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All Press is Good Press

March 16th, 2009

Imagine my surprise when i received a google alert today that i had been mentioned in the Sydney Morning Herald (SMH).  As i had not been interviewed by the SMH recently, it was then with enthusiasm and a little curiosity that i opened the online article.  Had someone decided to write about our new business venture, Classified Ad Ventures or perhaps one our investments – ArtsHub, Sports Passion, or Homethinking in the US. Or perhaps they had picked up on some of the articles about the REA Group / realestate.com.au that we had been writing over on Property Portal Watch. Thefore imagine my surprise when it was none of these.

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Going Global – Organic Growth Case Study

September 14th, 2008

During my time as CEO of the REA Group, we grew the business from a small operation based out of Melbourne, Australia with 25 people to a global business, operating in 11 countries and 720+ employess.  In the process we increased revenues from $4m p.a. to over $155m p.a. and went from a loss to a strong profit.

One of the most frequent questions i am asked is how did you take the business from a purely Australian operation to a global focus.  This is not a simple question to answer so i thought i would write a series of blogs on this topic.  The first blog is about organic growth and how the REA Group entered the New Zealand market.

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Some Interesting Media Commentary on My Departure

August 20th, 2008

There has been a bit of press since the announcement of my departure from the REA Group.  While many of the article were essentially reprints of the press release, a couple of online publications have gone a step further.  I tought i would share them with you.

The first is from Global Edge based out of the UK …

http://www.globaledge.co.uk/news/details/global-property-chief-sacked/22821?code=700 

The second is from SmartCompany.com.au in Australia

http://www.smartcompany.com.au/Free-Articles/The-Briefing/20080805-Realestatecomau-sacks-chief-executive-Simon-Baker-.html

Finally, an article from Business 2 in Australia (always good for a read)

http://www.business2.com.au/2008/08/04/job-vacancy-realestatecomau-ceo/