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
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Constantine Frantzeskos in the media
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.
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 →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.
Continue reading →Transformation: Ferrari is worth more as a luxury brand than as an automotive brand.
This is so interesting – how do you increase the value of a company? By increasing profits? Or by increasing the perceived value (not necessarily…
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I’m in B&Ts “Meet the Futurists” – marketing trends & predictions
B&T has come out with a new feature, “Meet The Futurists”. They asked me and a number of fellow marketing and advertising leaders what our…
Continue reading →Mumbrella advertising review: Qantas (great), CUB (OK), Black Hawk (half-baked) and nab (forgettable)
Mumbrella asked me to review a series of current Aussie ad campaigns. Here’s what I said: 1. Qantas → was bringing the iconic “I still…
Continue reading →When Growth Stalls: How to Boost Growth in Large Organisations
The push to start new businesses continues. In Q1 2017, the number of seed and angel deals increased by 1.4 per cent compared to Q1…
Continue reading →PENSO has launched with coverage in The Australian
After out-learning, out-working and out-delivering for our clients for some time now, I’ve officially launched my new venture, PENSO, with this piece in The Australian….
Continue reading →SmartCompany: Me on Twitter’s churn and burn
I’m is quoted in this Patrick Stafford piece in SmartCompany. It’s about Twitter’s appalling churn rate of over 60%. Some of the reasons why Twitter’s retention…
Continue reading →My piece for Crikey on French talent woes at the FIFA World Cup 2006
I had the great pleasure of attending Switzerland vs France at the Gootleib Daimler Stadion in downtown Stuttgart. What a wonderful atmosphere. The World Cup…
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