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CTM adds Abacus top Australian agency award

CORPORATE Travel Management won the Top Australian Agency award in the global distribution system Abacus International Conference Awards, presented in Abu Dhabi on October 17.

The travel industry’s prestigious supplier-voted awards recognise outstanding achievement and performance among travel agencies operating in the highly competitive Asia Pacific region. 

The awards were part of a three day conference, coined ‘Breaking New Ground’,  which hosted more than 500 leaders from the Asia Pacific travel industry to debate the latest travel technology innovations and the trends now driving booking behaviour.

Abacus International wholly owns Sabre Pacific, a leading provider of technology to the travel industry in the South Pacific region. Corporate Travel Management (CTM) utilises the Sabre global distribution system (GDS) for booking clients’ corporate travel in Australia and New Zealand.

CTM’s CEO for Australia and New Zealand, Laura Ruffles said, “We are thrilled to have been acknowledged by our peers as the best agency in the Asia Pacific region. Winning such an award is testament to the shared vision that CTM and our valued partners hold in providing our clients with customised solutions and innovative travel technologies on a local and global scale.”

This latest award for CTM marks another highly successful year, having taken the 2014 AFTA award for Australia’s Best Corporate Travel Management Company for the ninth time in 11 years.

CTM entered the Asian travel market in November 2013 with the acquisition of Westminster Travel, and further extended is US footprint with the acquisition of USTravel and Avia International Travel.

The company now operates out of 37 cities in 15 countries.

CTM is also a network partner of International Leaders, having been a successful graduate and now supporter of its foundation organisation, Queensland Leaders, which works to foster a new generation of leading Australian companies.

www.travelctm.com

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Rolld welcomes TV identity Pete Timbs

VIETNAMESE street food franchisee, Rolld, has enlisted television and radio presenter – and an original contestant on the first Big Brother reality program – Pete Timbs to the Rolld family as part of its national growth plan.

Mr Timbs Pete opened his first Rolld store at 410 Queen Street in August and this month opens another in Post Office Square. That brings the Brisbane total to four Rolld stores. 

Rolld sees the involvement of Mr Timbs as a major coup as he brings with him extensive knowledge and experience from his hospitality background and involvement with several Crust stores in Sydney.

Recognising the importance of site position in the success of a business, Mr Timbs is confident the new Rolld stores will be popular additions to Brisbane’s CBD.

“Rolld is a major food venue and with the amount of people who work and shop in the city, there will be substantial foot traffic that you just can’t get in the suburbs,” Mr Timbs said.

“Providing fast, inexpensive and healthy street food in a casual dining environment, we are catering to people who are looking for something tasty and nutritious but who may not have a lot of time to spend at lunch.

He said with a capacity to “generously seat 85 people, the new Rolld store is also an ideal place to for people to come and just hang-out. The best part is, we will also have an alcohol licence”.

No stranger to the hospitality franchise industry, Mr Timbs said he had a good sense of what to look out for in a prospective business.

“The first thing I always look at is the product, and the Rolld product is fantastic – it’s fresh, its healthy, its quick, it’s cheap for people to buy and it’s got flavours Australians now understand,” Mr Timbs said.

“It’s also important to ensure that there are proven systems in place so that you can successfully run the store. With Rolld, all of the back-of-house elements were there.”

Rolld Queensland manager, Michael Jamieson, said the involvement of Mr Timbs showed the high calibre of franchisees keen to join the Rolld business.

“We’re thrilled to have an experienced, passionate franchisee like Pete join the Rolld family,” Mr Jamieson said.

“We are an exciting young and growing business, so having the right partners is crucial in our success. Pete, in his short time with us, has already proven he will be an asset and help fast track our growth and development. We look forward to his first store opening later this month.”

Rolld Vietnamese Street Food was launched in Melbourne, by co-founders Bao Hoang, Ray Esquieres and Tin Ly, in May 2012.

Rolld has since established 20 outlets throughout Australia. Rolld has identifid a gap in the market for a fast, fresh, healthy and affordable alternative to sushi, sandwiches and ‘take-away’.

Rolld have experienced unprecedented demand that has buoyed their ongoing success. Rolld now currently employs more than 500 staff and has stores in Victoria, Queensland and the ACT and opened its first NSW store in August this year.

www.rolld.com.au

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Brisbane Lord Mayor’s Business Awards spiced with variety

 

VARIETY is the spice of Brisbane business life, if the list of winners and finalists of the 2014 Lord Mayor’s Business Awards – announced at Brisbane City Hall on October 10 – is anything to go by.

