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Building a Brand on New Media – A Few Tips for New Players

Posted on July 10, 2015 by prestontowers

It’s been 5 years since I started to build the Preston Towers brand.  A “brand”?  Actually, no, it isn’t – the… Read more Building a Brand on New Media – A Few Tips for New Players

The Selling of Preston Towers

Posted on May 10, 2015May 11, 2015 by prestontowers

At the moment, there’s two fairly momentous things happening in my life. One is the end of the US cable… Read more The Selling of Preston Towers

AusOpinion Reblogged 16 – Jump in My Government Subsidised Car, I Want to Take You Home

Posted on March 19, 2015 by prestontowers

Here was me blasting my former workmates, rorting the tax system and leasing cars. It still revolts me to think… Read more AusOpinion Reblogged 16 – Jump in My Government Subsidised Car, I Want to Take You Home

AusOpinion Reblogged 7 – What is Western Sydney? Part Four – Culture and the Clubs

Posted on March 19, 2015March 19, 2015 by prestontowers

This was one of my least read posts of my AusVotes 2013 series by some distance. For a lot of… Read more AusOpinion Reblogged 7 – What is Western Sydney? Part Four – Culture and the Clubs

AusOpinion Reblogged 4 – What is Western Sydney? Part One – Housing

Posted on March 18, 2015March 19, 2015 by prestontowers

While Julia Gillard wandered the streets of Western Sydney, accompanied by journos who showed next to no knowledge of the… Read more AusOpinion Reblogged 4 – What is Western Sydney? Part One – Housing

Six Places – Learning to Walk Away from Proselytising

Posted on September 21, 2014September 21, 2014 by prestontowers

This week I have had six different experiences, sat in six different places and I have felt as though they sum up where I… Read more Six Places – Learning to Walk Away from Proselytising

Dinner Party Warriors – A Poem for Friday

Posted on March 7, 2014March 7, 2014 by prestontowers

Dinner Party Warriors Amongst the inner city burrows there’s a stir The moderately wealthy are texting and tweeting There’s a… Read more Dinner Party Warriors – A Poem for Friday

The UnStrayan Australian Olympic Hero / AntiHero – Dale Begg Smith

Posted on February 9, 2014 by prestontowers

It’s always interesting to see how sport journalists in Australia cover the Winter Olympics – we can expect plenty of… Read more The UnStrayan Australian Olympic Hero / AntiHero – Dale Begg Smith

Wow! Much Ethnic! Very Un-Straya! Wow! News Limited Targets Football

Posted on January 5, 2014January 5, 2014 by prestontowers

News Limited are well know for “being for families” and for their official sponsorships for NRL and AFL.  However, they… Read more Wow! Much Ethnic! Very Un-Straya! Wow! News Limited Targets Football

The Preston Institute Presents – New TV Shows for 2014

Posted on January 3, 2014 by prestontowers

For 200 posts, you know that the Preston Institute can produce as many thought provoking and thinkfluencing ideas as any… Read more The Preston Institute Presents – New TV Shows for 2014

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