In our 2013 report on “The Future of Correspondence,” we examine how brands are fusing digital elements with physical mail and vice versa. An innovative example comes from Australia Post,...

There’s a lot being written about the trend toward brands offering up warts-and-all glimpses behind the scenes or bleeding heart Twitter mea culpas. In Australia, McDonald’s has taken this to...

...both companies. McDonald’s (or Macca, in Australia) can connect to potential millennial and generation Z employees, while also boosting its presence on the still-trendy app. In Australia, Snapchat has more...

...Australia—Australia had a significantly higher Shazam rate. It’s not a market we have any higher penetration in. We have no idea what it is. What are some of the more...

...world traveler. I’ve done Australia last year for a while. And somehow they seemed to be, from a superficial tourist point of view, open and more playful, for example, than...

...where people are used to this kind of conversation—followed by North America, Western Europe, Australia and, to a much lesser degree, some of the Asian cultures, where this is partly...

...to Australia in a camper van, and Japan, Cambodia and Thailand living in hostels and Airbnbs. You realize that your baby works around your life. However, we still have a...

...payments and the like. Russian startup Instabank (which has global aspirations) offers accounts via Facebook signup. The Commonwealth Bank of Australia and GT Bank in Nigeria are also using the...

...creating evangelists, he told The West Australian: “When people are contributing to a film, they take ownership of it and spread the word.” Iron Sky is playing around Europe, in...

...part, but it’s plausible that serious bans will become commonplace. Meanwhile, an anti-Google Glass group calling itself Stop the Cyborgs has sprung up in London, and in Australia, Liberal Senator...