Comments on: A Bad Decision http://blog.magnation.com/2009/06/18/a-bad-decision/ Magazines. T-Shirts. Design & Creative Books. Stationery. Building a Consumer Brand. The Entrepreneurial Ride of a Lifetime. Thu, 02 Feb 2012 03:26:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Geoff Hird http://blog.magnation.com/2009/06/18/a-bad-decision/comment-page-1/#comment-106 Geoff Hird Thu, 25 Jun 2009 11:12:47 +0000 http://blog.magnation.com/?p=61#comment-106 Having met this week with senior management at Australia Post, with a delegation that included MPA head, Nick Chan and PA executive director, Alan Sarkissian, I am more convinced than ever that Aust Post are a bloated and rust-ridden monolith. They claimed that price rises needed to be passed on to ensure continued profit - rather than dealing with inefficiencies in their internal operation (apparently too big a challenge!), like the rest of Australian business has to do. And this coming from a government-linked organisation - yes, that same government that is (apparently) trying to stimulate the economy! This decision by Aust Post will cost jobs across the magazine publishing industry in Australia from next week onwards... what say you to that Mr Rudd? Geoff Hird Chairman - Publishers Australia Having met this week with senior management at Australia Post, with a delegation that included MPA head, Nick Chan and PA executive director, Alan Sarkissian, I am more convinced than ever that Aust Post are a bloated and rust-ridden monolith.

They claimed that price rises needed to be passed on to ensure continued profit – rather than dealing with inefficiencies in their internal operation (apparently too big a challenge!), like the rest of Australian business has to do.

And this coming from a government-linked organisation – yes, that same government that is (apparently) trying to stimulate the economy!

This decision by Aust Post will cost jobs across the magazine publishing industry in Australia from next week onwards… what say you to that Mr Rudd?

Geoff Hird
Chairman – Publishers Australia

]]> By: Paul M http://blog.magnation.com/2009/06/18/a-bad-decision/comment-page-1/#comment-79 Paul M Thu, 18 Jun 2009 23:18:35 +0000 http://blog.magnation.com/?p=61#comment-79 Bizarre indeed. Especially since they have been trying to promoting use of custom publishing titles... They created a directory last year here's some blurb... http://www1.auspost.com.au/priority/index.asp?issue_id=44&area=features&article_id=923 Bizarre indeed. Especially since they have been trying to promoting use of custom publishing titles…
They created a directory last year here’s some blurb…
http://www1.auspost.com.au/priority/index.asp?issue_id=44&area=features&article_id=923

]]> By: Alicia - Sea Of Ghosts http://blog.magnation.com/2009/06/18/a-bad-decision/comment-page-1/#comment-77 Alicia - Sea Of Ghosts Thu, 18 Jun 2009 13:36:00 +0000 http://blog.magnation.com/?p=61#comment-77 I honestly believe Auspost do not offer a service of high enough quality that warrants a price rise. Auspost are consistantly unreliable and have been raising postage prices obscenely in the last 5 years for a service that simply does not justify it. I hope the lobbying is successful. I am happy to pay for what I get. Unfortunately this is rarely the case when Auspost are concerned. I honestly believe Auspost do not offer a service of high enough quality that warrants a price rise. Auspost are consistantly unreliable and have been raising postage prices obscenely in the last 5 years for a service that simply does not justify it.
I hope the lobbying is successful.

I am happy to pay for what I get. Unfortunately this is rarely the case when Auspost are concerned.

]]> By: qwux http://blog.magnation.com/2009/06/18/a-bad-decision/comment-page-1/#comment-76 qwux Thu, 18 Jun 2009 11:59:19 +0000 http://blog.magnation.com/?p=61#comment-76 this is very informative, and sad. its a shame the costs have gone up, australia post seem to be doing this at regular intervals lately, with regular post rate hikes too.. they claim more poeple are sending letters then ever before, but i think the price rises are indicative of a drop in business for them, with what should be a service being run as a profitable business.. i dont know the ins and outs, and wont pretend to know, but i love magazines, and i hope the industry doesnt die... you guys are doing a cracker job, keep it up!!! peace qwux this is very informative, and sad. its a shame the costs have gone up, australia post seem to be doing this at regular intervals lately, with regular post rate hikes too.. they claim more poeple are sending letters then ever before, but i think the price rises are indicative of a drop in business for them, with what should be a service being run as a profitable business.. i dont know the ins and outs, and wont pretend to know, but i love magazines, and i hope the industry doesnt die…

you guys are doing a cracker job, keep it up!!!
peace
qwux

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