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Three keys to successful marketing
Graham McGregor takes a look at what he thinks are some of the keys to marketing success.

Kevin Malloy: Get ready for the Uber moment
Business disquiet about Uberisation is misplaced, writes Kevin Malloy.

Liam Dann: Inflation rears its head
Liam Dann writes: Inflation is not dead and there seems no doubt market volatility and the slowdown in China were top of mind for many.

Christopher Niesche: No room to hide
There's nowhere to hide in a duopoly, as Ralph Waters has discovered to his cost.

Get Sorted: This Money Week, build your core
Tom Hartmann asks: Everyone's busy - so what's the one thing you can focus on this week that will make the most difference?

Debbie Mayo-Smith: Be the MasterChef of your own success
Debbie Mayo-Smith shares her recipe for working smarter and tips for automating tasks.

Bernard Hickey: Don't get too comfy
Bernard Hickey writes: Just how long will governments and central banks be able to use public balance sheets to turn the tides of markets?

Fran O'Sullivan: CEO leaves mayor on sideline
Auckland Council chief executive Stephen Town is displaying all the hallmarks of a bureaucratic stealth bomber.

Brian Gaynor: What is going on in China?
What is going on in China and why is it having such a profound impact on world financial markets?

Mary Holm: Is it OK for retirees to live it up?
Mary Holm responds to readers financial questions - should old people spend the money and live it up?

Brian Fallow: China pays the price of change
Slip-ups are no surprise, given the vast reforms the country is going through, Brian Fallow writes. As China has contributed about a third of global economic growth in recent years, few are immune from the effects of its slowdown.

John Drinnan: TVNZ sniffs out joint ventures
Privatisation is unlikely, but the Government is looking at other ways for TVNZ to get friendly with the private sector, writes John Drinnan.

Mark Lister: Rich pickings among the chaos
Many of us wouldn't be brave enough to invest any money when things look as precarious as they have lately, writes Mark Lister. We would sit on the sidelines and wait until things looked safe agai

Juha Saarinen: Fascinating insight into Internet of Things
The internet of Things - IoT - is a marketing buzz-term, but the whole thing will be upon us sooner rather than later, writes Juha Saarinen.

Liam Dann: China crisis - how worried should we be?
Business editor Liam Dann looks at just how much of a concern the China market crash should be for us here in New Zealand.

Robyn Pearce: Is this crazy speed of life real or just an illusion?
Robyn Pearce believes that we're just re-discovering the best of the old ways - people-based, principle-based behaviours.

Debbie Mayo-Smith: Adapting to change
Debbie Mayo-Smith talks to Julie Russell, Secretary of the NZ Bookkeepers Association, who was one of the early adopters of Xero accounting software.

Get Sorted: Why a Money Week?
Next week is a choice opportunity to get us all talking about money matters, writes Tom Hartmann.

Liam Dann: Crunch time for Bill English
It is crunch time for the economy, crunch time for Bill English and his "steady as she goes" economic plan.

Barry Ritholtz: Gaming Google's search for profit and ideology
Will we have to start taking Google's search results with a grain of salt?

Bernard Hickey: Why do Aucklanders fear council debt?
If you could take out a mortgage fixed for 12 years at 4.01 per cent to invest in an asset that lasts decades, would you?

When is one Kiwi enough for KiwiSaver?
When are you Kiwi enough to qualify for KiwiSaver? Helen Twose puts that question to Nigel Jackson, Westpac's head of wealth products.

Diana Clement: From debt to depression a vicious circle
Once depressed, debt becomes a vicious circle, says Judi Clements, chief executive of the Mental Health Foundation.

Brian Gaynor: Overseas investment a key part of our story
Foreign firms play an important role but we need good rules in place, writes Brian Gaynor.

Fran O'Sullivan: TPP requires major sales effort to gain acceptance
The country is not convinced a deal would have plenty of upside, writes Fran O'Sullivan.

Mary Holm: Teen's card shock a cautionary tale
Q: A few years ago my daughter entered the workforce. She got a credit card with a limit of $500. Within a year the bank sent a letter raising the limit to $10,000.

John Drinnan: Peters ramps up Hosking attack
Talk radio tends to have a conservative audience and when he appears in the Herald Hosking's opinion is one of many. But TV has a pervasive influence, writes John Drinnan.