The two headline awards for business leaders were dominated by women: Brisbane Airport Corporation CEO Julieanne Alroe was named Channel 7 Brisbane’s Business Person of the Year and Hear and Say Centres for Deaf Children founder Dimity Dornan was presented with a Lifetime Achievement award. 

‘Activist’ game developer Phil Larsen from Brisbane-based Halfbrick, creator of global video game phenomenon Fruit Ninja, was presented with the Brisbane Times Young Business Person of the Year award, while innovative property company, Place Design Group won the overall Optus Business Platinum award after earlier winning the new HSBC-sponsored award for Doing Business in Asia.

A theme of several award winners – including Mr Larsen, multiple award sinning Place Design Group managing director Shaun Munday and ANZ Made in Brisbane High Growth Business Start-up winner, Tanda director Tasmin Tresize – was to acknowledge the approach of Brisbane City Council and Lord Mayor Graham Quirk for focusing on developing an innovative business environment and recognising the vital role of the local business community in Brisbane’s $135 billion economy.

BUSINESS VARIETY

The mix of winners and nominees proved to be a showcase of the broad and sometimes surprising variety of business success stories coming out of Brisbane.

For example, a beauty company founded just 10 years ago in Brisbane by Francesca Webster, Brazilian Beauty, has re-written the code for franchising in this sector by focusing on both staf and customer satisfaction and discovered success well beyond what has been seen in the sector before. Now with 17 Brazilian Beauty locations, Ms Webster is opening another five in the next year and anticipates 50 within five years.

“We treat our team as we do our clients, we make them feel beautiful,” Ms Webster told the Lord Mayor’s Business Awards dinner event. “It’s by daring to be different that you succeed. We strive to be the best customer focused beauty brand in Brisbane and beyond.”

Special mention in the same category went to SponsoredlLinX, one of the fastest-growing digital marketing companies in Australia, Lord Mayor Graham Quirk said. He said SponsoredLinX had developed into a market leader in Google Adwords, search engine optimisation, web design and other digital marketing service, doubling its revenues almost every year since its foundation in 2006 by CEO Ben Bradshaw. 

SUCCESS IN VARIETY

While Cr Quirk highlighted the significant long-term contributions to Brisbane’s business environment from Brisbane Airport Corporation’s Julieanne Alroe and Hear and Say’s Dimity Dornan, he also enthused about the lively start-up business scene that has been steadily developing in the Brisbane region and the international prospects for many early stage companies.

“Julieanne Alroe has been a remarkable leader at Brisbane Airport Corporation since her appointment as CEO in 2009,” Cr Quirk said. “She holds a number of other board positions with Australia TradeCoast Limited, Tourism and Events Queensland, Urban Futures Brisbane and the Queensland Theatre Company.

“Brisbane Airport Corporation also won the 2014 Clayton Utz Award for Corporate Citizenship which follows its win last year for Sustainability in Business. With Ms Alroe at the helm, Brisbane Airport has won numerous awards, including the 2014 Skytrax World Airport Awards third place ranking for airports servicing 20-30 million passengers. She is now overseeing the $1.3 billion parallel runway project, one of the biggest infrastructure projects in Australia.”

Significantly, when accepting her award. Ms Alroe highlighted the intense and continuing focus Brisbane Airport has on environmental achievements and sustainability.

Cr Quirk said associate professor Dimity Dornan was recognised for the ongoing success of the Hear and Say clinics that were founded in 1992. 

“Associate professor Dornan was one of the first people to graduate in Speech Therapy at The University of Queensland and she has been a trailblazer ever since,” Cr Quirk said.

“Her not-for-profit Hear and Say clinics now help more than 650 children across six centres.

“This year Dr Dornan received an AO in the Australia Day Honours, having previously been made a Member to the Order of Australia in 1998 and Queenslander of the Year in 2010.”

HEALTHY VARIETY

Also in the medical sphere, but at different ends of the spectrum were the My FootDr Group of companies, winning the Chandler Macleod Award for Digital Strategy and Mater Misericordiae Health Services which took out the Energex Award for Sustainability in Business.

My FootDr is leading the world in the development and manufacture of podiatry systems and the way it integrates digital technologies throughout its clinics and with patient communication. Its Brisbane operation has perfected its systems in Australia and Asia to reduce orthotics turnaround times from the traditional two weeks to just 30 minutes.

