by Davin Broadbent It seems to be impossible to talk about social media without using a bunch of words that didn't exist 15 minutes ago but in order to try and bring some clarity to this often over ...

Written by Davin Broadbent Does your business stand out from the crowd? Or do you find yourself telling people at dinner party’s things like “I’m in retail” or “I own a cafe” or “I work for myself”.. ...

    Written by Davin Broadbent Like most small and even medium sized business owners, you probably spend most of your days solving problems and trying to keep the business on track. It’ ...

    written by Scott Howard In the world of Back To The Future, all you need is a DeLorean, a crazy scientist and 1.21 Gigawatts of electricity. In the real world, without a handy s ...

      Written by Davin Broadbent As you can see from the graph above, Internet use is growing and unsurprisingly more people are using portable technology to access the net. Now ...

    By Davin Broadbent If you’re anything like us and you provide a service for your customers, in our case it’s Marketing, Creative and Design then you know how important it is to make ...

  written by Davin Broadbent I’ve noticed in certain areas (Koff Koff Linkedin) there are quite a few forum posts questioning the value of Social Media conversations, complaining ...

  written by Davin Broadbent There are 2 simple words that you can use which will add a whole new level of value to your personal and business life. They are magic words and there is a g ...

written by Davin Broadbent If you asked me to describe myself, I would probably say that I am Male, Caucasian, mid 30’s, agnostic, into sport, music, technology, film, writing and I wor ...

Written by Davin Broadbent I keep thinking about a recent conversation with a potential client, the conversation went pretty much along the lines of: Client: “How much do I really need ...

Written by Davin Broadbent It was widely reported this week via an associated press release that in a recent Neilson Survey commissioned by Paypal, Australian shoppers in 2010 used Mobile d ...

Artwork by Colby Heppell, Article by Davin Broadbent The great thing about small business and in fact a lot of entrepreneurs is that in most cases, they are able to operate with an almost i ...

If you’re a business that produces (or sells) a product or products, we can safely assume that if you’re still in business, you understand your market. You have found a niche or created an opportunity ...

Written by Davin Broadbent If you’re a business that produces (or sells) a product or products, we can safely assume that if you’re still in business, you understand your market. ...

The internet is a lot like a frontier town, where the residents are all hardened survivors; making it easy to spot a noob (newcomer) by the way they walk, talk and dress. These noobs almost ...

  If you spend anytime online there is a good chance that you will have heard somebody use the acronym SEO or  SMO. In case you were wondering, they stand for Search Engine Optimisa ...

And even though I was expecting it, I was still surprised because not only was the bill for the wrong amount, they had managed to spell my name differently twice on the one document. This is suc ...

I read a Seth Godin blog recently about setting your clients up to be right and it struck a chord with me for obvious reasons. Sometimes in my industry, (as I’m sure it is in most others ...

Did you know? Most people waste up to 50% of their time trying to do things at work that aren't actually productive.  I know that if my car breaks down I need a mechanic, even though I know ...

Every day something new will make it's way into our lives, some people will choose to acknowledge this and learn from it, while others will dismiss it because they are "too busy". Some people sea ...

Just a quick HELLO... To welcome you back to work after your well deserved Summer break.  I'm not going to give to you any wishy washy "welcome to 2011, i hope ...

5 things to consider for all Emerging Brands By Davin Broadbent   If you can imagine a sports team selecting new young players from a draft, the same characteristics that inspire the t ...

    The Beach Decemember 2010   It's a very Beachside Christmas       Greetings! ...

Beachside Creative are Service Providers and as such we spend a lot of our time thinking about our clients. In fact 95% of our day is dedicated to providing services to our clients, 2% is spent o ...

Do's and Don’ts for this year’s Christmas PartyWell deck my halls and jingle my bells, another year has practically flown by and as 2010 prepares to hold hands and walk off into th ...

Have you ever needed to "Photoshop" a photo, but you don't have Photoshop?Rocketboom is one of my favorite channels on YouTube and in this video Ellie Rountree gives you a great list of online pr ...

Social media still dominates headlines as the new direction for business marketing, but it seems many businesses are resisting the call. A recent survey by Optus found that only 28% of small busi ...

