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<i>Debbie Mayo-Smith</i>: YouTube - it's a tool, not just a toy
If you're a typical parent, I bet you're continually chiding your children for chewing up your home internet bandwidth allowance, watching videos on YouTube.

Tourist spending falls to 5-year low
Spending by tourists dropped to a five-year low in 2010, even as more people visited New Zealand, as the strong kiwi dollar sapped purchasing power.

Sean D'Souza: Structure key to successful presentation
Twas the night before the presentation. Fear filled the room.

Win a wife contest stays, with a name change
A radio station's controversial 'win a wife' competition is going ahead - with a tongue-in-cheek name change - despite allegations it devalues marriage and violates human dignity.

<i>Mark Irving:</i> Keeping advertising simple
One of the things I enjoy about advertising is that much of the work involves simplification. It kind of goes against the grain in this fast paced and often complicated world.

DB ordered to pull 'Black Budget' beer ads
DB Breweries has been ordered to withdraw TV and online ads from its current campaign featuring Arnold Nordmeyer's infamous late-1950s "Black Budget" and the company's DB Export Beer.

Ukrainians offended by 'win a wife' competition
A radio promotion offering the chance to win a 'hot' wife from Ukraine has offended New Zealand immigrants from the eastern European country.

Companies asked to pull ads over 'Win a wife' competition
A Facebook group aiming stop a controversial "win a wife" radio competition is asking companies to pull advertising from the station.

<i>Inside Money :</i> Why KiwiSaver highflyers are due to land
Both Huljich and Fidelity have recently made significant changes to their KiwiSaver businesses that point to a slowdown dead ahead.

Tip Top gifts trumpet birthday
Rachel Hunter's modelling career kicked off in one of Tip Top's ads when she was just 15. It was the mid-1980s and a Trumpet cost 95c.

<i>Debbie Mayo-Smith</i>: Get smart to achieve your resolutions
Is a dream simply a goal without a timeframe?

Budget airlines turn to social media
Asian budget carriers are increasingly using social networks without resorting to print advertising, industry chiefs say.

<i>Sean D'Souza</i>: What clients want to see: Themselves
You look at the testimonials on your website or brochure and see testimonials. The client looks at the testimonials and sees a mirror. Mirror, mirror on the wall, is this the right product or service for me?

Go-getter reaches for stars with new project
Kiwi tech entrepreneur Derek Handley on his latest venture into mobile advertising.