At another end of the business scale was Brisbane City Council Award for New Investment winner Felicity Hotels, which established the new $450 million Four Points By Sheraton hotel in the Brisbane CBD this year – the first luxury hotel opening in the city for more than a decade.

Felicity Hotels managing director Paul Chong, whose property is one of the key hotels hosting G20 Leaders Summit delegates next month, said his group was delighted to “establish a footprint in this great city”.

Lord Mayor Quirk said, “These businesses and individuals play a critical role in establishing Brisbane as Australia’s new world city and a hub for innovation, investment, education, conventions and tourism in the Asia Pacific region.

“A big thank you to our award sponsors: ANZ, Australia TradeCoast, Brisbane City Council, Brisbane Times, Chandler Macleod, Clayton Utz, Channel Seven, Energex, 4BC, HSBC, BDO, Sirromet Wines and Optus for their support.”

www.lmba.com.au

 

The 2014 Lord Mayor’s Business Awards winners were:

Australia TradeCoast Award for Small Business Growth: Brazilian Beauty; special mention to SponsoredlinX.

Brisbane City Council Award for New Investment: Felicity Hotels Pty Ltd trading as Four Points by Sheraton Brisbane.

Chandler Macleod Award for Digital Strategy: My FootDr Group of Companies.

Clayton Utz Award for Corporate Citizenship: Brisbane Airport Corporation; special mention to HopgoodGanim.

Energex Award for Sustainability in Business: Mater Misericordiae Health Services Brisbane Limited.

Optus Business Platinum Award: Place Design Group.

HSBC Award for Doing Business in Asia: Place Design Group; special mention OBE Beef Pty Ltd.

ANZ Made in Brisbane Award for High Growth Business Start-up: Tanda; special mention to Ecoriginals Pty Ltd

Sirromet Wines Award for Business Innovation: EarthCheck.

Brisbane Times Award for Young Business Person of the Year: Phil Larsen of Halfbrick.

Channel 7 Business Person of the Year: Julieanne Alroe, Brisbane Airport Corporation CEO.

Lifetime Achievement Award: Dimity Dornan AO, founder of the Hear and Say Centres for Deaf Children.

 

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Brisbane Lord Mayor’s Business Awards finalists set

AN ORGANIC beef producer, a planning and design leader, an international training college and employment agency and a nature-based tourism operator are all vying for the new Doing Business in Asia Lord Mayor’s Business Award, to be announced this week.

Lord Mayor Graham Quirk said the Brisbane Airport Precinct-based OBE Beef, Place Design Group and Charlton Brown, both located in Fortitude Valley, and Moreton Island’s Tangalooma Resort were all building important links between Brisbane and Asia. 

 

 “The ninth annual Lord Mayor’s Business Awards honour our local business community and its contribution to Brisbane’s $135 billion economy,” Cr Quirk said.

“The awards also reinforce why Brisbane – Australia’s new world city – was chosen to host the G20 Leaders Summit in November.

“The Doing Business in Asia category recognises businesses making an outstanding effort in building trade between Brisbane and Asia. It highlights our growing role as a business hub within a region with which we share increasingly close economic, trade and cultural links.”

Cr Quirk said other 2014 award finalists include Brisbane Airport Corporation CEO Julianne Alroe and Vuly Trampolines founder Joe Andon for Business Person of the Year. Mr Andon is also nominated for Business Innovation and Young Business Person of the Year.

“Phil Larsen from HalfBrick, the game developer behind the global hit Fruit Ninja and one of the faces of our international Choose Brisbane campaign is another in the running for Young Business Person of the Year,” Cr Quirk said.

Brisbane Marketing CEO John Aitken said the companies and individuals chosen as finalists were from a wide range of industries.

“The 2014 LMBA finalists highlight the amazing depth of Brisbane’s business community. They cover areas including hospitality, tourism, law, health services, transport, IT, digital, food, education and manufacturing,” Mr Aitken said.

“A big thank you to our sponsors: ANZ, Australia TradeCoast, Brisbane City Council, brisbanetimes.com.au, Chandler Macleod, Clayton Utz, Channel Seven, Energex, 4BC, HSBC, and Optus for their support.”

