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May 22, 2012
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Wholesale trade sales were up again in the June quarter for the seventh consecutive time,
Statistics New Zealand said today. After adjusting for seasonal effects, total
sales rose 2.2 percent to $20.7 billion. The bulk of the increase came from the ’other goods wholesaling’ industry, which rose 9.8 percent or $316 million.
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The world’s top international agricultural
biotechnology conference is heading to New Zealand in
2012, putting the spotlight on environmental, social, and economic
change under the umbrella theme ‘Adapting to a Changing World’. NZBIO chair Maxine Simmons said
securing hosting rights was a huge coup and offered the opportunity to advance agbiotech in this
part of the world. “New Zealand is an acknowledged
leader in biological science. The application of this
expertise supports, and adds tremendous value to, our
primary industries.”
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Every New Zealander consumes about 36 kg of plastic packaging per year, with only 8.64 kg of that being recycled. The bi-annual Environmental Packaging Awards seek to spin a positive
light on packaging, by celebrating companies and individuals who
champion environmental issues and packaging product stewardship. Among
this year’s winners were Resene’s Karen Warman for her innovative
Paintwise programme and a corrugated box design by a Massey University student.
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Doing business with “authenticity, fairness, transparency and good faith” is certainly a noble aspiration. So is the Arab Spring is making way for a corporate
spring? According to Forbes‘ David Kirkpatrick, that’s exactly what is happening, and it points to a bright
future for business and society globally.
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The 2011 RSVP and Nexus Awards have officially
opened for business, and marketing gurus are once again being encouraged
to showcase
shining examples of the campaigns and projects they’ve created that
stimulate a conversation, ask for a response, prompt some deeper brand
involvement and lead to a sale, lead or other measurable change in
behaviour. The gongs are broken down into three main categories: RSVP Awards, which
recognise outstanding marketing campaigns; RSVP Craft Awards, which
celebrate the ‘art’ of a campaign’s individual elements; and Nexus
Awards, which recognise excellence in creating the foundations on which
measurable campaigns are based.
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From microsites to virtual memorial walls, the
media is marking the 10th anniversary of September 11 with all that digital
technology has to offer. The New York Times has teamed up with YouTube, while the Washington Post has joined forces with PostSecret, all in the name of social and digital projects to commemorate the day that changed lives forever.
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