Copyright © 2009 4 Square Media http://www.channelnews.com.au/Sales_And_Marketing Wed, 17 Dec 2008 09:08:00 GMT Sales & Marketing on www.channelnews.com.au newsfeed.sichbo.ca http://www.channelnews.com.au/Comment/G7A3X7K7 A leading consumer electronics industry researcher has said that mass market retailers run the risk of killing the goose that lays golden eggs by constantly driving down the price of flat panel TVs. He also says that in current market conditions "something has to give" for vendors and retailers to survive. Wed, 17 Dec 2008 09:08:00 GMT http://www.channelnews.com.au/Comment/G7A3X7K7 David Barnes, the Vice President, of Strategic Analysis at DisplaySearch http://news.smarthouse.com.au/images/shared/20081218081040f2c10.jpg http://www.channelnews.com.au/Sales_And_Marketing/eBusiness/H9F9J2J4 A UK investor web site has slammed Gerry Harvey over his attitude to online however ChannelNews can reveal that the retailer is set to roll out a new online operation in the New Year and is currently involved in development of a major online operation. Wed, 17 Dec 2008 07:20:00 GMT http://www.channelnews.com.au/Sales_And_Marketing/eBusiness/H9F9J2J4 David Richards http://news.smarthouse.com.au/images/shared/200812180622503945e.jpg http://www.channelnews.com.au/Sales_And_Marketing/eBusiness/T3H4Q4C4 A UK investor web site has slammed Gerry Harvey over his attitude to online however ChannelNews can reveal that the retailer is set to roll out a new online operation in the New Year and is currently involved in development of a major online operation. Wed, 17 Dec 2008 07:20:00 GMT http://www.channelnews.com.au/Sales_And_Marketing/eBusiness/T3H4Q4C4 David Richards http://news.smarthouse.com.au/images/shared/200812180622503945e.jpg http://www.channelnews.com.au/Sales_And_Marketing/Marketing/B2K3H3K2 With Christmas only a week away, Toshiba is trying to put lure customers by giving away a Pinnacle TV tuner with every Satellite A300 notebook sold. Tue, 16 Dec 2008 10:06:00 GMT http://www.channelnews.com.au/Sales_And_Marketing/Marketing/B2K3H3K2 Mike Wheeler http://news.smarthouse.com.au/images/shared/200812170906496e138.jpg http://www.channelnews.com.au/Sales_And_Marketing/Marketing/S7Q3A3U4 Spiral Media and Sony Pictures are launching their first video viral campaign in Australia from 12 January 2009, leveraging the Superwall application on Facebook, which 50 million Facebook users have installed. Tue, 16 Dec 2008 04:24:00 GMT http://www.channelnews.com.au/Sales_And_Marketing/Marketing/S7Q3A3U4 Mike Wheeler http://news.smarthouse.com.au/images/shared/20081216032650f19a0.jpg http://www.channelnews.com.au/Sales_And_Marketing/Marketing/U5M3H2L4 Philips has finally quit the Australian market but not before dumping left over stock. Insiders claim that some retailers who purchased Philips leftovers - from TVs to headphones - are reaping increased margins by “not passing the savings onto consumers”. Tue, 09 Dec 2008 06:35:00 GMT http://www.channelnews.com.au/Sales_And_Marketing/Marketing/U5M3H2L4 David Richards http://news.smarthouse.com.au/images/shared/200812100538018ff46.jpg http://www.channelnews.com.au/Sales_And_Marketing/Research/Q6L4M4V4 The penetration of flat panel TVs in Australian households is increasing at a rapid rate claims GFK, with analysts claiming that the industry could get a big boost running into Xmas from the release of billions of dollars in funding by the Federal Government. Sun, 07 Dec 2008 10:37:00 GMT http://www.channelnews.com.au/Sales_And_Marketing/Research/Q6L4M4V4 David Richards http://news.smarthouse.com.au/images/shared/200812070940297e864.jpg http://www.channelnews.com.au/Sales_And_Marketing/Marketing/C6Q3L6M5 Speaking at the 2008 SmartHouse “Best Of The Best Awards” Carl Rose the Managing Director of Sony Australia told a large audience of industry executives that that one key issue will dominate the consumer electronics industry in the first quarter of 2009 price rises and the “dollar, dollar and the dollar”. Mon, 01 Dec 2008 07:21:00 GMT http://www.channelnews.com.au/Sales_And_Marketing/Marketing/C6Q3L6M5 David Richards http://news.smarthouse.com.au/images/shared/20081201062211590f2.jpg http://www.channelnews.com.au/Sales_And_Marketing/Marketing/L9D6P3G7 LG Electronics who are keen to crank up their brand profile has announced that it has signed an agreement to become both a Global and Technology Partner of Formula 1. Thu, 27 Nov 2008 01:32:00 GMT http://www.channelnews.com.au/Sales_And_Marketing/Marketing/L9D6P3G7 David Richards http://news.smarthouse.com.au/images/shared/200811271234196164d.gif http://www.channelnews.com.au/Sales_And_Marketing/Marketing/W8H9V7E4 Apple who has been accused of misleading consumers and has been forced to pull a TV advertisement that exaggerates the speed of the new 3G iPhone. The same commercial is currently running in Australia. Wed, 26 Nov 2008 08:41:00 GMT http://www.channelnews.com.au/Sales_And_Marketing/Marketing/W8H9V7E4 David Richards http://news.smarthouse.com.au/images/shared/20081127074235e506b.jpg