Brisbane

  • 5 reasons why custom design impacts social media success

    Social networking sites have become an essential part of a business’s branding strategy and promotional campaigns. Custom designed Facebook, Twitter and YouTube pages not only help your branding, but designed and built right, they can help you meet your social media goals, whether that may be lead generation or gaining more fans. When designing for…

  • Spare Ticket event connection site launches in 12 days!

    There’s 12 days to go until Australia’s first event connection site is launched and the Brio kids seriously can not wait! With the huge amount of festivals, concerts and cricket coming up this summer (and the huge amount of people I know on Facebook trying to flog spare tickets) this site couldn’t come soon enough!…

  • Advertising on social networking sites

    It seems that brands are popping up everywhere in paid social media advertising spots lately … brands that I’d consider either buying from, or at least aligning myself with (by ‘liking’ their Facebook page for example). I’m interested in yoga, travel and cult TV shows like Mad Men and Dexter – and like magic, local…

  • Lighting of the Christmas Tree

    Love the Christmas spirit? Head to King George Square on Friday 3rd December to see the Lighting of the Christmas Tree. Brisbane’s Lord Mayor Campbell Newman and a host of special guests (including Santa!) will be there with performance excerpts from Queensland Ballet’s The Nutcracker and plenty of your favourite Christmas carols. Festivities begin at 6:45pm…

  • 5 helpful press release writing tips

    A poorly written press release can be what stands between getting press and not getting press. It’s important to communicate your news angle clearly and draft your press release professionally – both in content and format. 1. Write like a Journalist Your lead sentence should aim to get across your story angle, start answering the…

  • Myer Christmas Windows

    Who loves Christmas?  Christmas is that magic time of  year that we all love to hate and every year is upon us before we realise it.  I was in the Brisbane Queen Street Mall this week and noticed the Myer Christmas Windows all alight and alive with beautifully animated characters depicting the classic Christmas story…

  • LJ Hooker launches new competition series

    LJ Hooker has recently launched the fun, new campaign, You’re the best in the Redlands. The ongoing competition series is hinged on community engagement and operates on a nominate, vote and win basis. It’s hosted by LJ Hooker Cleveland, LJ Hooker Victoria Point and LJ Hooker Redland Bay and rewards locals for simply being themselves.…

  • Woolloongabba Antiques Precinct is now open!

    Photography: Janet Pogorelc @ Brio Group If you’ve been missing Miss Posh Poodle from Brisbane’s LaTrobe Terrace you’ll be happy to know she’s relocated to the newly opened Woolloongabba Antique Centre where sisters Sarah Jane Walsh and Megan Rizzo will have you embarking on an antique experience like no other. The centre is at the…

  • Where good ideas come from

    This TED talk by Steven Johnson into the generation of ideas is sure to get you spending some extra time at your local coffee shop or dawdling a few minutes longer at the water cooler. Johnson provides a wonderful insight into the benefits of team work and the open discussion of ideas. He dispels the…