Business 3000

My name is Natalie Morey, director of The Lifestylers Group and I am also a Business 3000 Committee Member. As part of my Business 3000 Committee role, I am responsible for updating the content on the Business3000 Website, which is run by Square Circle Triangle using the Blocks website system.

It is quite different from other sites which I have worked with. Why? It offers a more comprehensive data storage facility than existing sites I am familiar with. It also allows numerous people to have access to the site, should they want to update content. However, only select users have permission to approve the work. This is a great facility as it provides different people with access to the site, yet their is an approval process on the system, which means that the data imputed can be controlled, reviewed and then approved. This is a feature which I particularly like. It also provides a rather nifty facility, allowing you to track all the changes you make. Again, this is a great tool if you wanted to revert back to previously stored data or content. No re-typing needed. We like that.

Natalie Morey | Director
The Lifestylers Group

Mirvac Group

Having a limited number of resources it is crucial our efforts and energy are in the maintenance and development of IT, not in the management of content and facilitation of online campaigns. Blocks provides a secure and stable web application that relieves us of the relentless and mundane task of content management and focusses our attention on the core tasks of managing the growing needs of Mirvac IT.

Being externally hosted in several tier 1 data facilities across the country we are satisfied with the security, accessibility, redundancy, backup and recovery options of our digital IP which is of primary concern. It also reduces load on our help desk and limits load on our internal services particularly with the external digital asset management feature.

Blocks integrates well with other systems and also works well with internal requirements. Blocks will enable Mirvac IT to be more responsive and save on crucial IT resources as well as being scaleable for all divisions of Mirvacs online needs in the future and as such provides the best possible solution.

Chris Kennett | General Manager
Group IT

Ian Potter Foundation

For the Foundation’s purposes it gives flexibility in managing reporting and acquittal of grants - the ability for the grantee to submit reporting and photos of their project directly into blocks, which in turn means we can directly upload photos to our site and save them centrally
Ability to manage information for our annual distribution reports with the grantees able to submit information directly on to blocks.
It gives us flexibility in managing our website, keep it current with new information, keep all website information centralised and able to be managed by a number of people.
The contact manager module allows us another way of managing information dissemination to grantseekers i.e. when funding principles or guidelines are changed or when new programs or biennial programs such as the music commissions are announced
As a philanthropic organisation I imagine there are many more uses we will discover when we starting using it and have greater understanding of its capacity.

Janet Hirst | Chief Executive Officer
The Ian Potter Foundation

Sensor Connect

Being an international company, SensorConnect Pty Ltd relies heavily on the web and online marketing for lead generation and PR. As we are constantly changing and moving our business forward at a great pace, we are very active in the content management of the site and take our online marketing seriously. Our customers need to see our business as it evolves and our publicly facing material needs to reflect this. Capturing leads and following up on leads in an integral part of our marketing strategy. Our most recent site design has proven to provide exceptional ‘stand out’ with our clients particularly in the US, and some challenges with content management due to it’s complexity and layout.

After reviewing several products Blocks was the best and only product capable of our content management requirements and due to the geographic disparity of our branch offices, Blocks also allows us to centralise and manage our global marketing resources and contacts.

Marcus Zeltzer | Vice President
Marketing and Operations

Mirvac Retail

As Mirvac’s National Retail Marketing Manager, Janice Cavanagh is responsible for Australia-wide marketing across more than 34 shopping centres.

“Previously Mirvac had no way of creating and controlling both online and offline marketing at Centre level, which pushed responsibility and workload back to Group Marketing.

Obviously this resulted in poor use of resources and an inability to respond quickly or effectively to Mirvac needs. Group Marketing became reliant on I.T. for updates, and regional activity level was ad-hoc, difficult to manage, track or measure. In researching a product to control our websites and online marketing functions we were advised to investigate Blocks.

Blocks facilitates the contribution, control and management of all stakeholders, at all levels, and provides significant efficiency in centralising our digital marketing material along with a host of other smarts.

Already Blocks has been well received, was easy to learn and is very effective. It provides Mirvac Centres a responsive marketing tool and ties in with our loyalty programs, online campaigns and general marketing functions. Having seen its implementation, I am confident that Blocks will facilitate a united front with our marketing for a long time to come.”

Janice Cavanagh | National Retail Marketing Manager

Mirvac Investments