How to communicate your business ethos to differentiate yourselves from competitors

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Design companies are uniquely placed to react positively to this kind of shifting landscape, and have led the way in demonstrating a more thoughtful and alternative way of running their businesses, instilling their brand ethos with things like a renewed focus on people, wellbeing, the environment, education, humanitarian efforts, or community-based initiatives.

Working mothers: Giving support to working women

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Returning to work after having a baby can be a big adjustment for women. However, the disappointing stats around pay, promotions and confidence levels suggest there’s a long way to go in supporting women through this monumental phase in their lives, and has a direct impact on the diversity of businesses and the industry as a whole.

Making complex data accessible: The fundamental rules of readability

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Top tips for making your content as accessible as possible, no matter how complex the subject or data-heavy the copy. These fundamental rules of readability will help add further value to your communications, from thought pieces to reports to awards entries.

Networking for impact

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Take the stress out of networking with these simple but effective actions from communications expert Wendy Smith.

Who you gonna call?

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How do you identify the correct skills, experience or even activities you require from your agency, as a client? How do you decide who to call?

Product liability: Managing the risks when launching a new product

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Humphries Kirk explains how to manage the risks involved in designing and lunching new products.

Due diligence in business acquisitions

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When acquiring a business, it is vital that due diligence is conducted thoroughly. In this handy guide, the DBA's legal partner Humphries Kirk LLP explains the correct process.

Everybody on the same (new business) page

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There are so many different challenges that can affect an agency's new business success. Blair Enns explains one of the most common and significant, and why it's a good place to start to extricate your agency from a new business rut.

Leveraging culture for strategic success

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How can you optimise your culture for your business' advantage? Sally Henderson has some valuable insights.

A creative professional’s progression of financial success

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Blair Enns is pretty sure he can show you the levels of financial success you’ll move through in your career. Blair can’t predict how far you will go, but by reading the descriptions of the levels you’ll be able to see where you are on the journey and what lays ahead.