Stories by Azadeh Williams

Digital Marketing

Adobe's new interactive shoppable video experience

By 2019, video is set to command an estimated of 80 per cent of all Internet traffic. To leverage this proliferation of video consumption, Adobe is integrating a new shoppable video platform in a bid to enhance the next generation in digital consumer interaction.

Digital Marketing

How Billabong keeps its brand relevant

From humble beginnings on the Gold Coast in the 1970s, to growing global household name, Billabong’s brand journey has been about consistently evolving to meet customer needs. And its expansion into digital is no different.

Leadership

Report: Most companies can better leverage content marketing

A recent report by the CMO Council reveals only 12 percent of marketers believe they have high-performance content marketing engines that are strategically programmed to target the right audiences with relevant and persuasive content.

Social Media

Salesforce: How smart brands are starting to think like customers

Organisations must think more like customers and find their own procurement processes to better leverage brand awareness. Speaking at the Salesforce’s Future of Marketing in Sydney, head of product marketing, Derek Laney said brands like L’Oréal, Mattel and Room and board are achieving this greater customer engagement by using platforms that enable them to engage, listen and respond at every step, from advertising to mobile and social.

Leadership

Why creativity puts the magic in marketing leadership

In a recent survey by IBM, CEOs from around the world confirmed creative thinking as the number one asset needed to capitalise on complexity and competency within their organisation. But are we doing enough to generate the right ideas?

Digital Marketing

Marketing professionals prove hot property in Australian jobs market

A new jobs report has revealed an upward trend around rewards, salaries and recruitment for marketing professionals. But despite hot demand for talent, most marketers don’t feel budget allocation for project delivery is enough to deliver the best possible results.

Leadership

5 lessons for companies to become more agile

The globally competitive landscape is putting pressure on organisations to find innovative and more rapid-fire ways to improve their products and service offerings. One principle and practice helping to achieve this is a sustainable agile environment. Keynote speakers at this year’s 2015 Agile Australia conference in Sydney revealed their top lessons around building a successful agile environment and culture.

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Marketing prowess versus the enigma of the metaverse

Flash back to the classic film, Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. Television-obsessed Mike insists on becoming the first person to be ‘sent by Wonkavision’, dematerialising on one end, pixel by pixel, and materialising in another space. His cinematic dreams are realised thanks to rash decisions as he is shrunken down to fit the digital universe, followed by a trip to the taffy puller to return to normal size.

Liz Miller

VP, Constellation Research

Why Excellent Leadership Begins with Vertical Growth

Why is it there is no shortage of leadership development materials, yet outstanding leadership is so rare? Despite having access to so many leadership principles, tools, systems and processes, why is it so hard to develop and improve as a leader?

Michael Bunting

Author, leadership expert

More than money talks in sports sponsorship

As a nation united by sport, brands are beginning to learn money alone won’t talk without aligned values and action. If recent events with major leagues and their players have shown us anything, it’s the next generation of athletes are standing by what they believe in – and they won’t let their values be superseded by money.

Simone Waugh

Managing Director, Publicis Queensland

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