THE Brand Agency has cemented itself among the state's leading creatives after two of its key clients filled first and second positions in the 'WA's best brand' category in this year's branding survey.
ARGUABLY the fastest growing segment for the advertising and marketing industries is online branding, as its adoption by business gathers momentum and it becomes more of a key area of branding focus and budgeting.
WHILE rebranding can be difficult when the high costs and long hours associated with doing so are considered, the companies found on this year's list of 'WA's most underperforming brand' may want to examine their options in this regard.
Distressed asset sales could become the saviour of many Australian businesses and possibly free up some much needed capital tied up in non-performing bank loans, a financial expert says.
Litigation funder IMF (Australia) has agreed to fund claims by various former clients of Perth stockbroker Todd King against Australian Stockbroking and Advisory Services.
Tourism Western Australia have selected Sydney-based creative agency Host to take control of its advertising account, beating out the only local agency that remained on the short list, 303.
Property developer Port Bouvard has booked a $29 million net loss for the 2009 financial year which includes a more than $30 million asset impairment charge as a result of a weakening property market.
Subiaco-based Liberty Resources has signed an agreement with private company Clean Global Energy to develop an underground coal gasification project in Queensland.
Environment Minister Donna Faragher says key recommendations have emerged from a review of the practice of clearing native vegetation in Western Australia.
Opposition spokesperson Ben Wyatt says the state's finances are in disarray after the latest monthly treasury figures show government expenses had increased by $2 billion.
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BHP Billiton Iron Ore and World Vision have teamed up to form a $5 million partnership to boost care and health activities for pre-school aged children in the east Pilbara.
Shares in nickel miner Mincor Resources closed nearly 20 per cent higher today, driven by a positive quarterly report where higher production and lower cash costs generated a net cash flow of $17.9 million.
Miner Magellan Metals has stressed that its export process of lead carbonate concentrate meets the strictest conditions after a freight train derailed near houses in Fremantle.
China's biggest offshore oil and gas producer China National Offshore Oil Co (CNOOC) is poised to kick off its first major drilling program in Australian waters as it seeks to match Japanese rival Inpex by establishing its own Australian production base.
Atlas Iron says it will increase the size of its $11.7 million share purchase plan by 28 per cent to accommodate for a substantial amount of oversubscriptions.
Mining services company Imdex and drilling specialist Coretrack have agreed to a $28.4 million merger that will create an entity focused on the burgeoning oil and gas sector.
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Western Australia appears to have weathered the global economic downturn but the resource-rich state must still rely on China's appetite for bulk commodities to stay in the clear, according to Access Economics.
The competition watchdog has proposed that the Retail Energy Market Company continue operating the market rules in Western Australia and South Australia.
South Perth-based Uranium Australia is gearing up for a local stock market listing in October as it receives expressions of interest from brokers to underwrite its $6 million initial public offer.
The state opposition has again slammed the Barnett government's 3 per cent budget cuts with Department of Health the latest to reveal a fire sale of $1.8 million worth of land.