The 2014 LMBA winners will be announced at the Gala Dinner at City Hall on Friday  (October 10).

www.lmba.com.au

 

The 2014 Lord Mayor’s Business Awards finalists are:

AUSTRALIA TRADE COAST AWARD FOR SMALL BUSINESS GROWTH

Alt.vfx Pty Ltd

Brazilian Beauty

Reload Media

SponsoredLinX

 

BRISBANE CITY COUNCIL AWARD FOR NEW INVESTMENT

Coca-Cola Amatil 

DP World Brisbane

Felicity Hotel Pty Ltd trading as Four Points by Sheraton Brisbane

SilverNeedle Hospitality

 

CHANDLER MACLEOD AWARD FOR DIGITAL STRATEGY

Brisbane Airport Corporation

Dental Members Australia

My FootDr Group of Companies

NEXTDC Ltd

 

CLAYTON UTZ AWARD FOR CORPORATE CITIZENSHIP

APHS

Brisbane Airport Corporation

Brisbane Broncos

Hopgood Ganim

 

ENERGEX AWARD FOR SUSTAINABILITY IN BUSINESS

Business South Bank

Ecoriginals Pty Ltd

Global GreenTag Pty Ltd

Mater Misericordiae Health Services Brisbane Limited

 

HSBC AWARD FOR DOING BUSINESS IN ASIA

Charlton Brown

OBE Beef Pty Ltd

Place Design Group

Tangalooma Island Resort

 

ANZ MADE IN BRISBANE AWARD FOR HIGH-GROWTH BUSINESS START-UP

Brus Media Pty Ltd

Ecoriginals Pty Ltd

PlantMiner.com.au

RedEye Apps

Tanda

 

AWARD FOR BUSINESS INNOVATION

EarthCheck

Halfbrick

Queensland Urban Utilities

Vuly Trampolines

 

Brisbanetimes.com.au AWARD FOR YOUNG BUSINESS PERSON OF THE YEAR

Joe Andon – Vuly Trampolines

Michael Trusler – PlantMiner.com.au

Nic Blair – Search Factory

Phil Larsen - Halfbrick

Sarah-jane Peterschlingmann – Atechnology International

 

CHANNEL 7 BUSINESS PERSON OF THE YEAR

Associate Professor Dimity Dornan AO – Hear and Say Centres for Deaf Children

Joe Andon – Vuly Trampolines

Julieanne Alroe – Brisbane Airport Corporation

Robert Bishop – Azentro

 

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Invigor buys Search Results Group for $5.8m

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ASX-listed Invigor Group is developing into a leading integrated digital solutions group through the purchase of online media agency Search Results Group for $5.8 million.

The deal, through the acquisition of shares in the operator and associated entities, is expected to have a transformative effect on Invigor – and Search Results Group, which has fielded complaints from some businesses unhappy with its search engine results in recent times – by improving Invigor’s EBITDA and generating net operating cash inflows, according to Invigor Group executive chairman Gary Cohen.

Meanwhile Invigor has also committed $3 million dollars to purchase 20 percent of high tech US company My Verififed which specialises in the development and distribution of universal verified sign in technology to eliminate fraud, reduce costs and protect against identity theft.

 “This investment further enhances Invigor’s investment into businesses specialising in digital solutions,” Mr Cohen said. “We look forward to working closely with the My Verified team and assisting with their development and distribution of the My Verified product.”

Search Results Group has become a leading Australian online media agency by offering simple and affordable search, web development and marketing products to assist small and medium enterprises to grow. The challenges it has faced have come from its brands Publicity Monster, Premium Locals and The Online Media Agency, according to reports in the Australian Financial Review.

“Upon completion, the acquisition of Search Results Group will continue Invigor’s transformation into a leading digital solutions group,” Mr Cohen said.

“This acquisition will add to the portfolio of Invigor customers to whom we can deliver products and services to meet their business needs and at the same time provide Invigor with the ability to leverage data and our existing infrastructure to drive down delivery costs and increase margins,” Mr Cohen said.

Invigor Group currently specialises in innovative business intelligence and big data solutions which are supported by strategic consulting, development and marketing services. Invigor works across a broad range of industries including consumer electronics, automotive, financial and insurance, pharmaceuticals, apparel and homewares.

Invigor has offices in Sydney, Melbourne and Chennai., focusing on the information technologies sector.

Invigor Group is also this year rolling out a range of new data insight products for several industry sectors.

www.invigorgroup.com.au

 

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Inspirational retail leaders awarded in ARA Australian Retail Awards

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AUSTRALIAN leaders in retailing were recognised in the recent Australian Retailers Association (ARA) eftpos ARA Australian Retail Awards – with top brands Specsavers, Super Retail Group, NRMA Insurance, Priceline Pharmacy and ABC Shop all featuring prominently in the 11 categories.

