Merry Christmas to all my customers & friends.
Have a safe & happy time with your families.
See you in 2012

Looking for Christmas Idea's for your business, staff & freinds. But don't want to get bombarded with promotion emails. The check out our Christmas Idea's page. http://ping.fm/KwU5m

Support The Cure for life foundation - visit dineforacure.org www.dineforacure.org funding brain cancer research

Aurther "Art" Clokey celebrates 90th birthday. The creator of Gumby clay animation series. Who can forget the crazy episodes that we watched when we were kids. View the crazy Gumby here http://ping.fm/tzJk4

Steve Jobs found an Apple, took a bit and was inspired. What an amazing man. Will Apple go on?

Google's 13th Birthday today, hip-hip haray! What would we do with out Google?

What's the difference between marketing and advertising? Surprisingly, there are many business owners who can not quickly identify a contrast between the two terms and many who think they are "marketing" when they are really "advertising". Let's start by looking at the definitions as provided by Wikipedia.

Advertising: "a form of communication used to persuade an audience (viewers, readers or listeners) to take some action with respect to products, ideas, or services. Most commonly, the desired result is drive consumer behavior with respect to a commercial offering... "

Marketing: "the activity, set of institutions, and processes for creating, communicating, delivering, and exchanging offerings that have value for customers, clients, partners, and society at large. It is an integrated process through which companies build strong customer relationships and create value for their customers..."

More simply put, advertising is something you do when you are trying to get a customer or prospect to take some form of action right now. An example would be placing an advertisement in a newspaper in efforts to get a customer to call and buy your product right now. Your results may happen immediately and your advertisement has a limited life-span. It is doubtful that this week's ad will gain you any business 4 months from now unless you run it (and pay for it) continuously.

Marketing, on the other hand, is an activity where you build rapport, credibility, and relationships with customers by providing them with something valuable. Although you might receive business immediately from your marketing efforts, it usually does not work that way. Marketing requires thought, planning, work, and consistency over an extended period of time. The goal with a marketing plan is to capture a customer for life who not only uses your product or service, but who also recognizes you as an expert in your niche and considers you to be a valuable resource. Unlike traditional advertising, when done correctly, marketing strategies that you use today can benefit you months and years from now because you have taken the time to build a relationship.
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Paula from Breast Cancer Cushions took advantage of our 50% more pen promotion. They use the printed pens for fundraising. Help support their efforts to give a little comfort to those who have been effected by breast cancer. Visit their website http://www.breastcancercushions.com.au/

Just finished printing 15,000 pens for Selectus. They took advantage of my 50% more pen promotion. They ordered 10,000 and got 5,000 free!

Darren Nicholson Trivia Night/Charity Auction Saturday 6th August. Support Darren to raise funds to go to the Paralympics and have fund at this event. Contact Norma Ph: 0400 631 227 for details

Congratulate Luke Van De Paverd from VDP Websites for winning the Best Service Award in the Powercor Business Excellence Awards 2011.
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Went to Pro Hart's Gallery today in Broken Hill. What an amazing artist http://ping.fm/HTcTh most known now days for the famous dragon fly on the carpet.

Historic Day Dream Mine - Silverton near Broken Hill NSW. http://ping.fm/axjGE Very outback great tour down the mine. Scone and jam the best in town.

Went down the Day Dream Mine at Silverton, near Broken Hill NSW. This mine was operating in 1880's pulling silver out of the ground. Climbed down 85 meters underground - Left my business card on the light panel - you never know who may see it.

What a small world. On school break with the family taking trip to Broken Hill. Went to visit Silverton where filming of Mad Max 2, now a small ghost town. Pulled into a BBQ area for lunch when a lady came up to me and asked if i owned the MyVision car. Yes i said. "We buy printed pens off you" she said. I'm Anne-Marie from Warrantina Lavender Farm http://ping.fm/cvrKb at Wantin Yallock

MyScrubs back online - after rebuild of the website we are back and running again. Buy your nursing scrubs online www.myscrubs.com.au

We wish to advise to our customers that currently we are not able to take orders for Nursing scrubs from myscrubs.com.au. Our hosting company distribute IT has had its network down due to malicious attack on its servers on Saturday. Further information from distribute IT blog http://ping.fm/6b8gH

Come to the Bendigo Home & Leisure Show friday 3rd June - Sunday 5th. Lots of things to see and do. http://ping.fm/l0ufO
MyVision will have a stand there.

65 Rosses Day Friday 27th May
Support Cystic Fibrosis
Roses Only will be donating 10% of all roses sales
goto rosesonly.com.au http://www.rosesonly.com.au/

Keep warm this winter with mens jackets and ladies jackets, wool mix and fleece lined check them out at MyJackets.com.au www.myjackets.com.au

Bargain Bin Now open. check for specials on t-shirts, polo's and jackets from $5.00 ea goto http://ping.fm/ERuM4

MyVision at Seymore Farming Expo 18th, 19th 20th February - Lots of great things to see and do. See you there.

Get 50% More Pens Promotion.
Buy pens online delivery Australia wide.
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Chinese New Year is on the 3rd February 2011. We would like to take this opportunity to wish you, your family good luck and a wealthy Year!! We would like to share this Year, the year of the Rabbit with you."Gong Hei Far Choi".
"Gong Hei" means congratulation, "Far Choi" means more wealth.
"More Happiness and More Wealth" for the 2011.

Ron wrote on your wall. Now you need to repaint your wall.

Our thoughts go out to our friends and associates currently in the devastating floods in Queensland.
We hope everyone is safe.

Welcome 2011. A new year, why not a new uniform?
You have come back from Christmas break and your office uniform maybe looking a bit drab and in need of some attention. Now is a great time to update your uniform, summertime is upon us after all the late rains and we have a range of new seasons colours that will freshen up the look in the office.
Polo shirts in cotton, polyester and new bamboo.
Business shirts in cotton and polyester breathable fabrics.

What unifroms can I claim on Tax?

This question is about expenses you incur as an employee for work-related:

protective clothing
uniforms
occupation-specific clothing, and
laundering and dry-cleaning of clothing listed above.
You can claim the cost of a work uniform that is distinctive – such as one that has your employer’s logo permanently attached to it – and it must be either:

a non-compulsory uniform that your employer has registered with AusIndustry – check with your employer if you are not sure – or
a compulsory uniform that can be a set of clothing or a single item that identifies you as an employee of an organisation. There must be a strictly enforced policy making it compulsory to wear that clothing at work. Items may include shoes, stockings, socks and jumpers where they are an essential part of a distinctive compulsory uniform and the colour, style and type are specified in your employer’s policy.
You can also claim the cost of:

occupation-specific clothing which allows people to easily recognise that occupation – such as the checked pants a chef wears when working – and which are not for everyday use
protective clothing and footwear to protect you from the risk of illness or injury, or to prevent damage to your ordinary clothes, caused by your work or work environment. Items may include fire-resistant clothing, sun protection clothing, safety-coloured vests, non-slip nurse’s shoes, steel-capped boots, gloves, overalls, aprons, and heavy duty shirts and trousers (but not jeans). You can claim the cost of protective equipment, such as hard hats and safety glasses.
You can claim the cost of renting, repairing and cleaning any of the above work-related clothing.

You cannot claim the cost of purchasing or cleaning plain uniforms or clothes, such as black trousers, white shirts, suits and stockings, even if your employer requires you to wear them.