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How to Manage Your Savings

Michael Doyle — Tue, 23 Aug 2022 08:27:01 +0000

Australians are saving again. In the latest Reserve Bank figures, the average household is saving just under 10 per cent of disposable income, the same level of savings that households maintained in the early 1990s. It doesn’t mean people are doing it easy but with interest rates low, it appears some people are using the […]

Is it Getting Harder to Get Home Mortgages?

Michael Doyle — Thu, 21 Jul 2022 08:22:46 +0000

The last year has brought some changes to the landscape of home mortgages. A lot of this has been driven by governments, regulators, and banks, with decisions made at boardroom tables. But these decisions trickle down to customers, and many people have been left scratching their heads about the mortgage market. Is it getting harder […]

Your Second Home: What You Need To Know Before Buying

Michael Doyle — Thu, 21 Jul 2022 08:01:48 +0000

Ready to buy a second home? For a lot of Australians, just buying one home is enough. But for many, buying their first home is one step on a much bigger journey. Whatever your reason for buying a second home, it’s a very different process from the first. Here’s everything you need to know when […]

Retirement Planning: When’s The Right Time to Start?

Michael Doyle — Thu, 21 Jul 2022 07:20:57 +0000

So when is the right time to start retirement planning? The answer is any time. No matter what stage of your life you’re in, there are steps you can take to improve your retirement planning. 1. Your 20s – Getting Started For you, “retirement is ages away”. You’re at the beginning of your career and […]

The Top4 Ways to Do Smart & Responsible Marketing During COVID-19

Michael Doyle — Fri, 25 Sep 2020 03:37:45 +0000

In everything that we do as brands, context matters. Beyond the basic actions taken to protect employees and businesses during a crisis, brands can either help or hinder our collective experience. So when a cultural moment shifts as dramatically as it has in the face of COVID-19, it’s important that brands address the issue with […]

What are Google Discovery Ads? Read the new guide now

Michael Doyle — Tue, 09 Jun 2020 02:22:42 +0000

Last year we introduced Discovery ads as a new way to help people discover and engage with your brand as they scroll through their favourite content. In April, we made Discovery ads generally available for all advertisers globally. For the first time, you can reach up to 2.9 billion people as they explore their interests […]

Young Entrepreneur Makes a Fortune in Two Months During The COVID-19 Lockdown

Michael Doyle — Mon, 08 Jun 2020 04:52:09 +0000

A young entrepreneur managed to sell $105,000 worth of underwear in just two months after the outbreak of coronavirus forced people to stay at home. Patrick Psotka, 27, moved from Vancouver to Australia three years ago to start his brand Sparx Underwear. The 27-year-old who now lives in Bondi said it took 18 months before his business […]

Facebook, PayPal Back Gojek’s Asia Digital Payments Push

Michael Doyle — Thu, 04 Jun 2020 01:51:42 +0000

Facebook Inc. and PayPal Holdings Inc. are investing in Gojek, a big boost for the Indonesian startup’s digital payments business that propels the U.S. companies into a fast-growing Asian internet arena. It’s the second international investment Facebook has made in the past six weeks with a goal of getting more local businesses online, after the social media giant paid $5.7 billion […]

Food Delivery Giants Leave Small Business Short-Changed

Michael Doyle — Wed, 03 Jun 2020 02:51:33 +0000

The Franchise Council of Australia has slammed delivery platforms for suggesting customers should tip restaurants while failing to budge on delivery fees. The FCA has called on all food delivery services to halve their delivery fees to food retail and hospitality businesses that have seen their turnover slashed by 80 per cent due to the coronavirus […]

As Physical Doors Close, New Digital Doors Swing Open

Michael Doyle — Tue, 02 Jun 2020 02:41:08 +0000

The penetration of online commerce is lower in Australia than in the United States or Europe. But the lockdown is closing the gap. In response to COVID-19, we see shifts in spending, changes in consumer preferences, forced and accelerated adoption of digital technologies, and rapidly increasing consumer expectations of and adaptions to new household dynamics, including […]