Poor literacy: still a workplace communication challenge
August 6, 2018 – By Janet Houen, Group Manager
If you are reading this, presumably literacy and numeracy are not issues you have to face in your day-to-day life. Your ability to read, to fill out a form or use a computer with ease is something you — and your employer — probably take for granted. But for an estimated four million Australians, the… Read More
Making comms great again? What’s hot in 2018
February 5, 2018
It’s that time of year when we think about what’s getting us communicators excited in 2018. Here are our five fave frontiers we are talking about at the water cooler right now. Rise of the website (back to the future?) Rob Lovegrove, Head of Digital I see a resurgence in branded website content in 2018… Read More
Is there a science to communicating?
February 22, 2017 – By Miranda Olsen, Consultant — Organisational and Change Communication
There is a short answer and a long answer. Both of them are ‘yes’. Effective communication is not only a science but an art, and a skill we all require to navigate our way through life. If you had asked me that question five years ago, my answer would have been different, but I have… Read More
The daylight debate: time for a brand new day?
January 19, 2017 – By David Everton, Director, Government Relations
Daylight savings (or is it just daylight saving?) remains political kryptonite in Queensland. The most recent referendum in Queensland in 1992 asked the question “Are you in favour of daylight saving?”. The result was 54.5 per cent ‘no’ with the strongest opposition in northern and western regions, and the strongest advocates in the state’s south-east…. Read More
Rowland wins prestigious PublicAffairs Asia Gold Standard Award
December 5, 2016
Our most successful campaign this year has been recognised yet again – this time at the prestigious PublicAffairs Asia Gold Standard Awards 2016. Our strategic communication work for Kina Securities‘ acquisition of Maybank PNG and listing on the Australian and Port Moresby Stock Exchanges won the stakeholder engagement category, and was shortlisted in the financial communications category…. Read More
Snap to it! Marketers need to start chatting with Gen Z consumers
September 5, 2016 – By Angie Read, FleishmanHillard
FleishmanHillard consumer, entertainment and marketing to mums specialist, Angie Read, breaks down the difference between millennials and Generation Z, such as their spending power and digital habits. For brands, knowing these should help guide any communication strategy aimed at 18 to 21 year olds. Still thinking millennials are 18-34 year olds? Think again. Those at the younger end,… Read More
Rebranding a bank Rowland style
August 16, 2016 – By Pip McConnel-Oats
When you’re given a blank slate in the traditionally conservative banking and finance world and asked to give a bank a whole new visual identity, it’s exciting what can emerge. We were tasked with developing and implementing an integrated rebranding, communication strategy and campaign for a leading financial services provider in Papua New Guinea, Kina. It… Read More
Rowland clients win at ARA Awards
July 26, 2016 – By Pip McConnel-Oats
Rowland would like to congratulate three of our clients who were winners at the 2015 Australasian Reporting Awards. Ergon Energy – Silver award Senex Energy Limited – Bronze award Auswide Bank – Bronze award The Australasian Reporting Awards encourage effective business and financial communication and were established in 1950 to improve the standards of corporate… Read More