Established in 2011, Commission Factory provides a platform to online retailers and service providers to establish performance-based marketing through affiliate programs. The company has positioned itself at the forefront of its industry within three years, and currently works with more than 280 Australian and international online retailers to establish their campaigns quickly and gain access to a large pool of affiliates, using bloggers, coupons, comparison sites and apps. Founder Zane McIntyre says affiliate marketing adds a powerful marketing channel for businesses to increase their online presence, brand reach and sales.  Hear more from Zane in the short three minute video…

ComLink Limited is a not-for-profit, volunteer-based organisation which provides transport and care services for the elderly, transport disadvantaged, and younger people with disabilities. When the organisation decided to move its server to the Cloud earlier this year, the transition created a remarkable online community for its 72 staff and 240 volunteers. Corporate Services Manager Alexander Payne says the new intranet has made a “significant difference culturally” and allows staff to better communicate with each other and share ideas. “Culturally, it was important that they all became connected; a lot of our staff hadn’t been to head office in Birtinya and…

As a global business operator, Marc Osmond finds himself operating across six time zones. “If you’re going to succeed, you have to be available to whoever wants to speak to you whenever they want to speak to you; you just can’t just clock on and off between 9 and 5 as the digital age comes upon us.” Marc, owner and founder of Ausfit, says digital technologies have allowed the company to operate on a global scale, with strategic partners in the USA, United Kingdom and New Zealand and development teams based in India and Eastern Europe. “As a supplier of…

The global TEDx movement was created in the spirit of TED’s mission, “ideas worth spreading.” Brian Keayes has been active within the Creative Industries on the Sunshine Coast for the past several years, having previously co-founded The Various Artists Creative Agency, Just Us Galleries and Analogue/Digital Creative Conference, as well as curating and producing a number of exhibitions on the Sunshine Coast. He is now at the helm of æ creative, a design-led and technologically-driven creative agency servicing a wide range of clients and industries. He also heads up TEDxNoosa and is on the board of Sunshine Coast Creative Alliance.…