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Member since Aug 2014
36 Blog posts
Marketing and Agile: Practical advice for becoming an Agile marketer
You already know how marketers can embrace Agile processes and methodologies, here's how to get started as an Agile marketer, increase outputs and deliver results.
readMarketing and Agile: Helping marketers keep up
Agile isn't just for development teams! More marketing teams are becoming advocates for Agile processes as they realise the positive impact it has on their workflows. Here are the reasons why Agile is valuable for marketing teams.
readEvent Marketing Part 4: Pre planning your post event plan
In the final part of this series, Nicole discusses the importance of having a post-event plan, because if you can't measure your success how do you know if attending the event was worthwhile?
readEvent Marketing Part 3: Standing out from the crowd
Standing out from the crowd at an expo with thousands of guests is not easy, but with these tips, you'll have lots of attendees 'oooing and ahhing' at your event booth.
readEvent Marketing Part 2: Don't use promo girls!
Your audience wants someone who works for your company and knows the product, so don't send promo girls, send your best! In part two of this series, Nicole explains the smartest ways to staff your booth.
readEvent Marketing Part 1: Rewarding Guests
What makes a great event? How do you create an excellent competition? What is the best way to capture leads? These questions and many more are answered in this four part series, diving deep in to the dos and don'ts of event marketing.
readDriving government digital innovation across the ditch
The recent Driving Digital event in Canberra presented a great opportunity to get involved with other New Zealand tech companies and hear from the CDOs in the Australian federal government. SilverStripe attended this event and outlined some key insights about the future of New Zealand tech in Australia.
readIt’s closing time for SilverStripe Forums
Spammers may have won this battle, but they haven't won the war. We're closing down our community forums due to a massive spike in spam but will continue to support community conversations in different channels.
readInclusive job ads for all stripes, all types
Our Head of Product, Nicole Williams, shares lessons on writing inclusive job ads and the continuing journey towards inclusive companies and communities.
readSilverStripe Australia announces name change to Symbiote
SilverStripe Australia is changing its corporate name to Symbiote and becoming part of the SilverStripe Professional Partner network.
readFirst CWP meetup reveals what makes or breaks an intranet
The first Common Web Platform (CWP) meetup attracted over 30 people eager to learn, revealing what trends we’ve seeing in intranets, what to watch out for when building one, and demonstrations of what NZ government agencies are doing in this space.
readAre outdated myths holding your customer experience back?
SilverStripe CMO Nicole Williams busts some of the common myths holding companies back from outstanding customer experiences.
readFive simple solutions to break through user testing barriers
Are you the lone ranger of user testing in your company? We share some tips on breaking through barriers and creating a culture of listening to users.
readSorcerer wanted
We are searching for an open so(u)rcerer to join our product development team in their epic quest towards SilverStripe 4. Are you the one we're seeking?
read5 ways to write less and craft better content
Some practical advice to create more results with less online content.
readDirection ‘16: key takeaways and interviews
Key takeaways from Web Directions Sydney 2016, plus interviews with Cards Against Humanity, Fairfax Media and Optus
readSilverStripe Wellington Office Earthquake Updates
All staff safe and client services at normal levels. Updates on the Nov 14 earthquake affect on SilverStripe Wellington.
readHow delightful digital experiences boost customer loyalty
Digital experiences that meet expectations are no longer enough, we expect to be delighted. For the companies that meet this high bar the reward of higher loyalty, lower churn and increased revenues will be well worth the effort.
readAnnouncing StripeCon Asia-Pacific 2016
Crikey! The first StripeCon Asia-Pacific is coming to Sydney this November. Find out all the details including how to register and submit talks.
readSite of the Month: Kohler Credit Union
This month’s “Site of the Month” is from SilverStripe Professional Partner—Dynamic Agency for Kohler Credit Union.
readThe most important part of Product Ownership: Providing purpose
Becoming a successful Scrum Team depends on creating a shared sense of purpose. This blog explains why purpose is so important and how you share this with your team as a Product Owner.
readAnnouncing Stack Share: Multiple site hosting within SilverStripe Platform
Stack Share—a cost effective solution for digital agencies with a number of smaller clients with tight hosting budgets, lower traffic and less frequent updates to their sites. It is officially available today!
read3 mistakes to avoid as a newbie Product Owner
Some handy insights for newbie product owners from our newest Product Owner, Nicole Williams.
readSite of the Month: St Jerome’s Laneway Festival
Introducing our first ever Site of the Month built by Bit League. This site provides simple content management for a growing event using sub-sites tailored to 8 events across 4 countries.
readStronger Together: SilverStripe Professional Partner Programme
SilverStripe Professional Partner Programme: our newest UK Partners, how the programme helps promote Partners' success and how you can join in.
readSeeing is believing - try SilverStripe Platform for yourself
With our latest release, you can now trial SilverStripe Platform, for free, for 14 days.
readBrace yourself: PHP NZ Conference is coming!
In just one week, the biggest names in web development will be visiting Wellington for... read
New SilverStripe Platform developer dashboard released
SilverStripe Platform provides a fully managed platform for teams using SilverStripe open source software. read
SilverStripe hosts Auckland Women in Tech Panel
As part of our support for the Summer of Tech internship programme SilverStripe are hosting... read
Site downtime scheduled ahead of upgrade
In September last year we launched our new community site with an updated design and... read
What Open Source // Open Society taught us
Open Source // Open Society was a compelling two days of confronting, wide ranging, exploratory... read
Highlights from PHP Australia Conference
On March, 12th-13th, 200 developers converged on Sydney's Maritime Museum; for Australia's first PHP conference. read
5 reasons we said YES to the first Open Source // Open Society
For two days in April, Wellington will be home to some of the biggest influencers... read
How SilverStripe Empowers Great Teams
Last month CEO & Co-founder Sam Minnée, CTO Hamish Friedlander and I ran a series... read
Free London Developer Training Announced For March 2015
SilverStripe's CEO and original lead developer, Sam Minnée, will be leading two 1-day SilverStripe training... read