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Small Business: Right overseas distributor is vital
You have to kiss a lot of frogs before you find your prince, says Sharon-May McCrostie, on the subject of finding good overseas distributors.

Debbie Mayo-Smith: Speaking to your smartphone
Okay. You have a smartphone. You make your calls on it. Text, use the Internet. But there is so much more.

Debbie Mayo-Smith: Solving the smartphone switch pain
Just like the old adage that it takes money to make money, you have to invest time to save time – that meant allocating quiet periods to playing with my new phone.

MPs consider law change to lower drink driving limit
MPs at a select committee are considering a law change that would lower the drink driving limit from 80mg of alcohol per 100ml of blood to 50mg.

John Drinnan: Social media works - but it's getting risky
Companies are now getting good impact from social media but a marketing expert says that online discourse has become more volatile, writes John Drinnan.

Kiwis' online spending shows no signs of slowing
New Zealanders spending habits are increasingly shifting to internet-based browsing and purchasing, according to new research.

Anger at Kiwi's ad campaign
A Karen Walker ad campaign in which Kenyan fair trade workers wear her Chinese-made sunglasses has been criticised as "disingenuous" on social media.

A2 sets sights on the USA
NZX-listed alternative dairy company A2 Corporation is gearing up to expand its fresh milk business to the United States.

More beer and wine on shelves
Rising economic confidence and "aggressive" marketing techniques are seen as the driving factors behind an 8.9 million litre rise in alcohol availability last year.

Bob Jones: Assume brace position - it's time for moral outrage
Whenever women complain at the sexual objectification of women, let them direct their protest at the culprits, namely women, writes Bob Jones.

Debbie Mayo-Smith: Perfecting your pitch
You know how important it is to get that few word summary of what you do. Not only get it – but get it right.

Why puppies sell you loo rolls
Have you ever wondered why the supermarket toilet paper aisle features more puppies and kittens than a pet shop?

Tobacco companies warned in debate
Tariana Turia has kicked off the parliamentary debate on plain packaging of cigarettes with a warning to tobacco companies not to meddle in NZ affairs.

Most MPs set to back plain-package smokes
A hard-hitting law change to stamp out the tobacco industry's last avenue of marketing is likely to get wide support when it comes to Parliament.

Couple welcome the gift of publicity
What do you give high-flying publicists who have everything on their wedding day?

Super Bowl ads: do they work?
Viewer survey shows that those costly commercials are quickly forgotten.

Luxury brands go all-out
With so much innovation in the field, this year will see a plethora of new and exciting services enter the luxury travel industry.

Palestinian and proud in fizz factory
The Herald spoke to a Palestinian employee who says she's proud to work at the Sodastream factory at the centre of a fizz between Oxfam and a Hollywood star.

Debbie Mayo-Smith: Travel and photos with your smartphone
If you have a smartphone you'll know about using it for phone, text, internet and email but how about when you're on holiday?

Tim Hazledine: An economist's view of $100K contest
'It's like Lotto, only much better.'Tim Hazeldine looks at how big brewers are getting crafty when it comes to catching a bigger audience for their advertising.