Is half your strategy missing?
At its core, strategy is the answer to two questions: where to play, and how to win. In B2B industrial markets, where supplier relationships often run for years, procurement cycles…
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Australians trust AI with their time. Not their money
The adoption gap between AI in daily life and AI in financial decisions has less to do with capability than with accountability. Colonial First State recently commissioned research showing that…
Continue readingFrom products to financial outcomes: Redefining value in financial services
Financial services institutions are shifting from product-led propositions such as loans, superannuation and insurance to outcome-led value focused on financial wellbeing, resilience and long-term wealth creation. This change is being…
Continue readingSME March 2026: SME sentiment collapses, but growth ambitions remain
Updates to this research are published monthly. SME March 2026: SME sentiment has weakened significantly, reflecting rising geopolitical uncertainty, cost pressures and a deteriorating near term outlook. However, growth ambitions…
Continue readingSME February 2026: SME Growth Hits 12-Month Low
Updates to this research are published monthly. SME February 2026: SME revenues improved slightly in February, with the net score recovering to -12% from -17% in January, although still below…
Continue readingHow to engage growth-focused SMEs
How to engage growth-focused SMEs is one of the most important challenges in B2B marketing. Many organisations segment the market using firmographics such as business size. This approach is common…
Continue readingSME January 2026: SME confidence falls sharply as rates and uncertainty rise
Updates to this research are published monthly. SME January 2026: Short-term business confidence weakened materially in January, slipping well below consumer confidence and reaching its lowest level in nearly two…
Continue readingEntry level hiring falls amid AI rise
Entry level hiring in Australia is contracting sharply, mirroring a global pattern that has seen junior job postings fall 29 percentage points since January 2024. According to Randstad’s 2025 Global…
Continue readingSME December 2025: Tighter margins and softer hiring to Kick Off 2026
Updates to this research are published monthly. SME December 2025: SME confidence softened further in December as weaker trading conditions, ongoing cost pressures and heightened political and global uncertainty weighed…
Continue readingChristmas caution for SMEs amid inflation pressures
Updates to this research are published monthly. SME November 2025: SME sentiment weakened in November as rising inflation and softening global economic indicators contributed to a more cautious outlook. Local…
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