The print industry has faced 10 years of price pressures, despite growing production costs. Grant Vernon, CEO of Snap, says his company doesn’t want to rely on the commoditised print space. They have already moved into assisting small business owners with graphic design. Now they are expanding to offer full advertising and marketing solutions for small operators who don’t have the skill to effectively deploy their promotional spend.
In this edition of BTalk I talk about how he has managed this transition process. How do you turn a very process-driven operation into a differentiated service, particularly when the contact with the customer is through franchised outlets?
There are some useful insights here for any business facing the need to evolve their business model, particularly in response to the influence of the internet and new technologies.
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Markets latch on to falling infection rates
Falling infection rates spur new growth. Plus softer retail numbers hit US GDP expectation. I talk to NAB’s Ray Attrill on today’s Morning Call podcast.
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HFC Or Not? The Broadband Question.
Malcolm Turnbull has been touting the use of HFC as an interim alternative to fibre. Does it make sense to upgrade an existing network rather than close it down?
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Markets calmer, but US budget deadline looms
Markets are much calmer this morning. Equities have managed to climb a little, with the biggest moves in currencies and commodities. NAB’s David de Garis says there’s debate about whether we’re heading to reflation, deflation or stagflation, or all of the above. The Aussie dollar lost more ground, but the pound is taking more of a hammering as fuel shortages will almost certainly be hitting the growth outlook there. Over the Atlantic the debt ceiling is looming, but the short-term issue is passing some sort of budget today, so the government can carry on spending tomorrow.