All you have to do... is taste new Gourmet Blu Gourmet Pearl Cous Cous... and then you're not so blue!!Modern consumer promotion strategies vary greatly, but the end goal is always the same: c ...

Publishing a newsletter or 'ezine' is one of the most effective ways of website promotion or of advertising your business online. You are able to reach a targeted list of subscribers that actual ...

Just a quick note to show you the vibe in the office  today. As you can see theres heaps of sunshine both inside and out!!  (I have to say that as Sarah's sitting right beside me!) T ...

'Marketing and Creative' is a dynamic workspace and at Beachside not a week goes by that we don’t learn or see something new and amazing.Over the past week we have delivered some great p ...

Welcome to 'The Beach'  At the moment there are three different types of people in Australia, those that care about the election, those that are sick of hearing about the election and ...

For those of you who don't know,  we are currently working with 321 Water as their outsourced marketing department. 321 Water raises people's awareness about the environmental impact of b ...

For those that haven't seen it go to www.beachside.net.auWhat started as a plan to develop a marketing diagnostic tool for our website quickly became a great way to put off doing a whole bunch ...

Why write an email newsletter? An email newsletter is a great way to stay in touch with your customers. An email arrives from you on a semi-regular basis; if they aren't busy it is a welcome ...

For all of our photography and photo re-touching ...

The Oatmeala little light hearted injection of fun, make sure you read the article on web design (below) 5 million people cant be wrong can they?http://theoatmeal.com/comics/design_hellTrend Watc ...

If you know someone that needs our help, why not give us a call and collect a free bottle of wine to enjoy the next time you're relaxing on the beach. ...

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The three wise monkeys actually have names? They are: Mizaru (See no evil), Mikazaru (Hear no evil), and Mazaru (Speak no evil).There is also a fourth wise monkey called Shizaru (Do no evil).An a ...

It looks like this will be a week of websites and digital design, we have a few big jobs for formen.ltd and a couple of print ads for On Course Golf and its only Monday. We've also ordered ...

This week has all been about Viral Marketing, we have some great concepts that we've developed, and because we're very excited about the potential for this campaign we find ourselves in the ...

As usual we’re working hard for our clients but with the Football World Cup in South Africa keeping everyone up late at night, we’re thinking about buying shares in a coffee com ...

This week has been a bundle of fun and a huge variation in final output!  We have launched the TFM Mad May sale with the release of their May Newsletter that details same fantastic sa ...

Have you considered how you appear to your clients? Do they do business with you (the person) or your company? How do you stand out in a crowded marketplace? Once you identify your point(s) of ...

Australian AnthillThis is a fantastic resource for all businesses and some very worthwhile reading. In particular check out the 5 critical mistakes in business article. (link below)http://anthill ...

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Beachside are proud to present their new website. So have a look around and tell us what you think. ...

The Internet represents a fantastic opportunity for companies to build brands, identify clients, share information and qualify leads. unlike traditional media, it is also an often misunderstoo ...

It's been an interesting year so far, Real Estate prices continue to rise, The Greek Economy continues to fall, interest rates are balancing on a seesaw in the middle and every business wants to ...

Beachside are proud to count Monash University Accident Research Centre among its clients, having recently completed work for them and VicRoads on the Vic Ride program to be rolled out in Ma ...

Among the many services we provided for clients this month was an article for Poker News on behalf of Pocket Aces over Kings. We also look after their website and recently developed their sh ...

Beachside is assisting Victoria Police (not only with their enquiries) to develop an information pack around cyber bullying and another for knife crime. ...

We are currently working with Lynx IT www.lynxit.com.au to provide a custom information solution for TAB Sportsbet. Should be very cool, so watch this space. ...

Beachside Creative have recently finished developing the copy for Advertise My Business, a website designed to assist SME’s with Promotional Marketing. Check out the website here www.adv ...

Content should always be;Targeted,Intelligent,Measurable, andExpedient,T.I.M.E = Money and content is king...Make sure that everything you do and say to your customer is always well thought ou ...

Greetings!Welcome to 'The Beach' and the Inaugural Beachside Creative Newsletter!!You have received this email because you are a valuable client, a valued supplier, an interested 3rd party, or ...