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  • How to never miss a deadline in 2011!

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    Belinda Vesey-Brown

    When you work in the advertising/design/digital world it’s a given that you’re going to have days where you have to juggle a lot of urgent projects and deadlines at once. Sometimes, you’ll have so many deadlines, you begin to feel like you’re a part of a circus act! If you’re not organised and don’t have…

  • Google’s new $1.9bn home in New York

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    Belinda Vesey-Brown

    With over 2000 employees, Google has decided to upgrade its office to one of the largest, most historic buildings in New York. The former Port Authority building has a helipad on the roof, and elevators that are big enough to fit 18-wheel semi-trucks. The building was specifically chosen by Google, because it sits almost directly…

  • Nothing but the Best

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    Belinda Vesey-Brown

    This is the time of the year when we all like to reflect on the past year’s “great” and “not so great” achievements and make personal changes to help us achieve our new goals next year. Tuesday afternoon was one such time at the Brio HQ when I was both laughing and teary at Belinda’s…

  • KPI time!

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    Belinda Vesey-Brown

    OK… so it is now officially the end of the working year and I was thinking the other day about a few things I have set for myself to have done by the yearly reviews next year in July. One of my ‘KPI’s’ was to have an iPhone application submitted to the app store. Now…

  • Julian Assange book deal leaked

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    Belinda Vesey-Brown

    The editor-in-chief of WikiLeaks, Julian Assange, has signed a deal with UK publisher Canongate and US Publisher Knopf (a division of Random House) for his written memoirs. Canongate is partnered with Melbourne publisher Text, so it’s possible that the book will also be published here in Australia. Ironically, the news was first leaked in a…

  • Biggest PR disasters of 2010

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    Belinda Vesey-Brown

    As 2010 draws to a close I thought it might be time to remember those who’ve made our time at the hairdressers reading trashy mags just that little bit more exciting. So I started to do a little searching and came across this article on Mumbrella about the top 10 PR disasters of the year.…

  • Advertising Campaign – How to inform the masses

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    Belinda Vesey-Brown

    Creating an advertising campaign that is clear, concise and timely is important especially when you need to get the message out to everyone in a specific demographic. Brio Group worked with Queensland Urban Utilities (QUU) to do just that when they were announced as the new name for water supply and maintenance. On a campaign…

  • YouTube for business

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    Belinda Vesey-Brown

    Have you ever considered YouTube as part of your digital marketing mix? It’s free, easy to use, and you can customise your channel to compliment your company’s branding. It’s a proven platform that allows you to share videos to existing and new audiences, integrate video content on your website or Facebook page, and can help…

  • Road safety campaign with a difference

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    Belinda Vesey-Brown

    We’re all too familiar with the road toll and the impact that serious traffic accidents have on families across the country. We are constantly hearing messages from the police and government urging drivers to take care, slow down and rest when tired while driving. Along with this, we have become accustomed to the “scare tactics”…