bright issue 17: June / July 2006

Key stories in this issue include an investigation of exporter personality; a comparison of the level of innovation between New Zealand and Canada; higher quality tourism experiences that command higher margins; an exploration of the Buy Kiwi Made programme; tertiary research/ business partnerships and the ingredients needed to establish good relationships; understanding economic indicators; creative trade fairs in France are doorways into international markets; cooperation between companies can develop export opportunities beyond individual capabilities.

Contents Page (PDF, 211KB)

In Brief (PDF, 292KB)

  • Motivation 
  • Retail promotion launched in China 
  • New Zealand companies buy global manufacturer
  • Profitability in China
  • Note to readers 


Cover story: Investigating exporter personality (PDF, 592KB)

Three seasoned exporters discuss their attitudes, motivation and the nature of their risk-taking with Katherine Edmond.

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Other Features

Kiwi ingenuity (PDF, 155KB)

International innovation writer Ed Bernacki compares the level of innovation in New Zealand with that of Canada.

Higher value tourism experiences (PDF, 564KB)

Penelope Harding profiles several tourism companies that have based their businesses on providing more memorable, higher quality experiences that also command higher margins.

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Striving for home advantage (PDF, 227KB)

BERL senior economist Dr Ganesh Nana explores the case for the Buy Kiwi Made programme and the foundations upon which it should be based.

Fruitful tertiary partnerships (PDF, 410KB)

Christopher Ryan profiles three tertiary research/ business partnerships and finds the ingredients needed to establish good relationships.

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Better communicating economic signposts (PDF, 276KB)

Economic indicators are suppposed to tell business people what is going on in the economy - but do most people understand them? Diana Burns investigates.

Creative gateway to the world (PDF, 389KB)

Amber Fraser-Smith shows how creative trade fairs in France are doorways into international markets.

The power of cooperation (PDF, 370KB)

Sharon Cuzens explores how three different groups of companies have worked cooperatively to develop export opportunities beyond their individual capabilities.



bright Index

Index for issues 1-27, a-h (PDF, 1,654 KB)

Index for issues 1-27, i-q (PDF, 1,185 KB)

Index for issues 1-27, r-z (PDF, 967 KB)

 

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2007 New Zealand Export Awards Winners

Congratulations to the IBEX group of companies.

The 2007 DHL Supreme Exporter of the Year

 


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