Monthly Archives: May 2009

Bright Ideas for business The Rewards of a Little Respect Engage your customers in meaningful relationships to earn their loyalty, writes Tanya Ryan Seggar Online marketing initiatives are an increasingly popular option as they are cost-effective, measurable and flexible – enabling change at short notice.  Vanessa Tsui, from the NSW Business Chamber says many small business owners report that the use of blogs, email newsletters and even social networking sites such as Facebook to reach customers delivers valuable advice and tips. “Marketing absolutely does not need to be costly” Tsui says. “The trick here is to be smarter with your … Continue »

I distinctly remember my first experience with Social Media, back in 1995 while at junior school. The computer room had 50 computers two of them connected to the internet with 14.4k modems. You would join a server which would contain a bunch of areas, each of which would contain users thaty you could chat to or share files with. The whole system was in terminal which meant commands were used instead of mouse clicks. Each server had its own image, like a club logo including images of lions, dragons, butterflies and provocative women. These were not photos, but pictures created … Continue »