Trust is a topic that continues to trend – and in times of Royal Commissions and business failures – it’s a topic more important than ever. This is a topic I think about a lot. Building trust online is hard – and building long term, sustainable...
Adrenaline business acquired by BRG David Anderson and I, as co-founders of The Big Red Group, are pleased to announce we have acquired the business of Adrenaline in Australia. The team have joined us and and is thriving in their new location in Sydney city with their...
Scams using celebrities: beware There has been a massive surge in recent weeks and months of dodgy operators using so-called ‘celebrity endorsement’ to dupe consumers into buying products. These people are nothing more than thieves, stealing people’s reputations and...
Shark Tank Season 4 Episode 5 We’re on again in the Tank tonight with some brand new Aussie innovators. Tonight proves that age is no barrier when it comes to following your dreams. First up in the Tank is… Subo Mealtime can be stressful for parents of...
The instant gratification of Afterpay The instant gratification offered by payment gateways like Afterpay is the stuff of retail dreams. More than a payment method, it’s a way of delivering audiences, where the last piece of the retail puzzle has become a customer’s...
Retail has changed forever — we must adapt Retail will never be the same and we need to get used to it. I have attended two retail transformation conferences in the last few weeks and the message is clear: retail IS disrupted. This is not a downturn. Forever the...
Retail in 2018 is challenging… what are we doing about it? Retail in Australia (and everywhere else) is facing it’s most challenging year, ever… the question is: what are we going to do? I recently read a piece written by Scott Galloway about the rise of...
Ecto Handplanes: Too good to swim past When Chris came into the Tank and said ‘In this case Sharks and Surfers are a perfect match’, or something like that, I think he is probably right. Chris from Ecto Handplanes is all about design. As he hands each of us our very...