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Gimmick or effective selling tool? The use of imaginative product displays in store
First 5000 | June 11, 2021Have you stood back to admire the creative, ‘gimmicky’ and attractive product displays in retail stores? A new international study has found that these displays subtly awaken customer senses and increase purchase behaviour.
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Franchising Code reforms help level playing field for franchisees
First 5000 | June 8, 2021Significant reforms to the Franchising Code of Conduct announced by the Australian Government last week (1 June) will help level the playing field across the franchising sector, according to the Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman Bruce Billson.
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Timely innovation to aid agribusinesses in Solomon Islands
First 5000 | June 7, 2021A small Solomon Islands based project with the potential to be a game changer in the logistics and agribusiness sector has received a funding boost from the Australian Government.
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Drive business success through building stronger relationships with contingent workforce
Rachel Bevans | June 4, 2021As more businesses take a lean approach to their organisation structure, they rely on contractors, freelancers and sub-contractors or their “contingent workforce” for fulfilling their human resource needs on an on-demand, short-term basis, Rachel Bevans from The Healthy Brand Company explains.
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Experience, knowledge and commitment: valuing older workers
Meagan Lawson | June 3, 2021Current practices, experiences and barriers to work place participation from mature workers, and the types of support and intervention that will best meet the needs of employees and employers across a range of businesses are highlighted in a new report from Challenger and COTA NSW.
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Being a Consultant in the Pacific
Kenneth Katafono | June 2, 2021We push innovation and digitalisation in the Pacific agriculture and fisheries sectors at Traseable Solutions based in Fiji. We try our best to create opportunities for ourselves and carve out a niche in these sectors.
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How to get the delivery experience right: Australia Post
First 5000 | June 1, 2021eCommerce in Australia continues to go from strength to strength with more than five million households shopping online each month, and growth for the 12 months to April 2021 up more than 45 per cent when compared to the previous year.
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Businesses keep falling for these cyber security risks time and time again
Ajay Unni | May 31, 2021Cybersecurity is never out of the headlines for long, with Air India, US fuel pipeline Colonial, and even Australia’s own channel Nine all hit with breaches in the past few months alone. Ajay Unni, founder of Stickman Cyber looks at the risks that businesses continue to fall for.
An ARC funded partnership of academics, Federal Government, and NGOs are concerned about the health and wellbeing of older workers. Have your say today! first5000.com.au/blog/have-your… #matureworkers #olderworkers #haveyoursay
COVID has had a huge economic impact on the Pacific. Honoured to deliver the keynote address to today's GAP Summit for the Pacific and Small Island Nations on 🇦🇺's commitment to supporting more resilient economies in the Pacific, & the importance of greater economic integration. pic.twitter.com/VI8EawQxTL Retweeted by First 5000
Mid-sized business leaders are balancing various challenges and opportunities with five common areas helping them navigate the way forward #purpose #values #EmployeeEngagement #strategyplanning #innovation #sustainability #risk #research #customerinsights @First5000 twitter.com/GlobalAccessAu… Retweeted by First 5000
Employee net promoter scores (eNPS) – do they really tell the full story? @BenBars, CEO of culture consultancy We Are Unity explains if a business genuinely seeks to make a cultural change, it needs to identify the root cause of the problem first5000.com.au/blog/why-busin… #hr #culture
Have you stood back to admire the creative, ‘gimmicky’ and attractive product displays in retail stores? A new study has found that these displays subtly awaken customer senses and increase purchase behaviour. first5000.com.au/blog/use-of-im… @MonashUni #retail #instoredisplay
A survey of SMEs found those in collaborations with researchers were introducing more products and better protected from the financial impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic first5000.com.au/blog/two-is-th… @CSIRO @RMIT @QUT #covid19 #coronavirus #smbs #smes #innovation #collaborations
Wonderful to have our Pacific Partnerships Manager, Kenneth Katafono, share insights on consulting in the Pacific for @First5000. Read his blog below👇 #DigitalPacific #PacificConnect #pacificislands #Consulting @TraSeableFiji #agriculture twitter.com/First5000/stat… Retweeted by First 5000
@WomenWithWit @First5000 Thank you @WomenWithWit for sharing my thoughts published. This is an interesting time as we navigate our new hybrid workplace. Retweeted by First 5000
Significant reforms to the Franchising Code of Conduct announced by the Australian Government last week (1 June) will help level the playing field across the franchising sector, according to @ASBFEO @BillsonBruce first5000.com.au/blog/franchisi… #franchising #franchise #codeofconduct
A small Solomon Islands based project with the potential to be a game changer in the logistics and agribusiness sector has received a funding boost from the Australian Government. first5000.com.au/blog/timely-in… @Pacific_Connect @GlobalAccessAu #pacific
Involve valuable #contingentworkforce in developing your #employerbrand @First5000 #research #employerbranding #EVP #EmployeeExperience twitter.com/First5000/stat… Retweeted by First 5000
As more businesses take a lean approach to their organisation structure, they rely on contractors, freelancers and sub-contractors or their “contingent workforce” for fulfilling their human resource needs on an on-demand, short-term basis @healthybrandco first5000.com.au/blog/drive-bus…
Current practices, experiences and barriers to work place participation from mature workers, and the types of support and intervention that will best meet the needs of employees and employers highlighted in a report @Challenger @COTA_nsw first5000.com.au/blog/experienc… #matureworkers
Kenneth Katafono explains how @TraSeableFiji based in Fiji push innovation and digitalisation in the Pacific agriculture and fisheries sectors first5000.com.au/blog/being-a-c… #pacific #pacificconnect #consulting #innovation
eCommerce continues to go from strength to strength with more than five million households shopping online each month, and growth for the 12 months to April 2021 up more than 45 per cent when compared to the previous year. first5000.com.au/blog/how-to-ge… @australiapost #ecommerce #online
@First5000 Thank you for sharing my thoughts on 'Zoom Fatigue' it is so relevant as Victoria are in their 4th lock-down. Retweeted by First 5000
Cybersecurity is never out of the headlines for long @ajayunni @stickmancyber looks at the risks that businesses continue to fall for first5000.com.au/blog/businesse… #cybersecurity #CyberAttack
With strategic business and people planning ramping up, now’s a great time to think about your #employerbrand #EVP @First5000 twitter.com/First5000/stat… Retweeted by First 5000
As online meeting technology becomes a ubiquitous part of our day-to-day work lives, workplace expert @MaureenKyne from Maureen Kyne & Associates is blaming ‘Zoom Fatigue’ on employers’ failure to set rules and procedures around its use. first5000.com.au/blog/why-bosse… #zoom #covid19
The opportunity to retire and withdraw, retreat and clock off from the workplace in favour of embracing a life of leisure is a decision that shouldn’t be taken lightly. Professor Gary Martin @AIMinWA. first5000.com.au/blog/take-a-br… #retirement @matureworkers #covid19 #productiveaging