Opinion
Winning the Rising Star Award was the culmination of four years of mistakes
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It probably seems weird to publish a piece titled like this after such a successful Beacons recently, but I’ve made a lot of mistakes in the last four years. Some of them were unavoidable (but taught me a lesson), some should have been avoided. Almost without exception, these happen because of rushing, or lack of process. Hopefully, this article will help you to avoid making the same mistakes – and remind me to repeat them a little less often too.

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Radio Awards 2019: ZM and Mike Hosking celebrate success
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Last night, New Zealand’s radio talent stepped out from behind the microphones for the 2019 NZ Radio Awards. The big winners on the night were ZM, judged the Station of the Year – Network, and Mike Hosking, of Newstalk ZB, who once again took home the Best Talk Presenter – Breakfast or Drive.

Opinion
The four best business f***-ups I’ve made
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Wendy Thompson is the founder and CEO of the successful social media marketing agency Socialites, and has 16 years’ digital marketing experience in some of New Zealand’s top advertising agencies. However. that doesn’t mean she hasn’t made her fair share of mistakes in her career. Here, in her typically colourful way, she shares four mistakes she’s learnt from all her years in business – and the important lessons she learnt from them.

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Idealog + Studio ZQ launch Wool-ovation competition: Enter now
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Idealog is one of the few media brands dedicated to celebrating New Zealand’s special brand of creativity. The New Zealand Merino Company has helped transform the sheep industry from a faceless commodity into a supplier for premium global brands. So, like Allbirds and Icebreaker are to merino farmers, we’ve teamed up to to celebrate the opening of its Studio ZQ innovation space in Christchurch and our design community’s talents by asking our audience to design a product that harnesses the potential of strongwool. The winner will win two all-expenses paid trips worth more than $7000: a five-day trip to Christchurch to develop their idea, and a five-day trip to San Francisco, USA to meet with US-based innovation experts. Read on to find out more.

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