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  • Brisbane Festival 2011

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    Belinda Vesey-Brown

    We are just over a week away from the launch of the Brisbane Festival. The three-week festival runs from 3 September till 24 September and offers some of the most interesting, inspiring and cutting edge art and entertainment the city, the country and the world has to offer. Experience and delight in the offerings to…

  • Online video is the popular advertising choice in 2011

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    Belinda Vesey-Brown

    Online video is certainly on the rise. Did you know that 961 million online videos were watched in October 2010 in Australia alone? According to ComScore, the average viewer watched eight hours of video a month which has made it the fastest growing medium for advertising. In Australian it seems there is a larger market…

  • Getty Images’ Photography Competition ‘Grab’

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    Belinda Vesey-Brown

    Are you the sort of person who can’t leave the house without their camera? When you travel, are you behind the lens more than not? Well why not use your photography-skills to win you some brilliant pries, including $5000 worth of Nikon camera gear simply by entering Getty Images’ photography competition ‘Grab’. But get in…

  • Facebook Places launches in Australia

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    Belinda Vesey-Brown

    Facebook Places, which launched in Australia today, will allow Facebook users to share their location with friends. So if you’re enjoying a coffee in Brunswick Street, Brisbane and your friend is nearby, you’ll be alerted – and like magic, you can have a random catchup. This new feature is set to open up new real-life…

  • The Gruen Transfer to take on the US market

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    Belinda Vesey-Brown

    At the Brio Group office, we all love a bit of Gruen banter. Thursday mornings are often spent chatting over the previous night’s The Pitch ads, or laughing over the witty banter thrown between Todd Sampson and Russell Howcroft. And in news just in, ABC’s The Gruen Transfer is set to take on the world!…

  • Oprah to host her Farewell Season show at Sydney Opera House

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    Belinda Vesey-Brown

    [briotube]http://www.youtube.com/v/yJrQIsqvoCM[/briotube] Who would have thought the invaluable exposure Australia received on The Oprah Winfrey Show during the Tourism Queensland “Best Job in the World” could be topped? Just this morning, it’s been announced that Oprah will host part of the final season of The Oprah Winfrey Show in Australia! It’s a major, major PR win…

  • Australian Art Deco Architecture

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    Belinda Vesey-Brown

                      Think about art deco architecture and buildings like Manhattan’s Chrysler Building or The Rockefeller Center usually spring to mind. It’s unlikely that the strip of shops including Myer and David Leees in Bourke Street, Melbourne, or Sydney’s Museum of Contemporary Art (MCA) will be at the…

  • Who’s looking after the kids?

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    Belinda Vesey-Brown

    In executive boardrooms across Australia there are very few women sitting at the head of the table in the top positions, but today marks an important day for women around Australia. It’s an inspiring day that proves it’s possible to lead from any chair. On 24 June 2010 Julia Gillard became our nation’s first Deputy…