Priceline Pharmacy was honoured with the coveted 2014 eftpos Australian Retailer of the Year award, presented by eftpos managing director Bruce Mansfield, at Tuesday’s awards breakfast in Melbourne, attended by more than 400 retail professionals and national media. 

Specsavers global retail director, Derek Dyson, and Victorian Minister for Small Business, Russell Northe, delivered keynote addresses at the Australian Retail Awards breakfast.

“Retail is an important part of the nation’s economy and this year’s award winners provide shining examples of excellence in retailing,” Mr Mansfied said, congratulating all award winners and finalists for their “outstanding contribution to Australian retail”.

“Retail is becoming an increasingly complex industry as more Australians expect to be able to shop and purchase goods online, on mobiles and in store.

“Many of these award winning businesses are rising to the ever-increasing challenges in retail, in the face of strong international competition.

“Eftpos is proud to have served the retail community for almost 30 years with a simple and secure way for customers to access their own money at the checkout. We continue to look for new ways to help Australian businesses meet the challenges of the future,” Mr Mansfield said.

ARA executive director Russell Zimmerman said this year’s awards were more competitive than ever, making it extremely challenging for the expert panel of judges to determine winners and finalists.

“The ARA would like to congratulate the winners of our brand new category for 2014 – the Shop for Shops Australian Retail Store Upgrade of the Year – taken out by Saltwater Wine,” Mr Zimmerman said. He said Saltwater Wine was also named Visa Australian Independent Retailer of the Year.

“Family business Claws ‘n’ Paws Pet Supplies was named the winner of the Victorian Government Victorian Retailer of the Year award for the second year running and ABC shop was honoured with the Roy Morgan Customer Satisfaction Retailer of the Year award – as determined by Roy Morgan survey results,” he said.

“This year’s FCB Australian Retail HR Practitioner of the Year award went to Laura Rankin from Super Retail Group, and PANDORA claimed their second accolade for the morning – taking out the BDO Australian Retail Employer of the Year award after placing runner-up in the eftpos Australian Retailer of the Year category.

“While Specsavers keynote address enthralled guests with their story of opening 100 retail stores over the course of just 100 days, it was their commitment to innovation that earned the business two new titles of Quest Payment Systems Retail Innovator of the Year and eBay Inc Australian Multichannel Retailer of the Year,” Mr Zimmerman said.

“With the ARA Retail Institute producing graduates like this year’s winners of the Expr3ss! Staff Selection Software Retail Graduate of the Year award, Piyush Bhanot of Aldi Stores for his diploma of retail management and Carmen Apostolatos of Oxfam Shop for her certificate four in retail management, I am confident that the future of the retail industry is in very good hands.

 

“This year, the ARA Awards were centred on the theme of retail as a career of choice, not just a job,” Mr Zimmerman said.

“Take the REST Industry Super Australian Retailer of the Year award winner, Sharon Ida from NRMA Insurance, for example. Sharon has shown true leadership and inspiration to those around her – and it was our absolute pleasure to recognise outstanding individuals such as Sharon on a national stage here today.

“Enthusiasm for our industry was evident through every award submission during this year’s judging process – an unequivocal endorsement that retail is absolutely a desirable and honourable profession offering exciting and rewarding career opportunities.

“It’s unfortunate that many people see retail as only a stepping stone – an opportunity to obtain people skills before moving into other careers. These people are oblivious to the myriad of opportunities that exist beyond the cashier and sales assistant positions of the shop floor.
“The ARA has a long and dedicated history of protecting and promoting the retail industry's interests, including changing the perception of retail as a professional career rather than just a ‘job.’

“After all, the retail industry makes a significant contribution to the overall state of the national economy and employs more people in Australia than any other private sector industry,” Mr Zimmerman said.

“Congratulations once again to all finalists and winners of this year’s eftpos ARA Australian Retail Awards – the ARA was proud to recognise and reward you in front of your industry peers today.

