speed at
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