Stories by Brad Howarth

Each year, dozens of new social platforms are launched with the hope of becoming the next Snapchat, Pinterest or YouTube. The latest platform to reach that tipping point is the TikTok, an app for sharing short form video which promotes itself as a platform for capturing the world's creativity, knowledge and moments that matter.

With technology now underpinning most functions within business, it’s not surprising to see functional leaders taking an interest in their organisation’s technology purchases.

While much of the talk around robotic process automation (RPA) has centred on its potential to replace human beings in marketing roles, for Berlin-born software maker, Signavio, the opposite appears to be the case.

If Zara Cobb was ever going to take a CMO role, there was a good chance it would be at a data-driven organisation.

There are some products and services consumers can’t help but shout about from the rooftops. Then there are plenty of others which many people wouldn’t be caught dead discussing in public.

Each year, organisations spend billions of dollars on attracting would-be customers to their sites using search engines. But the experience many visitors have after they click a result and land on a site is an often-overlooked element of their buyers’ journey.

In the very traditional world of tyre retailing, JAX Tyres is something of a standout among the crowd.

If anyone is qualified to understand the potential impact of robotic process automation (RPA) on marketing, it’s Shail Khiyara.

Niche industries can be small, but that doesn’t mean they can’t be lucrative. And as Aligner Advantage has found, even the most specialised of industries can also harbour their own lucrative niches.

The proposition for convenience stores is pretty straightforward. But how does that translate in a world where convenience is now more often associated with digital experiences rather than those in the real world?

When Kevin Keith first received the call asking him to become Orangetheory Fitness’s first chief brand officer at the start of 2017, he thought they were joking.

Things were so easy for digital marketers in the 1990s, when the world simply consisted of desktop Web pages and email. Now, as we exit the 2010s, digital channels have proliferated, with chatbots, voice assistants and half a dozen messenger apps all vying for customers’ attention.

The enterprise software industry emerged in the 1990s as an attempt to bring standardisation to business processes and fast-track outcomes for clients. But in an era where personalisation of experiences is now critical, software makers are having to rethink how to bring flexibility back into these products.

Network 10 gave Sydney residents a chance to experience a little of what the fictional realm might be like through an experiential installation at Westfield Sydney in late April, in support of the launch of a new The Twilight Zone series on its '10 All Access' service.

Few people have successfully dragged a sport that was popular during the Parthian Empire into the heart of one Asia-Pacific’s most modern cities.