“The ARA would also like to acknowledge all sponsors for their continued support – eftpos, Visa, REST Industry Super, BDO, Quest Payment Systems, Expr3ss! Staff Selection Software, eBay Inc, FCB, Roy Morgan Research, the Victorian Government, Shop for Shops, Crowther Blayne and our media partners Inside Retail and Smartcompany,” Mr Zimmerman said.

www.retail.org.au

Winners and finalists of the 2014 eftpos ARA Australian Retail Awards:

eftpos Australian Retailer of the Year

WINNER: Priceline Pharmacy 

RUNNER-UP: PANDORA

FINALIST: Supercheap Auto

 

REST Industry Super Australian Individual Retailer of the Year

WINNER: Sharon Ida, NRMA Insurance  

 

Visa Australian Independent Retailer of the Year

WINNER: Saltwater Wine & Stormriders

RUNNER-UP: Beer Cartel

 

Expr3ss! Staff Selection Software Australian Retail Graduate of the Year – Diploma

WINNER: Piyush Bhanot, Aldi Stores
RUNNER-UP: Katherine Barber, Beacon Lighting

 

Expr3ss! Staff Selection Software Australian Retail Graduate of the Year – Certificate IV

WINNER: Carmen Apostolatos, Oxfam Shop

 

FCB Australian Retail HR Practitioner of the Year

WINNER: Laura Rankin, Super Retail Group
RUNNER-UP: Jarrod Reid, Salvos Stores

 

BDO Australian Retail Employer of the Year

WINNER: PANDORA
RUNNER-UP: Repco

Quest Payment Systems Retail Innovator of the Year

 

WINNER: Specsavers
RUNNER-UP: Tyreright
FINALIST: eyeclarity

 

Victorian Government Victorian Retailer of the Year

WINNER: Claws ‘n’ Paws Pet Supplies
RUNNER-UP: Crocé & Colosimo Couture

 

Shop for Shops Australian Retail Store Upgrade of the Year

WINNER: Saltwater Wine
RUNNER-UP: Clearly
FINALIST: Wine Republic

 

Roy Morgan Australian Customer Satisfaction Retailer of the Year

WINNER: ABC Shop
RUNNER-UP: Foodland

 

eBay Inc Australian Multichannel Retailer of the Year

WINNER: Specsavers
RUNNER-UP: The Co-op

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Crowdfunding goes for a thong thing

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THONG innovator Willi Footwear Company has set something of a record in raising capital through global crowdfunding system Indiegogo.

Just an hour after the launch of their crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo, the up-and-coming Gold Coast footwear company generated more than $10,000 for its chic new range of thongs that are re-engineered to avoid the ever-feared toe plug ‘blow-out’. 

Willi has been awarded several patents for its ‘interchangeable range’ that allows the wearer to customise the thong base with different coloured straps. The straps have been designed with boomerang-shaped plugs to minimise the chance of a blow-out.

Willi Footwear managing director and founder, Brad Munro, said after a long and expensive process putting the intellectual property protection in place Willi was hoping the campaign would fund the launch into the Australian and US markets.

“We are overwhelmed by the support so far, but there is a long road ahead and we’re focusing on reaching our funding goal,” Mr Munro said.

He said the future was looking bright for Willi as it had already been taking enquiries from several overseas distributors.

Brand ambassadors include beach-loving thong wearers such as 2013’s Cleo Bachelor of the year, lifeguard Trent ‘Maxi’ Maxwell from Bondi Rescue, and three-times Ironwoman champion, Courtney Hancock.

With the option to change the strap colours to match clothes or accessories, the interchangeable range is being hailed as a stylish innovation on an iconic piece of essential summer footwear. 

There are four base and six strap colours including black, white, and the metallic range of red, blue, green and nude, allowing for 24 possible colour combinations.

The funding goal for what Willi calls its ‘Flip Flop project’ is set at A$30,000 over the month, but within an hour of the campaign going live, it had raised $10,722.

Through Crowdfunding sites such as Indiegogo, Kickstarter and Pozible, campaigners can raise funds for a non-profit organisation, charity, commercial product, film production, event, album launch and much more, as long as it is within the campaign platforms rules and regulations.

Crowdfunding is an avenue for start-up businesses to raise funds for a unique project by obtaining a small amount of money from a large amount of people (or backers) through a network of family, friends, social media and total strangers that would like to purchase the product or service on offer. If the campaign does not reach its ‘funding goal’ then the individual payments are not processed and no money or goods are exchanged.  

Contribute to the Willi Footwear campaign here - https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/interchangeable-flip-flops-with-no-more-blow-outs and see the video here - http://vimeo.com/100763187 

#nomoreblowouts
#changeablestraps

www.willi.com.au

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