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Swan

Sustainability inspires business, brand and employer brand transformation

Our managing director, Rachel Bevans, encourages seeking the goodness in your sustainability plan to inspire business, brand and employer brand transformation, whilst avoiding greenwashing. Written for First 5000. Stakeholder demand for organisations to be responsible is increasing We’re now living in the decade towards 2030 UN Sustainable Development Goals, and with COP26 literally around the […]

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customer acquisition

The cost of focussing on customer acquisition

Our Managing Director, Rachel Bevans, analyses a recent experience to consider the cost of focusing on customer acquisition without a balanced approach to retention. The scenario You’re a loyal customer of 10 years with a monthly subscription service, costing $102 a month. You go to login to your account and see exactly the same package

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Alignment

Mind the gap: when people, brand and business are disconnected

Our Managing Director, Rachel Bevans, gathers insights from latest research to understand the relationship between trust and alignment. Trust in brands is low A recent study by Havas found that only 39% of brands are seen as trustworthy, with 71% of consumers having little faith that brands will deliver on their promises. These findings highlight

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purpose

Purpose, planning, values, engagement and innovation: key to navigating uncertainty

With optimism amongst mid-sized businesses reported to be increasing, our Managing Director, Rachel Bevans, spoke to a group of leaders to understand what’s driving this. Purpose, planning, values, engagement and innovation are five key areas helping mid-sized businesses navigate uncertainty. This article was written for First 5000 where it was first published on 15th June

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great place to work

A great place to work includes contingent workforce employees

Our Managing Director, Rachel Bevans, discusses the relevance of including valuable contingent workforce employees in the employee value proposition (EVP) consultation process, in order to become a “great place to work”. This article was written for First 5000 where it was first published on 4th June 2021. The contingent workforce: employees we rely upon As more businesses

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employee value proposition

Build an employee value proposition to attract, retain, engage the right talent

Our Managing Director, Rachel Bevans, gives an overview of the state of the nation for talent and provides some insights into developing your employer brand and employee value proposition. This article was written for First 5000 where it was first published on 16th May 2021. State of the nation for talent Looking beyond COVID-19 with

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CareFlight: Building brand reputation and trust

The Healthy Brand Company worked with CareFlight delivering research and strategy to align employees, community donors, business and government customers, building brand reputation and trust. This case study was written for First5000 in conjunction with Fiona Jackson, Head of Media, Communications and Marketing for CareFlight. Background Like most not-for-profits and many medium sized organisations, CareFlight

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remote work, ways to do research, workshops, strategy

Find another way: remote work, workshops and research

Your brand can’t afford to avoid strategic and long-term brand-building for cost issues or whilst waiting it out for challenges to rectify. Within the parameters of remote work, there are ways to manage research, workshops and strategy, as long as you take the challenges into account throughout the process. As published in First 5000, Australia’s

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The Future is Bright for Business and Brands: Optimism makes life better

Part 4 of 4 on the importance of optimism in building brands and business, written for and appearing first in First 5000, the professional network for Australian mid-sized businesses.  When times are tough, businesses and brands can drive optimism by: helping people feel better about themselves and their lives; and helping people feel better about

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optimism lens

The Future is Bright for Business and Brands: Through the Lens of Optimism

Part 3 of 3 on the importance of optimism in building brands and business, written for and appearing first in First 5000, the professional network for Australian mid-sized businesses.  Look at your business and brand through the lens of optimism Working with Mid-sized Businesses and the larger end of Small Businesses, I understand that the

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