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Facebook Hits 1 Billion Users

TweetOne billion – key metrics Facebook reached 1 billion monthly active users on September 14 at 12.45 PM Pacific time. Since Facebook launched, we’ve seen: • Over 1.13 trillion likes since launch in February 2009 • 140.3 billion friend connections … Continue reading

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Changing Gears in Business

TweetWhat gets a car from 0-50km/h won’t get it to 100km/h. The car must “shift gear”. This is also true for a growing business. From a standing start, your business needs all sorts of help. You call in favours from … Continue reading

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Meet Your Entrepreneur Brain.

TweetThere are three key parts of your “entrepreneur brain”: The Reptile – It’s main purpose is to make sure that you can escape and survive any dangerous or stressful situation in the immediate short term. The Monkey – the functional … Continue reading

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007 Partnerships – What your business can learn from James Bond

Tweet  James Bond is a master of creating partnerships. The ultimate, gentleman spy doesn’t just get into bed with gorgeous enemy agents, he’s been getting into bed with the worlds hottest brands too. As it currently stands, James Bond: – … Continue reading

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A Little Rant

TweetA lot about this world upsets me. One thing that really gets me is the massive pressure small business is under. The government wants small business to revitalise the economy and create jobs however there are very few entrepreneurs in … Continue reading

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US Presidential Elections are the F1 of Influence – Pay Close Attention.

TweetIf you’re in business, pay close attention to the US Presidential elections over the next 2 months. Not for the politics but for the marketing campaigns. Just like in 2008, this US Election will dictate the big marketing trends for … Continue reading

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How we fill events.

TweetLast month we ran three big events. A 400 seat theater in Melbourne, 275 seat theater in London and a 600 person theater in Sydney. The question I keep being asked is “how does your team manage to do it?… … Continue reading

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Maxims of high performance.

TweetMaxims are short statements of “home truths”. Great companies have maxims that fly around and create a high performance culture. Maxims have special meaning within the group and can communicate a big idea in a short sentence to the other … Continue reading

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Tribute To Steve Jobs (1955 – 2011)

TweetWithout a doubt Steve Jobs will go down in history as the greatest creative entrepreneur in history, rivalled only by Thomas Edison. He is one of only a handful of people to ever build more than one business worth over … Continue reading

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The Singer vs The Microphone

TweetImagine we live in 1876 and the first Microphone has just been invented. It’s an exciting new device that takes the human voice and amplifies it to many people. This new technology is fascinating to a lot of people. Imagine … Continue reading

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