by Ross Hoddinott | Apr 30, 2013 | Automotive, Horizontals
UPDATED with Gumtree and Quicksales comments; correcting numbers of listings How does a two-year-old general merchandise site take on a nine-year-old, well-entrenched site that’s owned by one of the largest classified companies in the world? Easy. It... Join now to... by Ross Hoddinott | Dec 20, 2012 | Automotive, Horizontals
This is no surprise: The deal between Carsales.com.au and Telstra for Carsales to take over Trading Post has been blocked. The Australian Competition and Consumer today ruled against Telstra’s agreement to license its TradingPost.com.au business to C... Join now to... by Ross Hoddinott | Aug 30, 2012 | Automotive, Real Estate, Horizontals
Two major changes in the Australian classified advertising scene this week --- both involving Telstra, the national telephone company that owns TradingPost.com.au. First: CarSales.com.au, the No. 1 automotive site in Australia, today announced it has... Join now to... by Ross Hoddinott | Jun 20, 2012 | Uncategorized
It’s unclear how it will affect News Limited’s holdings in major Australian dot-coms like RealEstate.com.au and CarSales.com, if at all, but the company today followed up yesterday’s announcement by Fairfax of a massive restructuring with a major res... Join now to... by Ross Hoddinott | Jun 18, 2012 | Horizontals
By Ross Hoddinott Just as its classified advertising has been shrinking, now Fairfax Media, the largest media company in Australia, is shrinking both its staff and its newspapers. In a massive restructuring announced today, the company said it would ... Join now to...