PR: no media coverage, no fee?
I just received a press release from a PR agency offering a ‘new’ business model: coverage in the media or you don’t pay.
Now, I know this isn’t really that new because last year I blogged …
Be careful what you tweet!
We’ve been advertising for an online journalism intern for the website. On Friday, I was emailed what sounded like a very promising application from a second year uni student. I was about to get her …
Recruiting rant
There’s nothing like hiring a new member of staff to get me hot under the collar. You’d think it’d be exciting getting to choose a new member of your team from a pool of enthusiastic, …
The interviewer gets interviewed
Something very foreign happened to me today. I appeared in a magazine and the interview was not by me, it was about me.
Any journos out there will know we make the worst interviewees. Thanks to …
A Kickstart in the Gold Coast
I spent Sunday through to Tuesday at MediaConnect’s annual Kickstart Forum in the Gold Coast. The event brings together the country’s leading IT journalists (and me!) with technology vendors.
Although a lot of it was a …
Grrr… Sydney taxis
Two whinges in two days? There must be something in the water! However…
I’m not sure how I haven’t blogged about cabs in Sydney before because today certainly isn’t the first time I’ve been disappointed. Perhaps …
It’s time for a whinge!
Both customer service and word-of-mouth are so important, no matter what size your business is. And in this social media age, it’s more important than ever.
It’s been a while since I had a rant here …
Google, a trike and a baby elephant
So, it turns out some of you non-media types are actually interested in what us journalists do on a day-to-day basis. And while it’s definitely not all glamour at Dynamic Business, to the less cynical …
Want to edit this website?
We’re recruiting for a key role here at Loyalty Media: editor of this very website. Interested? You can apply via Seek but the details are below:
Web editor
Can you stop traffic? Well we don’t want you! We …
Telstra launches fastest broadband card
Telstra today introduced Australia’s fastest, most flexible mobile broadband card.
The Telstra Elite is the fastest wireless internet device of its type in the country. Offering download speeds of up to 8MB in capital cities and selected …
